• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.26 no.7
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• pp.1066-1077
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• 2002

The Purposes of this study were 1) to identify the effects of clothing involvement on deal Proneness, store images related to promotions and perceived shopping value, and 2) to reveal the effects of antecedent variables on the consumer satisfaction. The data were collected from 624 female consumers living in Seoul, Korea via self-administered questionnaires and were analyzed by frequency, factor analysis, multiple regression analysis and path analysis. The results of the study were as follows : (1) Among the factors related to clothing involvement deal proneness, store images of promotions and perceived shopping values, Clothing importance, Shopping interest Fashion interest and all three factors of deal proneness had the effect on perceived hedonic shopping values. Clothing importance, Prudent purchase, Shopping interest store images related to promotions had the effects on perceived hedonic shopping values. And Prudent purchase had the positive effects and store images related to Display had the negative effects on perceived negative shopping values. (2) From the resulted of analyzing the effects of antecedent variables on consumer satisfaction, Sweepstakes/gifts proneness, store images related to Price discount/events and Display, perceived hedonic and utilitarian shopping values positive]y influenced the consumer satisfaction. Store images related to Price discount/events had the most significant effects on consumer satisfaction. From the results of path analysis, clothing involvement had the effects on consumer satisfaction indirectly through deal proneness, store images related to promotions and perceived shopping values.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.207-217
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• 1993

The purposes of this study were to identify the components of store image of women's clothing and to explain the relationships between store images and selection behaviors. Data were obtained from 330 females who college women and office girls in Busan. Its were analyzed by factor analysis, cannonical correlation, regression analysis and discriminant analysis. The results of this study were as follows ; 1. Dimensions of the clothing lifestyle were classified individuality-seeking, information-seeking, comfort-seeking and quality-seeking. 2. Store image factors of women's clothing were identified quality, design, information service, atmosphere and convenience. The types of preference store were the general public store, the public high class store and general obscure store. 3. It appears that designs is the factors to make store image of individuality-seeking, information-seeking and comfort-seeking and information service is the one to make store image of quality-seeking. Also they were usually purchased in the general public store by individality-seeking consumers and comfort-seeking consumers and purchased in the public high class store by information-seeking consumers and quality-seeking consumers. The store images, espacially the information service image, was contributed to the store selection behaviovs more than lifestyle. But lifestyle, espacially the comfort-seeking consumers, was contributed to the store behavior of the three types of store more than store image.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.377-389
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• 2018

Consumer interest in eco-friendly fashion products has been consistent. While most relevant research emphasizes individual morals and environmental concern as the most crucial determinants to eco-friendly consumption behavior, more recent studies point out that in so doing there has been somewhat a neglectance on the importance of fundamental marketing strategies. More specifically, the crucial role of interior colors in fashion retail stores has been managerially considered something certain yet no empirical results have been found to support such a strong managerial assumption. For instance, colors such as green, blue, and brown are believed to represent natural images and are more appropriate to the eco-friendly marketing and the relevant research has been lacking. Therefore, this study attempts to explore the effect of in-store interior design colors (green versus non-green) on consumer perception of green store images. A total of 382 respondents were gathered for an online survey using differing store images as the stimulus and used for testing hypotheses. In the results, respondents exposed to store images using green interior colors reported a higher evaluation of green store image of the store. The effect is found to be significantly moderated by respondent's environmental concern: to explain, respondents of high environmental concern are less influenced by green color interiors when they evaluate the brand's eco-friendly image. In sum, the positive influence of green interior colors on green store image is found statistically significant, with its stronger effect for consumers of low concern. Managerial and academic discussions are provided.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.17-26
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• 2012

Suncheon is a city comprising a rural and urban area, where there are four types of large stores. Studies have shown that there are too many large stores serving the local population of just 300,000. However, geographically, Suncheon is located at a transportation hub that borders the cities of Gwangyang and Yeosu as well as the local counties of Boseong and Gurae. Residents of these areas can reach these shopping stores within an hour's drive. Thus, the managers of these four stores regard residents in these areas as their valued customers and endeavor to create a differentiated image among them. In this study, 13 different images were used to determine the public's opinions and feelings towards these stores and the differences were analyzed. The store images measured overall store impression, diversity of the product, the quality of products displayed at the store, accessibility, the atmosphere, service to the customers, and so on. These images are evaluated subjectively by each customer and are major factors in them deciding to revisit the stores. The 13 images are classified into five main categories and further classified into 13 sub-categories. Three kinds of factor images were extracted from the store images in the five main categories by factor analysis using SPSS Ver. 19. The first factor image was extracted from the images of convenience, atmosphere, and service in the main categories and is called a sub-service factor for the store in this study. Accessibility to the store was classified as a convenience image in the main category and was extracted as a common factor along with diversity and the price of goods. These differences are expected according to the store location, that is, the difference between stores located in a large city and those in a small local city, and depending on the nature of survey respondents. The result shows that there is a significant difference between the stores' images with regard to accessibility, the price of products, brand image, and lighting/sound image. This study has the following limitations. First, the survey sample was restricted to residents of a small local city that includes rural and urban populations. The differences between the store images regarding traffic and accessibility are factored by store location, whether they are located within a large or a small city as well as the economic situation of these cities. Second, only the customers of large-scale stores were included in the survey as respondents. Relatively large traditional markets are held every five days in local cities and there is competition between large-scale stores and traditional markets with regard to diversity and the price of goods. It could be expected that customers in large-scale stores and customers in traditional markets would hold different store images. In future studies, images of stores in large cities should be compared with the images of stores located in small local cities. In addition, customer behavior when buying goods in large-scale stores should be compared with their behavior when buying goods in traditional markets.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.739-747
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• 2019

This study investigated the effect of offering eco-friendly fashion items on consumers' perceived image of stores and their intention to purchase food in a hybrid cafe setting. The data were collected using an online survey of 465 adults aged 20 to 49 years. In order to compare 'a general cafe' where only food is sold and 'a hybrid cafe' which offers eco-friendly fashion items as well as food, we developed two store types (general×hybrid) with two store designs (modern×eco-friendly) as stimuli, resulting in four scenarios. The results indicated that offering eco-friendly fashion items at a cafe did not significantly affect consumers' perceived eco-friendly image of the store. Further, this negatively affected consumers' perceived healthy and tasty images of the store and intention to purchase food. Such negative effects on the healthy and tasty images of the store increased in the store with a modern design. In conclusion, offering eco-friendly fashion items at cafes may not contribute to enhancing the stores' images or sales.

• Journal of Distribution Research
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.1-20
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• 2004

This paper suggests that the relationship between store images and store loyalty is moderated by store-type (online vs. offline). Data was collected from 341 online panel survey on four online stores and four offline stores. Regression analysis with interaction terms demonstrates that assortment and service among image attributes interact with store-type. Specifically, assortment is more important for offline store loyalty where as service is more important for online store loyalty. The authors discuss the implications of these findings and offer directions for future research.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.416-429
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of VM components(facade color and show window type) on store image and purchasing intention of fashion stores. The subjects were 428 male and female university students in Daejeon and Chungnam province. The measuring instruments were 6 stimuli manipulated by $3{\times}2$ factorial design of facade color and show window type, and a self-administrated questionnaire consisted of store image, purchasing intention, and subjects' demographic characteristics. The results were as follows. First, facade color mainly affected store image and purchasing intention. White color was preferred as more positive images(pleasurable, comfortable, neat, and modern), and showed higher purchasing intention than brown color. Second, show window type affected some store images. Semi-open type was perceived as more pleasurable image than enclosed type, whereas enclosed type was perceived as more luxurious, neat, and attractive image than semi-open type. However, show window type didn't affect purchasing intention. Third, subject' sex affected store image and purchasing intention. Male subjects perceived more positively on store image and had higher purchasing intention than females. This study suggested that facade color and show window type are important VM components affecting store image and purchasing intention.

• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.62-70
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• 2011

Fashion flagship store is to maximize brand's image, not for sales. As a value for consumption is changing into expression of individual styles and egos through brands' images based on their personalities rather than products, today, people are laying stress on expression of brands' personalities with spatial design of fashion flagship store to create differentiated brand images. This study was designed to examine brand personalities expressed in fashion flagship store's spatial design, and spatial components and ways of expression to influence them, and analyze how brand personality has an impact on brand loyalty. According to the results of this study, brand personality in fashion flagship store's space design of Louis Vuitton has three characteristics such as sincerity, vitality and tenacity, and display, pattern, furniture, color and wall have high influences on expression of its brand personality. Also, the higher brand personality got, the higher brand loyalty went up. These results imply that fashion flagship store's space design expressing differentiated brand personalities influences customers' brand loyalty to constantly use the brands, and thus is highly important for brand marketing of this day.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.198-208
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• 2008

The study applies lifestyles based on the list of values(LOV) to the college student-consumers, classifies them and compares traits. The study also looks into store images of internet fashion shopping malls and differences in purchasing behaviors. The results of the study show that there are three types, namely 'self-confidence and pursuit-of-success type,'family-oriented and responsible type', and 'passive and popular-culture-consumer type'. Among the elements constituting the store images of internet fashion shopping malls, there were considerable differences between groups on 'product and information service' element and 'convenience' element. On shopping mall purchasing behavior, the study confirmed some differences on 'information source', 'product purchase amount', and 'payment method' when purchasing a product. Furthermore, there were considerable differences on shopping mall satisfaction level and repurchasing intention between groups by lifestyle-type.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.833-844
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• 2001

The purposes of this study were 1) to identify the effects of store image and stores entertainment environment image on attitude toward store and store patronage intention through emotions toward store, and 2) to identify the effects of sensation-seeking tendency, hedonic shopping orientation and shopping motives on store image, stores entertainment environment image, attitude toward store and store patronage intention. The data were collected from 416 female adolescents who visited stores located in Dongdaemoon, Seoul, via self-administered questionnaires, and were analyzed by frequency, factor analysis, multiple regression and path analysis. The results of this study were as follows : (1) According to path analysis, store image and stores entertainment environment image affected emotions toward store and attitude toward store, and affected store patronage intention through a mediator, emotions toward store. (2) Among the factors related to store images, stores entertainment environment image had the greatest effect on store patronage intention. (3) Sensation-seeking tendency, hudonic shopping orientation and shopping motives affected store image, stores entertainment environment image, emotions toward store and attitude toward store directly and indirectly through store image and stores entertainment environment image. (4) The most significant factor in explaining all these relations was hedonic shopping orientation.