英文摘要 |
Recently, the appearance design of a street vendor has been placed more emphasis than before. However, does the appearance design of a street vendor really matter? We categorized the appearance designs into three types by the method of multidimensional scaling (MDS). Based on the 152 responses from Yi-Zhong night market in Taichung, Taiwan, we used a partial least square (PLS) method to test hypotheses. Our results demonstrate different effects of appearance design upon consumers' emotions and evaluations of merchandise. We found that the luxury appearance design shows negative effect upon consumers' emotions and evaluations. On the other hand, the service encounter and the appearance layout can facilitate positive emotions, and consumers' positive emotions lead to higher purchasing intentions. We also set a future research agenda and provide many practical implications. |