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Do all roses smell equally sweet? Willingness to pay for flower attributes in specialized retail settings by German consumers

  • Meike Rombach
  • , Nicole Olynk Widmar
  • , Elizabeth Byrd
  • , Vera Bitsch
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Purdue University
  • West Virginia University

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Abstract

The study investigated flower buying behavior and willingness to pay for cut flower attributes by German consumers in physical and online retail settings. A sample of 978 respondents participated in an online survey, including a hypothetical choice experiment. The choice experiment presented rose bouquets produced in Germany, the Netherlands, or in Kenya and considered the attributes “fairly traded” and “freshness guarantee”. In both retail settings German consumers showed the highest willingness to pay for the rose bouquets produced in Germany. Significant statistical differences in estimated mean willingness to pay were found across retail settings and product attributes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-99
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Volume40
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Consumer preferences
  • Country of origin effect
  • Cut flower attributes
  • Regionality

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