Highlights•Biological, socio-psychological, and structural factors drive consumers' desire for
luxury.•Luxury consumption combines traditional and novel forms of consumption, as well as …

Researchers have highlighted numerous sociocultural factors that have been shown to
underpin human appearance enhancement practices, including the influence of peers …

Because of continuous improvements in their underlying technologies, customers perceive
frontline robots as social actors with a high level of humanness, both in appearance and …

Robots are being implemented in many frontline services, from waiter robots in restaurants
to robotic concierges in hotels. A growing number of firms in hospitality and tourism …

Defining “luxury” as expensive and exclusive products and brands that are differentiated
from other offers based on their exquisite design and craftmanship, sensory appeal, and …

The current study sought to test whether the dark triad personality traits of narcissism,
Machiavellianism, and psychopathy can be indirectly linked to organic food consumption …

In the context of continuously growing e-commerce and the rising global count of e-
consumers, e-retailers and logistics service providers need to differentiate and tailor their …

Logos as a visual cue can help firms communicate their unique identities and capture
consumers' attention. Despite the importance and prevalent use of logos, the logo literature …

This guest editorial starts with an introduction of evolutionary psychology (EP) in the
marketing domain and delineates some of the building blocks of EP, both generally and …

This systematic literature review enhances paradigmatic/metaphysic analyses by examining
how value-based commitments, intellectual personae, and stances impact the diversity …