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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2007.31.6.902

Sourcing in Korea - Lessons from an International Textile and Apparel Trade Show in Seoul -  

Park, Hye-Jung (Dept. of Liberal Arts, Korea Polytechnic University)
Rhee, Young-Ju (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.31, no.6, 2007 , pp. 902-910 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to suggest future marketing strategy for Korean textile and apparel industry so that they could find a way to maintain a major sourcing site in the global market place. This study identified international buyers' visiting purposes and the items they were most interested in sourcing from Korea according to their firm types and home country regions. This study analyzed the survey results obtained fiom international buyers who visited the international textile and apparel trade show in Seoul, Korea. The data was analyzed using frequency and ${\chi}^2$-test analysis. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between buyers' country regions and their interests. There was also a significant relationship between buyers' firm types and their visiting purposes. The results indicated that decision making for what Korean industry should focus their marketing efforts on should be different according to the buyers' country regions and firm types. This study was conducted to present an effective marketing strategy for how Korean textile and apparel industries could survive in the competitive global marketplace.
Keywords
Textile industry; Apparel industry; Global sourcing; Korean export market;
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