The Structure of Shopping Travel: Some Development of the Trip Generation Model

Key Points

• This research investigates how shopping expenditure influences the frequency of shopping trips.
• Analysed the relationship between shopping expenditure and trips taken.
• Evaluated the impact of income on trip frequency.
• Examined the roles of accessibility and travel costs in trip generation.
• Income has minimal impact on the number of shopping trips.
• Accessibility significantly affects trip frequency.
• Travel costs play a crucial role in determining whether consumers make shopping trips.