The high adoption rates of branded mobile applications (Apps) demonstrates its popularity, but also shows that consumers are emerging into an era where products and services are consumed anytime anywhere. Despite the high adoption rates of branded mobile apps, recent ongoing studies highlight the importance of investigating the low retention rates of smartphone mobile apps by consumers. This study presents a conceptual model, which includes factors that motivate consumers to retain mobile apps from highstreet retailers, based on the literature and 21 in-depth interviews with non-student consumers
