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Value creation through omnichannel practices for multi-actor customers: an evolutionary view

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  • Ricardo Costa Climent
  • Darek M. Haftor
  • Soumitra Chowdhury

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the omnichannel practices to porpose a conceptual overview to offer guidance on how to handle their inherent complexities. Design/methodology/approach - This study is based on a literature review of more than 100 academics papers about the multichannel practices and omnichannel practices in the global market. Findings - To this end, this paper identifies and addresses three limitations of the contemporary omnichannel literature: the failure to articulate the sources of value creation generated by omnichannel practices, the conception of omnichannel as targeting a single customer actor only and the static conception of omnichannel practices. In response to these limitations, this study offers the following: four sources of value creation based on the business model concept, a multi-actor customer conception, where several actors partake in the overall purchase decision and an evolutionary notion of omnichannel practices in terms of their constitution and use as part of the overall evolution of a marketplace Originality/value - The framework presented in this paper provides a map to take new research beyond its current boundaries and an audit tool to help managers identify their firm’s current omnichannel situation, including limitations and opportunities for further development.

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  • Ricardo Costa Climent & Darek M. Haftor & Soumitra Chowdhury, 2021. "Value creation through omnichannel practices for multi-actor customers: an evolutionary view," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 16(1), pages 93-118, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:jec-07-2021-0100
    DOI: 10.1108/JEC-07-2021-0100
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