Cross-border shopping: Mexican shoppers in the US and American shoppers in Mexico

This paper draws on a qualitative, empirical investigation of the two‐way flow of consumers across a US–Mexico border to shed light on utilitarian and hedonic motives that give rise to cross‐border shopping (CBS). An intriguing first observation pertains to the prevalence of consumerist culture amon...

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Published in:International journal of consumer studies 2013-07, Vol.37 (4), p.360-366
Main Authors: Baruca, A., Zolfagharian, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americans
Consumer behavior
Consumer behaviour
Consumers
Cross border transactions
cross-border shopping
Economic status
empirical
Hedonism
Meaning
Mexican people
Mexicans
Mexico
qualitative
Shopping
Studies
U.S.A
Utilitarianism
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Summary:This paper draws on a qualitative, empirical investigation of the two‐way flow of consumers across a US–Mexico border to shed light on utilitarian and hedonic motives that give rise to cross‐border shopping (CBS). An intriguing first observation pertains to the prevalence of consumerist culture among Mexican and American consumers: both groups exhibit generally comparable levels of consumerist culture and shopping orientations/values despite their differential economic statuses. Although each of the two groups exhibit both utilitarian and hedonic motives, the meanings and experiences of CBS are different for the two groups. Shopping in the US manifests the consumerist culture and the need for excess and exposes materialistic values. Shopping in Mexico, on the other hand, represents a means of survival. Discussion and research implications are exposed.
ISSN:1470-6423
1470-6431
DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.2012.01097.x