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The digital era has fundamentally transformed the market landscape, requiring e-commerce platforms to understand the determinants of consumer behavior. This study aims to analyze the role of E-commerce Trust as a mediating variable in the relationship between Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, and Perceived Enjoyment on Purchase Intention. Using a quantitative approach, data was collected from 326 active users of the Lazada platform in Central Java. Data analysis was conducted using the Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) method. The results show that the three main factors ease, usefulness, and enjoyment have a positive and significant influence on Brand Trust and consumer Purchase Intention directly. Furthermore, it was found that E-commerce Trust acts as a crucial mediator that strengthens Purchase Intention through positive user experience. Theoretically, this study strengthens the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework and the context of Cross-Border E-commerce (CBEC) in the digital retail industry. Practically, these findings emphasize the importance of optimizing platform features to enhance transaction convenience and security and build long-term loyalty. The research's implications suggest that platform managers should focus on both aesthetics and functionality to create a credible and enjoyable digital shopping ecosystem for consumers in developing regions.

The local cosmetics industry in Indonesia continues to grow rapidly and has become increasingly popular among Generation Z. However, the boycott issue against ESQA Cosmetics, triggered by a controversy involving one of its founders, has led to a decline in consumer trust. This study aims to examine the influence of social media marketing on purchase intention through brand trust in the case of ESQA Cosmetics. The research was conducted in Bali using a quantitative approach with an explanatory research design. Data were collected through an online questionnaire involving 110 Generation Z respondents who had never purchased ESQA products but had interacted with ESQA’s official social media account (@esqacosmetics). Data analysis was performed using SmartPLS with mediation testing to examine the relationships among variables. The results indicate that social media marketing has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention through brand trust, suggesting that the effectiveness of social media strategies can strengthen brand trust and ultimately increase consumer purchase intention. This finding highlights that brand trust serves as a key psychological mechanism linking social media marketing to purchase behavior. The study recommends that ESQA Cosmetics enhance interaction and transparency in its social media communication, provide prompt responses to consumers, and emphasize the authenticity and benefits of its products to rebuild trust and strengthen purchase intention following the boycott issue.

The dominance of foreign footwear brands in Indonesia remains strong despite the growing awareness of supporting local products. This phenomenon raises questions about the factors that drive consumer purchase intention toward local brands, particularly among younger generations. This study aims to examine the influence of ethnocentrism, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on the purchase intention of Ventela, a local footwear brand, using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) framework. A quantitative approach was employed by distributing questionnaires to 150 respondents in Yogyakarta who had never purchased or used Ventela products. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that ethnocentrism, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control significantly and positively affect consumers’ purchase intention toward Ventela. Theoretically, this study extends the application of TPB by incorporating ethnocentrism as an additional predictor of purchase intention for local products. Practically, the findings suggest that producers should emphasize national pride in their marketing strategies, enhance product quality and design, and expand purchasing accessibility. The main limitation of this study lies in its focus on a single brand and a limited sample size, suggesting that future research should broaden the context and include more diverse respondents.

This study aims to examine the influence of brand image, brand experience, and brand love on repurchase intention among McDonald’s consumers in Indonesia. A quantitative approach was employed, using a survey method with questionnaires distributed to 100 respondents. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) with the assistance of SmartPLS version 4.1.1.2. The results indicate that brand image and brand love have a positive and significant effect on repurchase intention, while brand experience does not show a significant effect. Furthermore, brand love mediates the relationship between brand image and repurchase intention but does not mediate the effect of brand experience. These findings highlight the importance of brand image and emotional attachment in fostering consumer loyalty through repurchase intention.

The digital revolution has transformed retail industry into a new era full of opportunities through e-commerce but also presenting challenges in online furniture sales. Due to their inability to precisely measure and see furniture in their spaces, many customers are hesitant to make purchases. Augmented Reality (AR) offers solutions through realistic visualizations, but it’s costly and has a lot of accessibility problems. WebAR solves these issues by delivering AR features directly on mobile browsers without requiring additional apps. This study investigates the impact of WebAR innovation on e-commerce furniture by examining the roles of interactivity (IN), vividness (VI), augmentation (AU), customization (CT), and ease of access (EA) on purchase intention (PI), mediated by spatial presence (SP), decision comfort (DC), and satisfaction (SF). Using the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) model, data from 100 respondents were analyzed with the PLS-SEM algorithm using SmartPLS 4.0. The findings tell us that WebAR significantly enhances consumers’s shopping experience and ultimately boosts purchase intention.

This study aims to analyze the effect of social media marketing on repurchase intention of Skintific products through perceived value by consumers, especially among students of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Makassar State University. The type of research used in this study is quantitative research with an explanatory approach. The population in this study consisted of active students who use Skintific products, with a sample of 150 respondents selected using purposive sampling technique. Data collection was carried out through a Likert scale-based questionnaire distributed to respondents. The data collected is then processed using the SmartPLS 3.2.9 analysis tool and this research method uses Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The results showed that social media marketing has a positive and significant influence on repurchase intentions. In addition, social media marketing also has a positive and significant effect on consumer perceived value. Perceived value of consumers is also proven to have a positive and significant effect on repurchase intentions. Further analysis shows that perceived value acts as a significant mediator in the relationship between social media marketing and repurchase intentions.

This study aims to determine the effect of product diversity and location on consumer purchase intention at UD Jesron. This research uses a quantitative approach with a survey method through questionnaires distributed to 40 respondents who have purchased products at UD Jesron. Data were analyzed using validity tests, reliability, normality, multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, multiple linear regression, t-test, F-test, and coefficient of determination (R²) with the help of SPSS version 25. The results showed that product diversity had no significant effect on purchase intention (sig. 0.849 > 0.05), while location had a positive and significant effect on purchase intention (sig. 0.010 < 0.05). Simultaneously, both variables significantly affected purchase intention with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. The coefficient of determination indicates that 33.8% of the variation in purchase intention is influenced by product diversity and location, while the rest is influenced by other variables outside the model. Based on these findings, it is suggested that UD Jesron should optimize its business location and implement appropriate marketing strategies for its products.

This study explores how the branding strategy of COMPASS’s, a local fashion brand, shapes consumer perceptions and influences their purchase intentions. Employing a qualitative case study approach, the research examines key elements of COMPASS’s brand strategy, including visual identity, storytelling, and digital communication. The findings highlight the brand’s ability to maintain a consistent image, align products with market trends, and foster emotional connections with its audience. Additionally, market appeal such as exclusivity, community engagement, and lifestyle relevance emerges as a significant factor in encouraging consumer intention to buy. The study aims to offer practical insights for other local fashion brands in crafting more focused and consumer-oriented branding strategies.

The fashion retail brands in Indonesia have shown a significant downward trend, particularly with well-known fashion brands like Zara. This decline reflects changes in several factors influencing consumers' purchase intentions, such as brand experience and consumer involvement. This study aims to examine the influence of brand experience and consumer involvement on the purchase intention of Zara products. The research design applied in this study is quantitative with a descriptive approach. Non- probability sampling was used due to challenges in randomly reaching all Zara consumers, as the exact number of visitors could not be accurately determined. The sampling technique applied was purposive sampling, with a total sample of 150 respondents. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that Brand Experience has significant effect on the Purchase Intention of Zara products, and Consumer Involvement also has significant effect on the Purchase Intention of Zara products.

This study aims to examine the influence of social media marketing and brand experience on purchase intention through brand equity as a mediating variable in fore coffee. This research is motivated by increasing purchase intentions due to the use of social media identified as a key factor in influencing consumer perceptions of the Fore coffee brand. Additionally, brand experience is considered a factor that plays an important role in shaping brand equity, and ultimately motivating purchase intention. This research used respondents with the criteria of having or encountered content on Fore Coffee social media and knowing about Fore Coffee drinks in the Tangerang area. The sampling technique used in this research used a purposive sampling technique of 140 respondents using the SEM analysis method. The research results in this study show that social media marketing and brand experience have a positive effect on brand equity. Social media marketing and brand experience also have a positive effect on purchase intention. Brand equity also has a positive effect on purchase intention. Then, the social media marketing variable has a direct and positive effect on purchase intention through brand equity. The brand experience variable also has a direct and positive effect on purchase intention through brand equity. The managerial implication of this research on Fore Coffee is that marketing strategies via social media need to be improved to strengthen Fore Coffee brand equity. Managing brand experience well can improve consumer perception of the brand. Furthermore, increasing brand equity can be used as a focus to stimulate consumer purchasing intentions.

This research aims to analyze the influence of influencer marketing on purchase intentions through online consumer reviews. The population in this study were users of herbalist products. The number of samples used in this research was 100 respondents. The variables used in this research are influencer marketing, purchase intention and online consumer reviews. The data used in this research are primary data and secondary data. The data collection method used was a questionnaire. The data processing technique in this research uses SmartPLS 4.1. The results of this research show that influencer marketing has a positive and significant effect on online consumer reviews, influencer marketing has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention, online consumer reviews have a positive and significant effect on purchase intention, influencer marketing has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention through consumer reviews on line.  

The current phenomenon is that the entertainment and beauty industry releases many products that can be used by the whole community, so this can create a different culture, encouraging the attraction of celebrity endorsers, who are figures (a person, mascot or group) who are known by the social community and celebrity endorsers. one of them is Twice (K-pop girl group) which is currently collaborating or has an agreement to endorse a brand in the form of Scarlett Whitening skincare products or services.  This will influence a brand ambassador on the buyer's decision through the intention to purchase the product, so the author aims to analyze how much influence the brand ambassador has on the buyer's decision through people's purchase intention by using a survey research type method and a quantitative approach as a data collection tool through questionnaires. Data obtained through questionnaires shows that the percentage of women is 84% ​​and the percentage of men is 16%. The results of this research are that brand ambassadors have a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Where Scarlett Whitening has superior quality products including consumer trust so it can be concluded that brand ambassadors do not increase purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products. The author gives advice to Scarlett Whitening as the object of this research, even though Twice is already quite good, it still needs to seek more brand awareness and increase consumer trust.      

This study aims to analyze the influence of Instagram social media promotion effectiveness on brand awareness and consumer purchase intention, with a case study on Bistro Balige, North Sumatra. Using a quantitative approach with a survey method, this research involved 70 respondents selected through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with the assistance of SmartPLS 4.0. The results show that the effectiveness of Instagram promotion has a positive and significant effect on brand awareness and consumer purchase intention. However, brand awareness does not have a significant influence on purchase intention. These findings provide valuable insights for culinary businesses in tourist areas like Lake Toba in optimizing their digital promotion strategies.      

This research aims to analyze the influence of marketing via social media and Electronic Word of Mouth (E-WOM) on consumer purchase intentions for Grab-Food services in Medan City. The research design used was quantitative, with a purposive sampling technique involving 100 respondents who were active users of social media and Grab-Food services in Medan City. Data was collected through a questionnaire using a 5 point Likert scale and analyzed using statistical methods. The research results show that social media has an influence on consumer purchasing intentions, but this influence is not partially significant with a significance value of 0.061 > 0.05. On the other hand, E-WOM has a significant influence on consumer purchase intentions with t count 6.743 > t table 2.052. Joint analysis between social media and E-WOM shows that these two variables simultaneously have a significant effect on consumer purchase intentions, with an F test value of Fcount 57.135 > Ftable 3.091.

This research aims to explain what factors encourage Muslim consumers to intend to purchase halal skincare products. The sample used in this research was 210 respondents who were active students in Yogyakarta. The sampling technique uses Purposive Sampling technique. The analysis technique used is SEM (Strucrural Equation Modeling) analysis which was processed with the help of the AMOS 24 application. The variables used in this research consist of 4 variables including intrinsic religiosity, knowledge of halal products, awareness of halal products, and intention to purchase halal skincare products. . The results of this research show that there is a positive and significant influence between intrinsic religiosity, halal product knowledge, halal product awareness, and intention to purchase halal skincare products.

Ikan asap merupakan produk olahan yang digemari konsumen baik di dalam maupun luar negeri karena rasanya yang khas dan aroma khas yang sedap. Di Indonesia, pengasapan ikan sebagian besar masih tradisional. Ikan merupakan makanan yang memiliki nilai gizi yang tinggi. Pengasapan merupakan salah satu teknik pengawetan ikan yang tujuannya tidak hanya untuk memperpanjang umur simpan, tetapi juga untuk memperoleh warna dan rasa yang khas. Pengasapan ikan merupakan kombinasi dari penggaraman, pengeringan dan pengasapan. Selama penggaraman dan pengeringan, tujuan utamanya adalah untuk memudahkan melekatnya partikel asap selama penggaraman dan untuk membunuh bakteri. Teknik pengumpulan data ini menggunakan teknik wawancara, dokumentasi, kuesioner: Wawancara adalah pertemuan dua orang untuk bertukar informasi dan ide melalui tanya jawab yang digunakan untuk memperoleh informasi data tentang usaha ikan asap. Dokumentasi adalah proses pengumpulan data yang diperoleh melalui dokumen. Kuesioner adalah teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara menyiapkan seperangkat pernyataan yang disusun secara sistematis dan baku untuk diberikan kepada responden untuk dijawab. Dalam penelitian ini penulis mengolah data berupa data yang terdiri dari 3 pernyataan untuk variabel harga (X1), 3 pernyataan untuk variabel kualitas produk (X2) dan 3 pernyataan untuk variabel niat beli (Y). Kuesioner ini diberikan kepada 50 konsumen UMKM ikan asap sebagai sampel penelitian dengan menggunakan skala Likert berupa tabel checklist.

Pembatasan gerakan masyarakat di tengah pandemi Covid-19 menyebabkan ekonomi tertekan sehingga masyarakat menahan belanjanya. Sektor UMKM mengalami dampak parah kemerosotan pendapatan dan omset. Ditemukan beberapa temuan sektor yang justru meraih keuntungan selama masa pandemi yakni sektor-sektor yang menerapkan pemasaran berbasis online menggunakan media sosial untuk tetap bisa berkomunikasi dengan masyarakat dan meningkatkan pemasaran kepada konsumen. Instagram menjadi salah satu pilihan platform media sosial yang banyak digunakan masyarakat Indonesia. Hal tersebut dipandang menjadi peluang baik bagi UKM Heyho Barbeque yang bergerak dalam penyedia jasa kuliner untuk menjalankan strategi pemasaran online menggunakan media sosial Instagram dengan menyajikan konten pemasaran yang kreatif dan menarik bagi calon pembeli. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mempelajari hubungan antara social media marketing content, brand awareness, yang dapat mempengaruhi perilaku konsumen dan niat beli konsumen di masa Covid-19. Metode non random sampling dengan kuota menggunakan kuesioner, jumlah sampel sebanyak 76 responden mendasarkan skala Likert 7 poin. PLS digunakan untuk menguji signifikansi statistik koefisien jalur. Hasil penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa social media marketing content berhubungan positif dengan customer behaviour dan niat beli konsumen di masa pandemi COVID-19.

Pada saat ini dunia semakin berkembang dan kemajuan IPTEK tidak bisa dihindarkan karena hampir seluruh kehidupan berkaitan dengan teknologi. Termasuk pembayaran melalui telepon seluler telah menjadi cara pembayaran termudah, menggantikan cara pembayaran tradisional. Kemajuan teknologi menyebabkan konsumen bergantung pada seluler karena lebih cepat, lebih mudah, dan praktis untuk melakukan transaksi sehari-hari dengan menggunakan ponsel. E-wallet adalah salah satu metode yang kuat untuk melakukan pembayaran melalui online, pengguna sadar bahwa menggunakan e-wallet dapat membantu transaksi keuangan menjadi sederhana dan cepat. Dalam hal aplikasi keuangan, keamanan/ kerahasiaan privasi sangat penting di era digital di antara kelompok generasi milenial.