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JOURNAL OF MARKETING DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS

Crazy Little Thing Called Love: A Consumer-Retailer Relationship

Author(s): Mandy H. Ortiz, Mary P. Harrison

Citation: Mandy H. Ortiz, Mary P. Harrison, (2011) "Crazy Little Thing Called Love: A

Consumer-Retailer Relationship" Vol. 5, Iss. 3, pp. 68 - 80

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Consumers use the word love to describe their feelings about objects, brands, and activities. Literature

has explored relationships with brands and objects, however, emotions towards a specific retailer have

not been explored. This study extends previous findings to qualitatively examine consumer-retailer love

and its relationship with self-concept and identity development. Nostalgia and comfort are two of the

factors that lead to retailer love. Informants find congruity between their self-concept and the retailer’s

personality. Consumers believe that the retailer can help them achieve their aspirations. This consumerretailer

love should lead to profitability for the retailer and improved self-concept for the consumer.