A Documentary Study to Determine the Concept of Clothing Shopping Orientation

의복 쇼핑 성향의 개념 규명을 위한 문헌적 연구

As the sphere of consumers' shopping behavior expands, the need to understand shopping orientation also increases. Yet, there has been few research that investigated the nature of clothing shopping orientation[CSO]. Thus, more research that accounts for CSO is needed. The purpose of this study is to determine the concept of CSO. In order to study CSO, documentary research was conducted. The results of this study were as follows: In order to identify the concept of CSO, the concept of general shopping orientation was determined first. The results indicated that the general shopping orientation was a shopping specific lifestyle. Based on this, the concept of CSO was determined. Through investigating the relationship between clothing lifestyle and CSO, and comparing the general shopping orientation and CSO, the concept of CSO was ultimately determined as a clothing shopping specific life style, that is, a patternized clothing shopping aspect integrating consumer's activity, interest, and opinion relating to clothing shopping. It comprehends both behavioral and psychological aspects appearing while the clothing shopping, and before and after the clothing shopping. The results of this study would be useful to reduce the confusion between the concept of CSO and other similar concepts, and to guide valid research on CSO.