Investigating the Effect of Sales Promotions and Interpersonal Dimensions on the Gray Market Goods Purchase Intentions

Abstract

In recent years, the supply of goods outside official channels of distribution has created a type of market that is known as gray market. Because of its nature, this market has advantages and disadvantages for consumers and manufacturers. Given that no study has been conducted on interpersonal and sales promotion effects, and due to the necessity of knowing the market and consumer behavior, this study aims to investigate the impact of sales promotions and interpersonal effects on consumers’ purchase intentions. The study is a causal one, and statistical population consists of the customers of home appliances stores (which are not manufacturers’ agents) in Kerman. The number of participants is 350, and questionnaires are used to collect data. The results suggest that monetary promotions impact the perceived quality, but non-monetary promotions have no impact on the perceived quality. Also, it was found that normative and informational interpersonal factors influence the status consumption. Another result of this study is the effect of the perceived quality and the status consumption on the intention to purchase gray market goods.

Keywords

• gray market
• interpersonal effects
• perceived quality
• sales promotions
• status consumption