Abstract
Marketers frequently use promotions to enhance sales and increase consumers' perceptions of value. However, most promotions usually come with restrictions, such as time expiration, quantity or product model restriction, etc. In the present research, the effect of the stage in the purchase process when the consumer finds out about the restriction is investigated. The findings indicate that the later in the purchase process the consumer discovers the restriction, the greater is the perception that the effort invested into the purchase is wasted, consequently resulting in lower promotion and price fairness. This effect is mediated through the feeling of entitlement to the promotional price and the inferred negative retailer's motive for the promotion. Theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2011 Union of Economists of Slovenia. This article first appeared in Economic and Business Review 13, no. 3 (2011): 143-59.
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Recommended Citation
Kukar-Kiney, Monika, Lan Xia, and Kent B. Monroe. "When a Promotion Is Denied: The Effects of Decision Stage on Perceptions of Promotion and Price Fairness." Economic and Business Review 13, no. 3 (2011): 143-59.
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