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http://dx.doi.org/10.12940/jfb.2013.17.3.99

Analysis of components of the Main Page in the SOHO Internet Apparel Shopping Malls - Comparative Analysis of Women's and Men's Malls -  

Jang, Eunyoung (Dept. of Fashion Design, Dong Seoul College)
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Journal of Fashion Business / v.17, no.3, 2013 , pp. 99-108 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to do a detailed analysis of the layouts and components of the main pages of the SOHO malls, which serve as its display window, and in turn, find a successful strategy for SOHO malls in the over saturated Internet shopping mall market. To analyze the components and layout of the main page of the SOHO Internet apparel shopping malls, top 50 Internet apparel shopping malls for woman and top 50 Internet apparel shopping malls for man, ranked within Internet shopping mall were selected. Data were collected from the coding sheets surveyed on the Internet apparel shopping malls for one month (September 2012). The result showed different patterns in various aspects between women's and men's malls. 1) The men's malls used product pictures more frequently in their main pages than the women's malls 2) The sections for jewelry and beauties were usually included in men's apparel shopping malls. 3) Men's malls usually had a rather crowded layout with numerous banners in order to expose their promotional items to the fullest. 4) men's malls provided a more detailed promotional and product information regarding the display items on its main pages. 5) Women's malls had a wider range of price distribution and generally higher prices.
Keywords
SOHO Internet Apparel Shopping Malls; components of the main page; layout design;
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