• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.1087-1099
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• 2010

This study explores the retail environment factors of the changes mentioned in the "Factors and Directions of the Change of the Apparel Retail Structure in Korea" (Part I) to understand the changes in apparel retail institutions. This study was done through a literature research method and the results are as follows. First, changing consumer needs and trends require extensive new products, a method to manufacture diverse products according to the market demand, and the necessity to manufacture based on trends in demand. This limits the role of mass production, which brought about more flexible manufacturing modes, scaled down manufacturing factories, promoted more cooperative subcontract relationships, and increased global sourcing which uses other companies at the most appropriate global venue. How to organize and use cooperative networks that benefit companies is the key to global competitiveness in the new era and the information technology developed around retail shops plays a key role. Consequently, the management of consumers and their information becomes critical and retail distribution functions become a key corporate function. In addition, it is difficult for small shops to introduce effective new technologies that encourage the growth of large companies. Second, apparel companies that use to benefit from scale merits based on the previous mass production system are now becoming effective by using economies of scale through mass retailing while shops are enlarging their sizes as a way to survive. On the other hand, inexpensive clothes become even more inexpensive while expensive ones become even more expensive, promoting polarization and diverse price ranges that widen consumer options.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.30 no.11 s.158
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• pp.1495-1506
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• 2006

The purposes of this study are to investigate the formation and the change of apparel retail structure historically with the viewpoint that the retail structure is affected by the process of economic development. This study was done by literature research method and the result of this study is the following. The tailor and seamstress shops, the first clothing shops in Korea, were replaced by ready-made shops, because mass production system which had developed with the industrialization of Korea increased the advantage of economy of scale compared to handicrafts individual one. After that, the production system of apparel industry had been efficient continuously, while retail system had not. The retailing of famous brand apparel conducted by exclusive franchise store caused supplier oriented markets where the opinion and the desire of consumers were not reflected. While the retailing of the unknown brand apparel handled by small retail stores were inefficient. As the apparel industry matured in 1990s, various types of new stores appeared such as specialty stores, discount stores, TV home shopping, internet shopping, outlet malls, and big fashion stores in Dongdeamoon. These new stores have features of seeking profits in mass merchandising. As these large retail stores grow, the apparel retail structure of Korea is changing from a fragmented market to a vertically integrated one. This change is shown by the decrease of stores per inhabitants. With the change of environment, the apparel retail system which has lagged behind comparatively is expected to develop into more efficient system based on the large capital investment which raise the advantage of economy of scale.

• Proceedings of the CALSEC Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.327-333
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• 1999

섬유산업의 환경이 과거의 공급자 중심의 생산, 유통체제(Product out)에서 소비자 중심의 체제(Market In)로 바꾸면서 소비자의 의식과 입장에 서서 상품을 생산하고 유통하는 것을 요구하고 있다. 이러한 요구는 눈부시게 발전하는 정보통신기술을 이용하여 혁신적인 생산 유통의 Innivation인 Quick Response체제를 등장케하는 배경이 되었다. QR은 생산, 유통관계의 거래당사자가 협력하여 소비자에 대하여 Right Product, Right Pla ce, Right Price, Right Time, Right Quantity를 실현하는 것을 목표로 표준상품코드와 ED I, CALS표준등의 요소를 갖춰 기업간, 기업과 소비자가 전자거래(EC)를 실현하여 생산, 유통의 합리화를 이룸으로 그 성과를 생산자, 유통관계자, 소비자가 서로 분배하는 것이다. 또 광역의 정보네트워크를 이용하여 원부자재 업계부터 소매업계까지 유기적으로 통합, 정보의 공유화, 신속화를 꾀함으로서 부가가치를 창출해 내는 것이다. 이같은 산업체간의 정보 공동이용시스템 구축은 대기업과 중소기업의 협력사업이 가능할 뿐만 아니라, 섬유의류산업의 고질적인 병폐로 지적되어온 제품의 리드타임을 해결하는 획기적인 전환점이 될 수 있다. 따라서 섬유산업의 원부자재부터 원사, 직물, 어패럴, 유통에 이르는 전과정을 통일된 표준을 도입하여 전업계가 공동 사용케하고, 그것을 정보시스템과 접목, 전자거래를 실현하기 위한 방안을 제시함.