Sales promotion benefits are defined and classified in this
study according to the scale developed by Chandon et al.
(2000). The scale indicates six main benefits, which can be
classified as either utilitarian or hedonic. Specifically, the
benefits of savings, quality and convenience are classified as
utilitarian, while the benefits of value expression, exploration
and entertainment are hedonic. A direct replication of these
classifications is appropriate as the scale has been shown to be
valid and maintaining scale consistency can enhance the
comparability of final results with the original research
(Churchill, 1979). A pretest was conducted to confirm the
classification of benefits in the Australian context (see the
Appendix). The measures for the pretest were the same
18-item agree/disagree scales used in the original study.