Journal
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 796-812Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/APJML-09-2016-0175
Keywords
China; Fashion; Cross-national study; Canada; Consumer behaviour; Product-evaluative cue
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research (SSHRC) Council of Canada [430-2014-01100]
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate and identify the salient effects of apparel evaluativ1e cues in order to enrich our understanding of consumer preferences and behaviour in two different socio-cultural contexts - Canada from the west and China of the east. Design/methodology/approach - Online and paper questionnaires were used to collect data from Canada and China. Based on the prior research, 14 hypotheses were developed, and SPSS statistical analyses were used for this study. Findings - According to the findings, Canadian and Chinese participants used price as an indicator of product quality and/or monetary sacrifice. Overall, the consumers from both countries were more concerned about the garment fit and style than brand name and country of origin. It is imperative for fashion practitioners to prioritise their resources and focus more on product research/design and prototype development. Fit, comfort and fabric were strongly correlated except in the fit and comfort of the Canadian sample. In addition, durability, ease of care and wardrobe coordination play a relatively less significant clothing evaluative role than many other product cues. Originality/value - There are relatively few research studies have focussed on apparel consumer behaviour, and the salient impact of product-evaluative cues - particularly from a cross-national perspective. This study covers a wide array of important evaluative cues, and provides meaningful insights to both fashion academicians and practitioners. This is one of the few studies provide an in-depth and comprehensive report on the role and effects of apparel product cues.
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