The effect of dynamic retail experiences on experiential perceptions of value: an internet and catalog comparison☆ ☆Charla Mathwick is Assistant Professor of Marketing at Portland State University. Naresh Malhotra is Regents’ Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology. Edward Rigdon is Associate Professor of Marketing at Georgia State University. This article is based on the first author’s doctoral dissertation at Georgia Institute of Technology. 1 1We want to thank three anonymous reviewers …

The authors introduce cognitive continuum theory (CCT) as a theoretical framework to examine the effect of consumer shopping tasks and retail information display properties on consumer perceptions of experiential value. In this empirical investigation, the nature of a consumer’s shopping task is found to exert a direct influence on consumer perceptions of efficiency, economic value, and shopping enjoyment, all active dimensions of value. In addition, congruent interactions between shopping task and retail information display properties exert an enhancing effect on the reactive dimensions of value, as evidenced by perceptions of visual appeal, entertainment value, and service excellence. Future application of CCT is outlined and managerial implications are discussed.