We define brand trust as the willingness of the average consumer to rely on the ability of the brand to perform its stated function (Moormal et al 1993, p. 315). This definition spans the two general approaches to trust in the literature (Dwyer and LaGace., 1986). First, trust has been viewed as a belief, sentiment, or expectation about an exchange partner's trustworthiness that results from the partner's expertise, reliability, or expectation about an exchange partner's trustworthiness that results from the partner's expertise, reliability, or intentionality. Second, trust has been viewed as a behavioral intention or behavior that reflects a reliance on a partner and involves vulnerability and uncertainty on the part of trustee (Moormal et al 1993, p. 315).