Accessibility navigation


Consumer perceptions and purchase behavior toward imperfect fruits and vegetables in an immersive virtual reality grocery store

Lombart, C., Millan, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-2855, Normand, J.-M., Verhulst, A., Labbé-Pinlon, B. and Moreau, G. (2019) Consumer perceptions and purchase behavior toward imperfect fruits and vegetables in an immersive virtual reality grocery store. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 48. pp. 28-40. ISSN 0969-6989

[img]
Preview
Text - Accepted Version
· Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.
· Please see our End User Agreement before downloading.

535kB

It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing.

To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.01.010

Abstract/Summary

This study investigates the effects of fruits and vegetables (FaVs) abnormality on consumer perceptions and purchasing behavior. For the purposes of the study, a virtual grocery store was created with a fresh FaVs section, where 142 participants became immersed using an Oculus Rift DK2 Head-Mounted Display (HMD) software. Participants were presented either “normal”, “slightly” misshapen, “moderately” misshapen or “severely” misshapen” FaVs. The study findings indicate that shoppers tend to purchase a similar number of FaVs whatever their level of deformity. However, perceptions of the appearance and quality of the FaVs depend on the degree of abnormality. “Moderately” misshapen FaVs are perceived as significantly better than those that are “heavily” misshapen but also “slightly” misshapen (except for the appearance of fruits).

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
ID Code:81803
Uncontrolled Keywords:Consumer perceptions, Purchase behavior, Imperfect fruits and vegetables, Food waste, Virtual reality grocery store, Immersive VR shopping experience, Experimental design
Publisher:Elsevier

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

University Staff: Request a correction | Centaur Editors: Update this record

Page navigation