• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.295-299
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• 2005

The object of this study is the business form between the consumer and the enterprise having a rapid growth nowadays. We classified enterprises' characteristic factors in internet shopping mall into product's characteristic factors on shopping mall, characteristic factors of the system on shopping mall and characteristic factors of the interaction between customers and shopping mall in the internet shopping mall. And then we investigated how these classified characteristic factors on shopping mall could influence on customer loyalty.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.177-197
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• 2009

In this study we presented the plans to activate the Internet Shopping Mall for GWmart under its present situation recording a rapid growth in sales and recognized as a local new distribution channel since its early stage, using the analysis that affects the purchases of consumers. On studying the reliance of a shopping mall, only the shopping mall image and the efficiency in providing information are significant. Regarding the concentration on the shopping site by shoppers, what becomes significant are the efficiency in providing information and the convenience in searching for products, which is one of the important factors in increasing sales, does not affect the reliance of a shopping mall and the concentration on the shopping site by shoppers. Therefore, this finding suggests that it is not easy to access the internet shopping mall when consumers go shopping for certain products. Because of this, it is necessary to change the design and structure of internet shopping mall to focus on the consumers. Moreover, this study showed that the efficiency in providing information to customers and the image of the shopping mall do not affect the consumers' intention to purchase, which means that shopping mall lacks in its information service and the management of its structure. To address this, it is required to advance the User Interface and contents of internet shopping mall.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.481-494
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• 2015

The objective of this study is to verify the correlations among design quality of domestic internet fashion shopping mall and relations to specific shopping malls, and shopping mall users' intention to continue the relations. The main results were withdrawn as follows. First, it was found that some factors of internet fashion shopping mall design quality had significant positive influences on the qualities of relationship to users such as reliability, satisfaction and devotion. Second, it was found that all components of quality of customer relationship to internet fashion shopping mall such as reliability, satisfaction and devotion had significant positive influence on their intention to continue relations to the internet shopping mall. Third, graphic and multimedia quality of internet fashion shopping mall design components had significant positive influences on internet fashion shopping mall users' intention to continue relationship to the shopping mall. Empirical study of qualities on the relationship between internet fashion shopping mall design quality and its users, their intention to repurchase or recommend goods from the mall would be very valuable in a management point of view of small internet fashion shopping mall.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.44 no.5 s.219
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• pp.109-118
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• 2006

The purpose of the study is to analyze web-site content for activating internet apparel shopping malls. With a view to improving the transaction experience and efficiency for both shopping-mall managers and customers. According to RANKEY(rankey.com) and 100 HOT RANHNC(100hot.co.kr), 5 big internet apparel shopping malls were chosen, divided into 3 web-site criteria of Users' Interface Section, Informational Section, and Customer Satisfaction Section, and analyzed. The results of our analysis of the web-site contents are as follows: 1) Concerning Users' Interface Section, the structure of the first screen is complicated and confusing. 2) Concerning Informational Section, the specific image of shopping man is ambiguous to understand and differentiated product information is not properly given. 3) Concerning Customer Satisfaction Section, the customers are not encouraged to show any interest in the shopping mall. These three problems are easily observed in most of the internet apparel shopping malls. To develop the internet apparel shopping mall, the following methods to activate them need to be implemented.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.187-196
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• 2007

In Korea, the market of internet shopping mall rapidly increases. The purpose of this study is how to progressed to internet shopping mall system in Korea and a improvement and characteristics of that through progress and case studies of internet shopping mall. As to the future direction of the market of internet shopping mall in Korea, many of commodity parts will be traded among established participants on internet websites owned by internet shopping mall groups. Finally, for improvement of internet shopping mall industry in Korea I suggested that there are "mutual cooperation of internet shopping mall companies", "maintain the customer's confidence", "attain the profits through a niche market strategy".

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.135-153
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• 2001

Internet business is transforming the current structure and way of shopping behaviors. As a frontier area of internet business, internet shopping mall industry is influenced by this trend. In this shopping situation, shopping objects and information on the object are separated, which makes consumers to decide on the contents and marketing function offered by the shopping mall. This study proposes an integrated model including the influencing factors on customer royalty in Internet shopping environments. Eight hypotheses are proposed based on previous research in Internet marketing and information systems. The results are quite supporting the model and hypotheses. The contents structure, marketing activities, and customer satisfaction in the internet shopping environment influence shopping experience, next purchases and reference to other people. The proposed model and empirical results would contribute to setting up strategy of Internet shopping mall industry, and also to future research in information systems and Internet marketing.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.4 no.5
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• pp.31-41
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• 2003

At present, the market size of electronic commerce has increased and also the construction of internet shopping mall has expended. But it raises question about issue that the manpower who develope user interface lack of the comprehensive and systematic approach. For that reason this study identified the main factor of the user interface contents in internet shopping mall and suggested the contents item based on the reliability, safety and ease of uses for the customer. Eventually, the developed basic contents items are company information, the protection policy of private information, user agreement. product information, settlement information, order process, delivery process and customer support.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.45-53
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• 2005

The rapid diffusion of using internet and technical development becomes a driving force creating and developing the industries based on internet and made up an electronic commerce market which is a new form of business market. The object of this study is the business form between the consumer and the enterprise having a rapid growth nowadays. We classified enterprises' characteristic factors in internet shopping mall into product's characteristic factors on shopping mall, characteristic factors of the system on shopping mall and characteristic factors of the interaction between customers and shopping mall in the internet shopping mall. And then we investigated how these classified characteristic factors on shopping mall could influence on customer loyalty.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.12 no.6 s.53
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• pp.984-998
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to analyze contents of clothing product evaluation statements in the internet shopping mall and to discover consumers' recognition and evaluation of it. The data were collected from 151 consumers' statements in the four internet apparel shopping malls and a questionnaire was developed to measure consumers' recognition of clothing product evaluation statements. The questionnaire was administrated 272 consumers over 18 years old. The results of this study were as follows; First, The contents of clothing product evaluation statements in the internet shopping blog, were divided into three categories which were product, service and consumer buying decision process. Product category include evaluation of clothing product, description of difference between real product and product on the screen, and advice of uses. Service category include quickness and kindness in delivery, store preference for good service. For consumer buying decision process, motivation of purchasing, perceived risk, expression of satisfaction from good buying and canvassing for purchasing were included. Second, consumer recognized that clothing product evaluation statements has function of furnishing information, confirmation of purchasing decision, risk reduction of internet shopping, and interesting entertainment. Consumers also were dependent on product evaluation statements for making purchasing decision. And it was trusted by consumers. This recognition & evaluation were correlated with consumer's clothing product knowledge, involvement, risk perception of internet shopping, experiences of internet shopping. Managerial implications are provided for internet shopping mall.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.122-138
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• 2017

Shopping malls in Korea have grown in size and number, and their one-stop convenience has expanded to include various retail stores, service outlets, and entertainment providers. This study closely examines the shoppers' experience in a shopping mall. Using the photo elicitation interview (PEI) method, this study aims to provide deeper understanding of the subjective perceptions and context of shopping mall users. Ten shopping mall users participated in this study. They visited a shopping mall and took photos from their points of view about the shopping experience, and later participated in a personal interview. Convenience, excitement, relaxation, and socialization are the major themes of a pleasant shopping mall experience. Crowdedness and ineffective store design are the major themes of an unpleasant shopping mall experience. Core contents of each pleasant and unpleasant theme are presented. Given the current retail environment where shopping malls are continuously expanding, understanding the behavior and perception of consumers related to shopping malls is important in designing and providing a compelling experience in shopping malls.