Search and the choice of shopping centre: two models of variability in destination selection.

A. M. Hay, R. J. Johnston

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    Abstract

    There is abundant empirical evidence that shoppers allocate their custom for the same goods to a number of centres. Such apparent suboptimal behaviour may be a rational response to either or both of the costs of search and variations in the utility offered by the destinations. Two models of such behaviour are presented and are evaluated alongside data on spatiotemporal price variations. The results have implications for the calibration of shopping models and for other research areas.-Authors

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)791-804
    Number of pages14
    JournalEnvironment and Planning A: Economy and Space
    Volume11
    Issue number7
    Publication statusPublished - 1979

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