Evolution and trends in consumer behaviour: Insights from <i>Journal of Consumer Behaviour</i>
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The way consumers behave is fundamental to marketing. <jats:italic>Journal of Consumer Behaviour</jats:italic> (<jats:italic>JCB</jats:italic>) is an international journal dedicated to publishing the latest developments of consumer behaviour. To gain an understanding of the evolution and trends in consumer behaviour, this study presents a retrospective review of <jats:italic>JCB</jats:italic> using bibliometric analysis. Using bibliographic records of <jats:italic>JCB</jats:italic> from Scopus, this study finds that consumer behaviour research in <jats:italic>JCB</jats:italic> has grown substantially in terms of collaboration (co‐authorships), global reach (countries), productivity (publications), and impact (citations). The major themes explored by consumer behaviour research in <jats:italic>JCB</jats:italic> include consumer information processing, consumption communities, consumption value, sustainable consumption, intergenerational consumer behaviour, consumer‐brand relationship, consumer ethics, and conditional relationships in consumer behaviour. The most recent consumer behaviour research in <jats:italic>JCB</jats:italic> has considered externalities such as the COVID‐19 pandemic and focused on themes such as consumer ethics and sustainable consumption in line with the global movement toward environmental social governance (ESG) and sustainable development goals (SDGs).</jats:p>