Social commerce adoption: a study on consumer's online purchase behaviour of perishable pastry products

Purpose This study investigates the relationship between social commerce adoption determinants, perceived trust and purchase behaviour among pastry product consumers. Design/methodology/approach The research data were collected using a five-point Likert from 409 pastry consumers through an online survey. Partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was utilised to test the study model and hypotheses. Findings The study findings indicate that pastry consumers perceived social commerce as effortless, engaging, enjoyable, can be trusted, simple to use and time-saving, motivating them to consume pastry products via social commerce platforms. Practical implications This study provides insights and implications for social commerce researchers and marketers related explicitly to perishable products. Originality/value This study is one of the few studies that predict and explain the consumer acceptance of social commerce in the pastry products realm. As only a handful of research has endeavoured to research social commerce, this study findings contribute to the conceptualisation of technology acceptance theory by understanding the determinants of social commerce adoption among consumers.