Male And Female Influence On Hypermarket Brand Equity

Abstract

Based on the customer-based brand equity theory (Keller, 1993) and its retail construct measures of brand loyalty, brand awareness, perceived quality, and brand association (Pappu, Quester, and Cooksey, 2006), gender differences are presented, tested and analyzed. The study finds that females have significantly higher brand association (p < 0.01) and total brand equity (p < 0.05). This article concludes with the implications and research opportunities for branding scholars and to consumer product manufacturers and retailers.