Reassessing Brand Loyalty, Price Sensitivity, and Merchandising Effects on Consumer Brand Choice
This paper reports the results of an empirical study of household brand choices over four scanner panel data sets. The study uses a random-effects, autocorrelated logistic regression model. The analysis presents evidence that the brand choice process is not zero-order. In addition, the influence of in-store displays and feature advertisements on switching is shown to be about two to three times more effective than estimates obtained from previous studies. Finally, the…