A influência da imagem de loja, do valor percebido e do conhecimento de marca na intenção de compra em diferentes formatos de varejo

Abstract

The store image adds to improve understanding the needs and desires of consumers. In this context, retailers need adapt to meet with technological, economic and social changes. Therefore, the aim is to check the dimensions’ store image impacts on purchase intention in different store formats. Moreover, this study aims to understand the effects of mediators, the brand awareness and perceived value, on the relationship between the store image and the purchase intention, in the context of food self-service, which is the most notable retail sector in Brazil. The store image’s multidimensionality is present throughout the literature review. And, in this study, it is presented in the second order, composed of dimensions that appeared more frequently. In addition, the store image helps to create the perceived value, to influence on purchase intention and improves the consumer’s brand awareness in regard to the frequented retail. Research quantitative-descriptive, survey type, cross-sectional and application for convenience. The questionnaires were collected on the streets located in the south of Brazil, applied to consumers (n = 298) of retail’s study. Data analyzes were performed with the application of multivariate statistical techniques, through structural equation modeling (SEM). This study contributed to the testing of hypotheses supported by the literature review and generated results that provided the constructs’ verification which make the store image up, in the second order. Besides confirming the constructs’ mediation of the brand awareness and perceived value, on the relation between the store image and the purchase intention. It was also found that the store image impacts differently on store formats, the neighborhood markets and the supermarket. As managerial and practical implications, the information contained in this work creates conditions to improve the positioning and/or repositioning of retailers, it upgrades competitiveness against concurrence, it generates brand consolidation and differentiation of enterprises. It is also confirmed that it benefits communication with the market in which they operate and generate increased sales.