Factors affecting consumer’s intention in buying organic foods in Thu Dau Mot city

Tran Thi Kim Nho1
1 University of Economics and Law, Vietnam

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The research aims to identify factors affecting customer purchase intentions toward organic food in Thu Dau Mot City. The data was collected from 318 consumers in the area who intend to buy organic food. Results from the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) indicated that attitude, trust, perception of quality, subjective norm, health consciousness, environment consciousness, and perception of price positively affect the intention to purchase intentions toward organic food. Explicit information positively affects attitude and trust. Based on the research results, the author gives some managerial implications to help organic food stores and businesses plan strategies to increase consumers' intention to buy organic food in Thu Dau Mot city.

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