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Zhu, Li. "Effective visual merchandising in fashion retailing." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2009. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/11290/.
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This investigation attempts to identify the role of window display in today's arena of fashion retailing and formulate a system of approaches that can be considered useful in designing the image of window display. The literature view provides a review of the aspects of knowledge thought to be related to the subject of window display. The review covers the area of fashion marketing with regard to the history of fashion retailing, fashion marketing promotion mix and store atmospherics. Window display shares similar principles with fashion marketing and promotion mix, but demonstrates uniqueness with regard to its aesthetic and commercial functions. The design tactics of window display need to be adopted to gear to the complexity of the fashion market. Designing store window should not only depend upon the creativity of the designer, marketers and designers need to cooperate to create window displays which can attract attention and encourage consumers' patronage. The 'market in' principles have now penetrated into every aspect of fashion marketing. It becomes essentially important to transform the attributes of consumers' preference into aspects of design in order to make the design outcome effective in influencing consumer behaviour. This investigation shows an initial step in investigating the various aspects of window displays. Five experiments and surveys have been taken to attempt on the approaches which can be used to possibly improve the effectiveness of window display. The emphasis of the experiments and surveys were focused on the perspective in viewing a window display. Finally, the implication of the literature reviews and the research findings, together with the recommendations are valued.
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Giddings, Valerie Littlejohn. "Effectiveness of a program-specific assessment instrument for a department of clothing and textiles /." This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134724/.
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Bechiňová, Markéta. "Fashion merchandising a jeho aplikace ve vybrané firmě." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-19253.
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The thesis is divided into two parts. The firts part deals with theoretical description of fashion merchandising, including specification of visual merchandising, sensoring merchandising and other aspects of shopping environment. The second part is dedicated to description of practical application of those principles in a selected shop of an international fashion retailer.
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Daniels, Susan Leigh. "The Appeal of Fashion Retailing as a Career: Perceptions of Fashion Merchandising Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277729/.
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This study investigated the (1) relationship of students' family and educational background to their opinions of fashion retailing as a career, and (2) preferences for fashion retail job attributes in relationship the appeal of fashion retail job profiles. A sample of 131 fashion merchandising students from five state-funded universities completed a four-part survey which measured two independent variables: student background and preferences of fashion retail job attributes and two dependent variables: opinions of fashion of retailing as a career and the appeal of fashion retail job profiles. Analyses included multiple regression, t-test, and correlations. For opinions of fashion retailing as a career, parental background was not significant while attendance at a retailing course, semester hours completed and G.P.A. had limited relationships. Fashion retail job attribute preferences were related to the appeal of fashion retail job profiles; the most preferred attribute was high personal freedom.
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Merritt, Kelsey Ann Merritt. "The In Between: An Indepth Look at Fashion Retail Waste." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1608039464210098.
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Golden, Heather A. "A Top Fashion Program and the Traditional College Experience: A Narrative Study of Fashion Merchandising Students’ College Choice." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1587591534226398.
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Smith, Phillip Kerry. "Image of Apparel Retail Store by Shopping Environment, Price, and Fashion Innovativeness." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935574/.
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This study investigated college student's image of apparel retail stores associated with shopping environment, price, and fashion innovativeness and their self-perception of appearance and fashion innovativeness. These served as the dependent and independent variables, respectively. University of North Texas students residing in on-campus housing completed a self-administered questionnaire measuring each variable. Repeated measure ANOVAs determined differences in self-perceptions and store images across four stores varied by fashion (innovative/mass) and price (high/low). Results indicated that perceptions for shopping environment, price, and fashion innovativeness differed by store. Students' appearance and fashion innovativeness had no significant effect on their perceptions of apparel retail store image. Students perceive stores differently based on shopping environment, price, and fashion innovativeness.
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Ollhoff, Barbara Jean. "A study to identify essential management skills needed to manage chain apparel specialty stores in regional shopping centers." Diss., This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134216/.
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Ha, Young. "The influence of online visual merchandising on consumer emotions moderating role of consumer involvement /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1135134346.
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King, Janice E. "INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INFLUENCES ON PROGRAM-LEVEL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION FASHION MERCHANDISING PROGRAMS." OpenSIUC, 2010. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/132.
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In an ever changing global economy, higher education experiences accountability issues in educating the workforce. Graduates require the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the global workplace. For graduates to have the opportunity to attain this understanding and expertise, it is critical to identify what influences curriculum development to create a curriculum that meets workplace needs. The purpose of this study was to contribute to a better understanding of curriculum development in higher education fashion merchandising programs. More specifically what impacts the curriculum and if skill standard(s) and/or competency list(s), are used when developing program-level curriculum for higher education fashion merchandising programs. Descriptive research examined the internal and external influences and standard(s) and/or competency list(s) used in curriculum development. Electronically, an invitation to participate and the survey instrument were sent to faculty in apparel and textile programs across the United States. Data were collected from 96 apparel and textile faculty. Data revealed internal influences, more so than external influences, impacted curriculum development in higher education fashion merchandising programs. The largest percentage and extent of internal influence on curriculum development in higher education fashion merchandising programs was faculty background; program mission was also a major internal influence. The largest percentage and extent of external influence on curriculum development in higher education fashion merchandising programs was marketplace/employers. No statistically significant relationship was found between the participants' type of institution (undergraduate and graduate granting) and internal and external influences. However, more research is called for to examine the specific internal influence of program mission and the external influence of marketplace/employers. Current curriculum influences, skill standard(s) and/or competency list(s) used, and type of institution were examined in this research study. The study proposes that the higher education fashion merchandising curriculum is influenced, in varying degrees, by internal and external influences and that skill standard(s) and/or competency list(s) from many sources are used in curriculum development. Undergraduate or graduate institutions were not differentially influenced by internal or external factors.
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Wallin, Seatbyoel, and Elvira Rusid. "Fast fashion kontra hållbar konsumtion : En studie om konsumenters attityder kring ekologiska produkter i fast fashion företag." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-294.
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Klädindustrin har förändrats betydligt de senaste 30 åren. Detta har lett till nya affärsmodeller som bygger på trendigt, billigt och snabbt mode. Dessa affärskoncept benämns fast fashion och i Sverige finns kedjeföretagen H & M, Lindex och Gina Tricot för att nämna några. Konceptet uppmanar konsumenter till att ständigt konsumera kläder som därmed stimulerar konsumenternas behov av att bära det senaste modet till ett rimligt pris. Detta beteende får i längden konsekvenser för miljön vilket leder till att media och samhällsaktörer ifrågasätter dessa affärsmodeller. Kedjeföretagen förhåller sig till detta genom att ta in ekologiska produkter i sortimentet som en del av deras hållbarhetsarbete. Den stora frågan är då hur konsumenterna uppfattar detta eftersom de handlar hos kedjeföretagen, för att tillfredsställa behovet av att bära något nytt och trendigt till ett bra pris. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur konsumenter uppfattar det ekologiska sortimentet hos fast fashion företag, med tanke på att begreppet, i praktiken såväl som i tanken, strider mot ett hållbarhetsperspektiv. Detta undersöks via en kvantitativ metod i form av en enkätundersökning som sedan fördjupas i en kvalitativ metod, genom en aktiv deltagande observation. Därmed undersöks konsumenternas attityder till ekologiska produkter i fast fashion företagen. Enkätundersökningen syftar även till att besvara hur konsumenterna förhåller sig till ekologiska produkter i fråga om pris, design och kvalité. Dessutom användes en passiv observation, för att se hur ett fast fashion företag kommunicerar det ekologiska sortimentet i butik. Den slutsats som framkom var att konsumenterna hos fast fashion företag prioriterade andra faktorer före ekologiskt framställda kläder samtidigt som fast fashion företaget som undersökts i studien inte alls kommunicerar de ekologiska kläderna. Detta kan därmed tolkas som ett imageproblem ut mot kund. I och med att företagen arbetar med ett hållbarhetsperspektiv som dock kommunicerades ytterst lite.Apparel industry has changed significantly during the last 30 years. This has led to new business models based on trendy, cheap and fast fashion. H & M, Lindex and Gina Tricot are some Swedish supply chain retailers with a fast fashion concept. The concept encourages consumers to constantly consume clothing and stimulates the need of consumers to wear the latest fashion at a reasonable price. This behaviour has a long-term impact on the environment, which has led to companies wanting to be more responsible. The companies need to take more responsibility to avoid media and stakeholders from questioning their business models. Retail chain companies have started to produce organic products to meet their expectations. The big question is how the consumers perceive this, considering that the customers want to satisfy their needs to wear something new, trendy and cheap. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how consumers perceive organic products in fast fashion companies, given that the concept, in practice as well as in thought, is contrary to a sustainability perspective. This was examined through a quantitative method in the form of a survey and for an in-depth examination through a participant observation, to study consumer attitudes to sustainable products in the fast fashion companies. It also had examined how a fast fashion company communicates their organic products in their store through a passive observation. The conclusion that emerged was that fast fashion consumers prioritize other factors like price, design and quality over sustainability when they shop. This study indicates that the fast fashion company does not communicate their organic products actively to their customers. This can be interpreted as a defensive marketing to avoid problems with their image out to the customers. Since companies are working with a sustainability perspective but does not communicate this to the customers.
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Agustin, Tasha A. "Are Tattoos Fashion? Applying the Social Change Theory." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1313774007.
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Silva, José Eduardo Vilas Bôas. "As variáveis de atratividade do consumo de vestuário de moda em hipermercados: um estudo da influência do visual merchandising." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/100/100133/tde-09112017-091222/.
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Este estudo tem como objetivo principal avaliar o visual merchandising como ferramenta capaz de alterar a percepção e disposição dos shoppers para o consumo de moda em hipermercados. Dessa forma, colabora com o delineamento de estratégias que sejam determinantes na oferta da categoria moda para o segmento supermercadista, haja vista o desafio da gestão de categorias antagônicas (produtos hedônicos e utilitários) em um mesmo ponto de venda, prática crescente no segmento varejista alimentar de grandes superfícies. Para atender tal objetivo foram definidas cinco etapas: (1) levantamento através da revisão bibliográfica dos parâmetros ideais para o uso das ferramentas de visual merchandising configurando um modelo das melhores práticas; (2) identificação do panorama geral das estratégias da atmosfera de loja atualmente empregadas nos hipermercados para comercialização de artigos na seção moda; (3) correlação das práticas do mercado-alvo obtidas no estudo in loco com os dados oriundos da revisão bibliográfica; (4) questionamento do público consumidor feminino acerca de suas impressões em relação aos hipermercados estudados correlacionando-se os dados de satisfação com o overview teórico e aqueles identificados no mercado; e (5) verificação junto ao público consumidor sobre a capacidade do ambiente de loja alterar as percepções de valor dos produtos e sua disposição à compra. O estudo, portanto, é de caráter descritivo e qualitativo, utilizando-se dos métodos de observação e entrevista. A análise dos dados permitiu concluir, entre outros aspectos, que os recursos de visual merchandising que compõe a atmosfera de loja são relevantes na decisão de compra e que a imagem de marca (sobretudo de preço baixo) e a possibilidade de pouca variedade de produtos altamente especializados, afetam a definição de uma missão de compra hedônica. Logo, a missão de compra utilitarista, tradicionalmente vinculada aos hipermercados, tem na atmosfera de loja um contraponto positivo para estimular o consumo de vestuário de moda, sendo que, quanto maior o conteúdo de moda da categoria de produtos comercializados, mais importante será uma atmosfera de loja com identidade e linguagem próprias do varejo especializado de moda, diferenciando o setor do restante do hipermercadoThe main goal of this study is to evaluate the visual merchandising as a tool capable of changing the perception and disposition of shoppers for the purchase of fashion products in hypermarkets. In this way, it collaborates with the definition of strategies that are determinant in the offer of fashion for the supermarket segment, given the challenge of managing antagonistic categories (hedonic and utilities products) at the same place, a growing practice in the food retail segment of great surfaces. To meet that goal, five steps were defined: (1) data collection through the bibliographic review of the ideal parameters for the use of visual merchandising tools, setting up an ideal theoretical model for the practice; (2) Identification of the general panorama of the stores atmosphere strategies currently used in hypermarkets for the retail of fashion items; (3) correlation of target markets practices, obtained in the study in loco with the data from the bibliographic review; (4) questions presented to the female customers about their impressions of the hypermarkets analyzed, correlating the satisfactory elements with the theoretical model and those identified in the market. And (5) examination of the consumers opinion about the ability that the stores environment have in changing their perceptions regarding the value of products, and their willingness of purchasing of such items. Therefore, this study is descriptive and qualitative, using observation methods and interview. The analysis of the data has allowed a conclusion that shows that the visual merchandising features that set up a stores atmosphere are relevant in the purchase decision, and that the brand image (especially with a low price characteristic) and the offer of a small variety of products, change the definition of a hedonic buying mission, among other aspects. Therefore, a utilitarian buying mission, traditionally linked to hypermarkets, has a positive counterpoint in the stores atmosphere to encourage the purchase of fashion clothing, being that: the greater the fashion content in the category of products, the more important is a stores atmosphere that presents identity and specialized characteristics from the fashion commerce, differentiating the section from the rest of the hypermarket
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Sampaio, Juliana Paradinha. "Marketing no varejo de moda: proposta de método de identificação de tecnologias aplicadas ao visual merchandising." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/100/100133/tde-16052017-210911/.
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O visual merchandising proporciona ao varejo um ambiente memorável e agradável, além de promover o processo de compra, induzir o consumidor a retornar, favorecer o trabalho dos vendedores e tornar o ambiente da loja estimulante. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi desenvolver a proposta de um método de apoio à identificação de tecnologias no ponto de venda que vise à competitividade de uma empresa no varejo de moda. A revisão da literatura abordou os seguintes tópicos: varejo, competitividade e inovação; marketing e visual merchandising; tecnologia da informação e a ética no uso de dados dos consumidores; bem como, as empresas de moda que utilizam tecnologia em seus pontos de venda. A metodologia de pesquisa se deu a partir do levantamento conceitual sobre os temas citados. A técnica de pesquisa escolhida para o estudo foi a análise de conteúdo. Os dados que compõem e sustentam o método foram coletados através de uma ampla revisão da literatura. O método apresentado no resultado é baseado em teorias de adoção e difusão da inovação e também em conceitos pertencentes ao varejo de moda. O método se divide em quatro etapas: (i) identificação de tecnologias com potencial de uso para cada uma das áreas do ponto de venda; (ii) fatores de decisão para a adoção das tecnologias; (iii) viabilidade das possíveis aplicações tecnológicas; e (iv) dados provenientes das aplicações tecnológicas e a contribuição de informações para os setores da empresa. Espera-se que em estudos futuros ocorra a aplicação do método em uma ou mais empresas para a verificação real de que ele poderia aumentar a vantagem competitiva, relacionando o varejo à tecnologiaVisual merchandising provides to the retail a memorable and enjoyable environment, as well as promoting the buying process, inducing the consumer to return, favoring the salespeople, and making the store environment stimulating. The general objective of the research was to develop the proposal of a method to support the identification of technologies at the point of sale aiming for the company competitiveness in the fashion retail. The literature review addressed the following topics: retail, competitiveness and innovation; marketing and visual merchandising; information technology and ethics in using the consumer data; as well as, fashion companies that use technology at their points of sale. The research methodology was based on a conceptual survey about the themes mentioned. The chosen research technique for the study was the content analysis. The data that compose and sustain the method were collected through a broad literature review. The method presented in the result is based on adoption and diffusion of innovation theories, along with concepts belonging to fashion retail. The method is divided in four stages: (i) identification of technologies with usage potential for each one of the areas of the point of sale; (ii) decision factors for technology adherence; (iii) feasibility of possible technological applications; and (iv) data from technological applications and the contribution of information to the company\'s sectors. It is expected that in future studies about the application of the method in one or more companies will occur for real verification that it could increase the competitive advantage, relating the retail to technology
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Ferreira, Nathalia Pizzini. "O universo dos sentidos das mulheres e o produto de moda de luxo : um estudo sobre a experiência de compra feminina dentro do shopping JK Iguatemi em São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/100/100133/tde-24092018-135037/.
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A pesquisa teve o como objetivo entender como as lojas de luxo pretendem seduzir suas clientes mulheres no ambiente de compra através do uso de artifícios de visual merchandising. Foi realizada uma pesquisa teórica e empírica para avaliar a questão, com o shopping JK Iguatemi como estudo de caso. Nele, cinco lojas foram analisadas mais a fundo. Verificou - se que as lojas usam basicamente os mesmos artifícios nos pontos de venda, o que possibilita concluir quais os sentidos humanos são mais estimulados dentro das lojas de luxoThe research aimed to understand how luxury stores intend to seduce their female shoppers in the buying environment through the use of visual merchandising tools. A theoretical and empirical research was conducted to evaluate the issue, with JK Iguatemi Mallas a case of study. There five stores were analyzed further. Is was found that the stores use basically the same tools at the points of sale, which makes it possible to conclude which human senses are most stimulated within the luxury stores
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Chan, Chun Tung. "Brand rejuvenation : the case of Playboy in China /." access full-text access abstract and table of contents, 2009. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/thesis.pl?dba-cb-b2375090xf.pdf.
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Thesis (DBA)--City University of Hong Kong, 2009."Submitted to College of Business in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-153)
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Passarelli, Ana Paula Martins. "O gênero na propaganda de moda brasileira analisada a partir dos elementos de design do vestuário." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21323.
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This research intends to develop semiotic analysis about the signs of gender in advertising and fashion propaganda. It seeks to understand how fashion propaganda represented gender roles and identities, and how it built and maintained stereotypes for men and women. Fashion is a semiotic system that acts with codes in building meaning towards gender roles. It expresses people's ideas of how men and women should perform. But in a liquid, hypermodern society like Bauman and Lipovetsky define, would it not be limiting to continue categorizing bodies in a binary way? Butler states that the body is socially signified as a passive medium, upon which are inscribed cultural meanings. It can also be signified as the instrument by which the will to appropriation or interpretation determines its cultural meaning. Therefore, the body is constructed from the signs of the cultural identity of gender. During the twentieth century there were cultural cycles that brought new references of identity, especially in pop culture. David Bowie, Prince and also Brazilian artists such as Ney Matogrosso were important figures for pop culture and to raise the discussion about gender identity beyond the binary spectrum. Today, contemporary authors such as Connell and Killermann collaborate on the work of constructing new meanings for gender roles. This research is limited to analyzing Brazilian fashion advertising. Barnard, Bauman, Lipovetsky and Butler, authors like Connell, Foucault, Killerman, Santaella and Polhemus are part of the theoretical framework that seeks to base this study that will have as a methodology of analysis the basis of psychoanalytic semiotics and will use the Lacanian categories: real, symbolic and imaginary. The corpus of this research is composed of images of fashion propaganda and videos published on proprietary brands channels in Brazil between 2014 and 2018. Two images and two videos will be analyzed, which were important and generated big discussions about representations of gender roles. Some elements of fashion design such as: skirt, jeans and high heels will be used at analysis to understand the articulation between fashion, bodies and how propaganda could have intensified the crystallization of gender roles
Esta pesquisa pretende desenvolver análises semióticas sobre os signos de gênero na publicidade e propaganda de moda. Ela busca entender como a propaganda de moda representou os papéis e as identidades de gênero, e como construiu e manteve estereótipos determinados para homens e mulheres. A moda é um sistema semiótico que atua com códigos na construção de significação em direção aos papéis de gênero. Ela expressa às ideias das pessoas de como homens e mulheres devem se apresentar. Mas, em uma sociedade líquida e hipermoderna como Bauman e Lipovetsky definem, não seria limitador continuar categorizando o vestir corpos de forma binária? Butler afirma que o corpo é socialmente significado como um meio passivo, sobre o qual se inscrevem significados culturais. Também pode ser significado como o instrumento pelo qual a vontade de apropriação ou interpretação determina o seu significado cultural. Logo, o corpo é construído a partir dos signos da identidade cultural de gênero. Durante o século XX houve ciclos culturais que traziam novos referenciais de identidade, especialmente na cultura pop. David Bowie, Prince e, também artistas brasileiros, como Ney Matogrosso, foram figuras importantes para a cultura pop e para elevar a discussão sobre identidade de gênero para além do espectro binário - ainda que como exceções artísticas. Hoje, autores contemporâneos como Connel e Killermann colaboram no trabalho de construir novos significados para os papéis de gênero. Esta pesquisa se limita a analisar a propaganda de moda brasileira, podendo considerar marcas estrangeiras que veicularam suas campanhas em território nacional. Assim como Barnard, Bauman, Lipovetsky e Butler, autores como Connell, Foucault, Killerman, Santaella e Polhemus fazem parte do quadro teórico que busca fundamentar este estudo que terá como metodologia de análise a base da semiótica psicanalítica e o uso das categorias lacanianas (real, simbólico e imaginário), que, a partir dos anos 90, será combinado com as novas significações de gênero de Killermann, em busca de uma análise não binária sobre gênero. O corpus da pesquisa é composto por imagens e vídeos publicitários de moda veiculados em canais proprietários das marcas no Brasil entre 2014 e 2018. Serão analisadas duas imagens e dois vídeos, que foram importantes e geraram grandes discussões acerca das representações dos papéis de gênero. Tais análises têm nos elementos de design de moda como: a saia, a calça jeans e o salto alto o ponto de partida da articulação junto à propaganda para o entendimento de como se dá a cristalização de tais papéis
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Brunini, Nathália Cristina. "Fast fashion e as armadilhas do discurso democrático: análise da rede de varejo Riachuelo." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21410.
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The theme of this research is the fashion market model known as fast fashion, characterized by its rapid production and marketing speed. The study seeks to understand this model as an ambivalent system, in other words, on the one hand, the "democratization" of fashion. On the other hand, a predatory and exploitative circuit, since it increases the access of the general public to the latest trends due to the affordable price, but at the same time expands the political, economic and social cracks, explained by the precarious conditions of work in which it is manufactured part of the fast fashion products. The central hypothesis is that the partnerships made between renowned designers and sizeable fast fashion retailers are a symptom of the new modes of communication, in an era marked by the generalization of aesthetic strategies, with a commercial purpose, under the discourse of accessibility to the general public. As a corpus of the research, we opted for the case study of the Riachuelo retail chain, especially the partnerships signed between the Brazilian company and four renowned designers: Oskar Metsavaht (2010), Osklen, Donatella Versace (2014), Versace, Karl Lagerfeld (2016), Chanel and Fendi, and one of the most recent, Paula Raia (2017), self-styled slow fashion. As methodological strategies, we follow the proposal to broadly contextualize the incidence of fast fashion in the major European fashion centres and at Brazil; to analyse the growth and repositioning of Riachuelo, which, from a small fabric store in Pernambuco (the 1940s), became a Brazilian fashion retail giant; and to discuss, conceptually, the fragility of this democratization within the framework of fast fashion, based on the explication of Riachuelo's communicational strategies, present in materials for the partnerships as mentioned above
O tema desta pesquisa é o modelo mercadológico de moda conhecido como fast fashion, caracterizado pela sua rápida velocidade de produção e comercialização. O estudo busca entender este modelo como um sistema ambivalente, ou seja, por um lado “democratizador” de moda, mas, por outro, um circuito predador e exploratório, uma vez que aumenta o acesso do grande público às últimas tendências, devido ao preço acessível, mas, ao mesmo tempo, amplia as fissuras políticas, econômicas e sociais, explicitadas pelas condições precárias de trabalho em que é fabricada grande parte dos produtos de moda rápida. A principal hipótese é que as parcerias feitas entre renomados estilistas e grandes redes de lojas populares adeptas ao fast fashion são um sintoma dos novos modos de comunicação, em uma era marcada pela generalização das estratégias estéticas, com finalidade mercantil, sob o discurso de acessibilidade ao grande público. Como corpus da pesquisa, optamos pelo estudo de caso da rede de varejo Riachuelo, especialmente as parcerias firmadas entre a empresa brasileira e quatro estilistas renomados: Oskar Metsavaht (2010), da marca carioca Osklen, Donatella Versace (2014), da Versace, Karl Lagerfeld (2016), da Chanel e da Fendi, e, uma das mais recentes, Paula Raia (2017), autointitulada slow fashion. Como estratégias metodológicas, propõe-se contextualizar, de forma ampla, a incidência do fast fashion nos grandes centros europeus de moda e no Brasil; analisar o crescimento e reposicionamento da Riachuelo que, de pequena loja de tecidos pernambucana (década de 1940), tornou-se a gigante do varejo de moda brasileira; e discutir, conceitualmente, a fragilidade dessa democratização dentro dos moldes do fast fashion, a partir da explicitação de estratégias comunicacionais da Riachuelo, presentes em materiais de divulgação das parcerias citadas
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Stelzer, Blenda R. "Full advertising campaign for Collegienne Shops." Virtual Press, 1986. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/491460.
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Presented in the creative project is a full advertising campaign for Collegienne Shops, a department store located in Muncie, Indiana adjacent to the campus of Ball State University. The campaign utilized a newly developed logo together with new color schemes and concepts to create a new image for the store. The goal of this new image was to attract younger, college aged customers, while continuing to appeal to the traditionally affluent, older clientele, with no large adjustments in the store's product lines.The new logo, color schemes and concepts of the advertising campaign, coupled with new store interior displays and exterior modifications were calculated to present a new image for Collegienne Shops, apart from that of its parent company, Ball Stores [of Muncie]. Currently the store markets the same line of women's clothing and accessories as Ball Stores, and projects a decidedly similar image through its advertisements and in-store atmosphere.The new logo and design concepts were incorporated into the company letterhead, a business card, an envelope, a tractor-trailer truck, a shopping bag, T-shirts, packaging designs, posters and numerous print ads.Also developed was a complete concept for a television commercial, along with novelty and point of purchase items, premiums, as well as interior displays and exterior modifications, including a design for a large sculpture for the store's sidewalk.The project is presented in manual form to share the experience and assist other students with their own graphic design projects.
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Giddings, Valerie L. "Effectiveness of a program-specific assessment instrument for a department of clothing and textiles." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38902.
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The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the validity, reliability, and item quality of a program-specific, assessment instrument designed to measure student mastery of core knowledge in the discipline, (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of the instrument for determining student outcomes from the value-added perspective, and (3) to determine whether performance on the instrument and other measures of achievement was affected by student involvement characteristics.
The instrument contained 100 multiple-choice items relating to five core courses. For portions of the study, the instrument was divided into five subtests and administered as a pretest on the first day of classes in the five core courses and as a post test on the last day of classes. The instrument in its full form was administered to upper class clothing and textiles majors and to under class clothing and textiles majors. Interviews related to the instrument were conducted with a subset of students who had taken the subtests and the full exam and with faculty who taught the courses.
The split-half and the KR-20 reliability estimates for internal consistency of the full test were above .70. The increase in student performance from pretest to posttest and the correlation between information obtained from the interviews with the results of the item analyses demonstrated the instrument's content validity. The significant difference between scores received by upper class majors and scores received by underclass majors on the instrument, and the correlations between course grades with scores on the instrument and final exam grades with scores on the instrument demonstrated the construct validity of the instrument. The ability of the instrument to measure value-added knowledge was ascertained by the increase in student performance from pretest to post test.
Further data analyses revealed a pattern regarding factors which affect student achievement. Student involvement in organizations and employment had a positive and negative effect on various measures of student achievement.
Although the validity and reliability of the instrument were demonstrated, improvements in item quality and representation of course objectives on the core knowledge exam are needed.Ph. D.
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Aubert, Cathy Dorothee. "The teenage market and the fashion industry in France and in theUnited States." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2333.
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This project dealt with the teenage market in France and in the United States. Its aim was to provide the readers with an overview of this market and outline distribution and communication strategies that manufacturers and retailers can use to attract this market to make their business grow. Until a few years ago, the fashion industry did not pursue this market. In stores, most brands were dividing their clothing range into three catagories, women, men, and children. As a growing market with over 23 million teens in the U.S. and over 5.4 million in France, teenagers have an incredible spending power with 100 billion dollars spent in 2000 in the United States and 2.54 billion dollars spent in France. Now marketers are recognizing the teenage market as a huge potential for the future of their brands.
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Moore, Christopher M. "The internationalisation of foreign fashion retailers into the UK : identifying the motives, methods and operational challenges." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2404.
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Fashion companies consistently prove to be the most prolific and successful of the international retailers. Success is attributed to small format size, single brand emphasis and economies of format replication. These factors contain the costs, and risks, of foreign market expansion. Evidence from the British fashion market attests to the aggressive expansion policies of foreign fashion retailers who, in the past decade, have disrupted the competitive equilibrium of the UK market. This study examines the motives, methods and management challenges that foreign fashion retailers face, and adopt, as they establish operations within the UK. Drawing from the wider international business and international retailing literature, seven research propositions direct the first, positivist research stage. Via a mail survey, sent to all foreign fashion retailers with stores in the UK, the study identifies that these are proactive internationalists, drawn to the UK to exploit the opportunities afforded from niche markets and brands with significant consumer appeal. The research also notes specific differences between designer, specialist and general fashion retailers in terms of motivations, entry methods, operating strategies, critical success factors and the problems they encounter. The second phase of the research is interpretivist in nature and examines the actual process of internationalising fashion retail operations within the UK from the perspective of seven case companies. The study concludes that the foreign entrants remain within the British market for reasons of exceptional profitability, reputation and consumer and competitor intelligence. The central contribution of the study resides in the identification and analysis of the facets integral to the actual process of successfully internationalising fashion retail operations; notably the incremental development of effective central and local management structures, the clear demarcation of management decision-making responsibility, and the staged development of product ranging and development, brand positioning and distribution planning policies.
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Zhu, Yi, and 朱艺. "Control and manipulation : the company building process of a Japanese fashion enterprise in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/197097.
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As the global economy has evolved, many companies have expanded their operations overseas in a constant search for potential markets in which to sell their products and services. As these companies seek to establish themselves abroad, it becomes imperative to train and to retain local employees. Despite this pressing need, Japanese companies have been widely criticized for failing to retain the services of experienced local employees. The retail industry, in particular, experiences a high degree of employee mobility and requires instant solutions for adjusting to the fast changing environment in which its firms operate. However, many companies believe in the rationality of their corporate systems without questioning suitability to the local circumstance. This thesis uses an anthropological approach to evaluate the company building process of a leading Japanese fashion enterprise (referred to by the pseudonym “Ichi”) in Hong Kong.
In adopting this approach, I seek to explain the formation and expression of Ichi’s corporate ideology, and its interpretation by the firm’s employees. This analysis focuses on two primary themes: Ichi’s managerial control and the way employees attempted to satisfy company expectations in a purely superficial manner. Specifically, I adopt a participant-observation approach over fifteen months to provide a comprehensive illustration of the activity within Ichi’s Hong Kong stores.
The first part of this thesis suggests that Ichi uses its corporate ideology, Ichi DNA, to control employees through its corporate system including training, ranking, remuneration, and promotion. Ichi’s implementation of its corporate system in Hong Kong seeks to apply its ideology to local employees to promote a “shared” set of values and its own institutional culture, thus unifying important principles across the company. This suggests that industrial familialism, which many scholars have identified as unique to Japanese corporate culture, only superficially illustrates the nature of Japanese companies.
This thesis further demonstrates that during the implementation of Ichi’s corporate ideology, store employees individually or collectively distorted reports of their performance to attain personal career goals. This challenges the widespread perception that “harmony” is a genuine characteristic of the Japanese company. By examining the actions of different nationalities, the thesis also shows that Store Managers manage human relations within their stores primarily on the basis of different interpretations of the corporate ideology rather than their ethnic backgrounds. This similarly refutes the presumption that Japanese companies are ethnocentric in nature. Evidence from this study demonstrates that the general assumption of the efficacy of scientific management must be reexamined, as the company’s managerial practices and relationships with its employees are more heavily influenced by worker politics than the firm’s rational structure.
By exploring the company building process and the effect of dynamic human relations on it, this study seeks to address the gap between corporate ideology and those practices that exemplify it, contrasting starkly with studies that claim that Japanese firms are uniquely culture- or ethnocentric.published_or_final_version
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Slaton, Kelcie Shaelyn. "Best Practices in Targeted Advertising for Fashion Entrepreneurs." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011865/.
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A key to a business's success is reaching the target market. This ensures that consumers are exposed to the retailer's offerings and by turn, inspired to purchase. In turn, the business can reach its goal of a profitable organization. The purpose of this paper was to determine the most effective fashion advertising appeals for reaching target markets. To address these issues, this thesis consisted of two studies. The purpose of the first study was to determine the advice given to fashion entrepreneurs regarding effective target market practices. The purpose of the second study was to determine effective advertising strategies fashion entrepreneurs may employ for effectively reaching target markets. Data was collected to test the effectiveness of the advice from Study 1, degrees of brand awareness, attitudes towards advertising, willingness to follow trends, purchase intention, purchase behavior, and shopping involvement. The Theory of Reasoned Action was employed as the theoretical framework of the study. The framework was utilized to predict that attitudes towards targeted advertising and pressure to follow fashion trends would positively relate to intent to purchase which, in turn, would positively relate to purchase behavior. The results of this paper concluded the TRA model provided a proper framework to predict purchase behavior from targeted advertising employed by fashion entrepreneurs.
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Das, Sweta. "Quality issues related to apparel mechandising in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1585.
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The objectives of this study are to develop an understanding of the quality related issues and gaps relevant to apparel merchandising within the South African context, with a specific focus on Fabric Objective Measurement, a relatively new technology and one which could fruitfully be applied in South Africa, but which appears to have been largely neglected to date. Fabric Objective Measurement (FOM) represents a new generation of instrumentally measured parameters which provide a more complete picture of fabric quality, tailorability and clothing performance. The two main FOM systems, FAST and Kawabata, are discussed under FOM in terms of their applications, control charts and their worldwide utilisation. A literature review has been done on the global clothing sector as well as South African clothing industry. The research involved a questionnaire survey of, and interviews with major clothing and retail companies in South Africa with a specific focus on the gap in the South African clothing industry in terms of FOM and other quality related issues. The data and information so captured are presented graphically, statistically analyzed and interpreted, to arrive at the main conclusions and recommendations. Trubok, Newcastle, the only company in South Africa utilizing FOM, was visited in order to obtain hands on experience with the FAST system as operated in a mill. Two different fabrics were tested and the control charts obtained were interpreted. According to the analysis of the questionnaires and interviews, various conclusions could be drawn. When benchmarking a product, quality emerged as the first criterion, 100 percent retailers and manufacturers agreed to this. Most respondents stated that their fabric and garment testing is mostly done in-house while other respondents stated that their fabric and garment testing is mostly done by their respective suppliers. The most commonly used outside laboratories are SGS and ITS. Merchandising and quality complement each other and with proper quality assessment the merchandising workflow becomes smooth, easy and timely delivery of products. All of the respondents (100 percent) supported this fact. Retailers and manufacturers agreed that quality and merchandising are related to each other and hence helping those in achieving product benchmarking (statistically significant at 95 percent confidence level). Retailers and manufacturers conduct fabric and garment tests on a regular/routine basis and mostly use knitted and woven fabrics in garment making. In addition to the above, the worldwide manufacturers and suppliers of the FAST and Kawabata systems were approached to obtain data and information about the number of such systems sold worldwide and their fields of application. This information was considered important in promoting FOM in South Africa. Only one manufacturer is presently using FAST for quality control purposes. Of the manufacturers and retailers covered, most of them were either unfamiliar or totally unaware of FOM and its application. This indicates that there is considerable scope for introducing this highly advanced technology into the textile and clothing manufacturing and retail pipeline in South Africa. Most of the manufacturers and retailers (50 percent) intend to introduce certain new tests in future. The tests that they are planning to introduce in future may include FAST, which is fairly simple, reliable and productive, as well as enhancing the quality of the garment. If used, FOM can improve the quality and competitiveness on the international level which is currently lacking in the South African clothing sector.
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Omine, Heloísa Kazuko. "Estratégias de produção comunicacional no ambiente de lojas de atacado fast fashion: a narrativa visual para o consumo no Megapolo Moda." Associação Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, 2015. http://tede2.espm.br/handle/tede/61.
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Previous issue date: 2015-03-31This project study investigates the narratives process, specifically how visual effects are presents in fast fashion system wholesale stores, in this study, stores located in Shopping Megapolo Moda, Brazilian first fashion specialized wholesale shopping. The subject of investigation presents the store environment as a space where images and stories can be constructed being part of a fashion obsolescence phenomena, in which the fashion system accelerates products renovation. All the same, the narratives created in this environment showing ephemeral or permanents scenarios can be studied displaying the fashion trends as a cause of this programed obsolescence. This study intend to demonstrate the visual merchandising as a results of a narrative structured plan, even if, not always prearranged as a chronicle. As a results, the study presents possibility for a method development for visual narratives that can be applied as a model for fast fashion wholesale stores.
Este projeto de pesquisa tem por intuito investigar como as narrativas visuais são aportadas nas lojas de atacado de moda fast fashion, situadas no Megapolo Moda, primeiro shopping center de atacado especializado em moda do país. Seleciona o segmento de moda, e mais especificamente, a loja de atacado de moda fast fashion para a investigação, uma vez que nelas se apresenta o fenômeno da moda como prática de obsolescência programada e acelerada de produtos; sendo esses ambientes, locais propícios para se investigar a produção comunicacional através da construção de narrativas visuais permanentes ou efêmeras que vinculadas aos temas de tendências de moda da estação e adotando os recursos de visual merchandising estabelece o processo de obsolescência programada. O trabalho apresenta como resultado a estruturação de um quadro esquemático de narrativa visual que permite verificar como essas narrativas estão contidas nos ambientes de loja de atacado de moda fast fashion, mesmo não tendo sido intencional. O resultado demonstra que há sim, a possibilidade do desenvolver uma metodologia de narrativas visuais, a partir do quadro esquemático, e efetuar a aplicação da mesma como estratégia comunicacional da loja de atacado fast fashion.
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Lina, Wahrer. "Material science and garment technology towards circular economies within the fashion industry." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-696.
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There has been an increase of the consumption rate and consumers are buying garments that they dispose in too early of a stage of the product lifecycle. This has caused an increase regarding landfill of waste. The aspect of implementing environmental oriented material science and garment technology has not been taken into consideration in the design process, something that quickly became an issue when the consumption rate increased. Therefore it is essential to rethink and restructure the business models applied today. The implementation of a circular economy, which focuses on giving textiles and garments a second life and basing production on used fibres whilst not harming the natural resources in the process, is a good start of the long journey to recovery which lies ahead. Both fast fashion companies and premium lifestyle brands are nowadays applying and integrating new business models into their daily operations, Tommy Hilfiger is an example of such a company. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between material science, garment technology and the concept of circular economies from a premium lifestyle brand perspective The researcher will explore how material science and garment technology can prevent faulty items and short product lifecycles. Furthermore, the researcher will investigate how a company develops underwear collections with regards to material science, garment technology, and the concept of circular economies. The company Tommy Hilfiger will be implemented as an exponent throughout this report. Research questions: • What is the relationship between material science, garment technology, and the concept of circular economies? • What does a premium lifestyle brand take into consideration regarding the concept of circular economies when developing a collection of underwear? Methodology: This thesis was conducted by applying a qualitative method and by implementing a deductive approach. The gathering of secondary data was done through assembling suitable concepts and theories. The researcher collected the primary data through a participating observation and four qualitative interviews. The participating observation corresponded of an internship at the European headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The researcher executed the interviews via email with key people within the departments of Design, Production, Central Sourcing and Production, and Corporate Responsibility. Conclusion: Material science and garment technology are correlated given that the choice of material and manufacturing technique utilized in production determines the durability and sustainability level of the fabric output. Therefore the two concepts are further correlated to the product aspect, which can enable a closed textile value chain loop, of a circular economy based business model. A premium lifestyle brand takes the aspects of design out waste, build resilience through diversity, work towards using energy from renewable sources, and think in consecutive processes into consideration regarding the concept of circular economies when developing a collection of underwear.
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Lakanen, Mariia. "Branded Windows : The Semiotics of a Window Display." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-10719.
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The objective of this study was to analyze the visual communication of fashion brand identity through the concept of window displays. Window displays are often categorized as an aspect of a much larger concept of visual merchandising that should be seen as a crucial part of the entire marketing communications. Although the concept of window displays is not new, their effect on the overall brand image creation remains relatively unexplored. The interpretation of communication in a visual form is complex in nature, and this research approaches the matter from a semiotic perspective. The approach was selected due to its capability to explore deeper meanings behind visual objects. In this study, window display is understood as a crucial part of the sign system of a fashion store. Window display is commonly regarded as the starting point of the entire shopping experience, and therefore in the lack of previous research, it is a logical starting point for this study. The analytical framework of the study follows the thee metafunctions of semiotic modes as discussed in the Theory of the Grammar of Visual Design by Kress and van Leeuwen (2006). The analytical framework is then applied to analyze six different window displays produced by the same fashion brand. Findings of the research are discussed in terms of the three metafunctions of ideational, interpersonal and textual, and the purpose is to increase the knowledge of how window displays can be used to depict different relations between brand, people, places and things. In terms of brand identity communication, the most important contribution is to understand the complex relationship that is formed between the window (the brand) and its viewer (the customer). As a result, this research finds that the window displays are loaded with multiple visual cues all of which intend to serve the same purpose of brand identity communication. Clothing and accessories are the most salient elements used and they can be understood as the embodiment of the brand identity. Images of models and mannequins are used to address the viewers and create a specific relationship with them. The less salient elements in the window displays are used to support the message the brand is conveying through the display.
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Groppo, Virginia Elizabeth. "AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF LEGGINGS BASED ON A CONSUMER SURVEY." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/mat_etds/17.
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The purpose of this research was to identify the legging features that athleisure consumers desire and the performance problems they frequently encounter. A non-probability sample (n=133) of college students who identified as female and wore leggings for non-athletic purposes were surveyed. The questionnaire was designed based upon examination of online product reviews and current complaints with legging products. The results of the survey were used to design and complete a laboratory evaluation. Laboratory samples and methods were then chosen to assess the performance qualities desired when purchasing leggings and the problems encountered when wearing leggings by the surveyed consumers. Three brands were identified by the survey as regularly consumed legging brands and included: Lululemon, Nike, and 90 Degree. All laboratory samples were a nylon, spandex blend fabric. Garments were laundered and evaluated after one, five, ten, and twenty washes. All evaluations were completed in a Textile Testing Laboratory according to AATCC and ASTM standard test methods.
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Mike, Seju Alero. "An exploratory study of the U.S. consumer of African fashion." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/18885.
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This study explores the U.S. (United States) market for clothing and apparel of African origin and design; primarily focusing on the consumer of these fashion items. It delves into the field of Marketing study with an exploratory research approach to developing a consumer profile. By reviewing current market trends and analyzing results of survey data collected for the purpose of this study, it attempts to create an initial consumer profile using demographic and behavioral characteristics. Attaining an understanding of the target consumer is a crucial factor in determining a market entry strategy for new businesses and can also provide already existing businesses with a road map to achieving their full potential. Knowing who is most likely to buy your product aids the business in crafting the most appealing brand story for their target demographic. It also provides an understanding of where they frequent and what sales channels might be most attractive. As such, the relevance of this study lies in its ability to provide a starting point of reference for African brands, designers and retailers looking to expand their reach in the U.S. market place. Results of the study revealed a predominance of female buyers between the age of 30 to 35 years of age, living within the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. with buying patterns which indicated a preference for in-person shopping experiences versus online, and a tendency to purchase bargain items while seeking authenticity in the designs purchased, with a keenness towards supporting artisans on the continent. Further research into the subject matter is recommended, and should be aimed at achieving a more robust review of quantitative data as well as an expanded scope of qualitative research.
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LaCaze, Tray. "The Changing Face of Ralph Lauren's Advertising: A New Lifestyle Image and Increased Nudity." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2001. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2887/.
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Advertising, which is an important sales tool for brands to the masses, may produce lasting impressions of a company and its products. These impressions rely on a consistent message over time to maintain a brand's image. This study examines how Ralph Lauren's advertising images have changed from a country club lifestyle image to urban/hip. In addition, the study examines the increased use of nudity and sexual imagery in Lauren's advertising. The findings were obtained by content analyzing all Ralph Lauren advertisements appearing in Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine from 1980 to 2000 (N=283). The study finds that Ralph Lauren lifestyle images have become more urban/hip, and that Lauren's advertising is utilizing more nudity, sexual interaction, and homoerotic imagery. By examining Ralph Lauren's shifting brand image via its advertising, this study contributes to a greater understanding of the connection between advertising and a company's brand image.
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Wang, Meng. "The U.S. plus-size female consumer self-perception, clothing involvement, and the importance of store attributes /." Greensboro, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. http://libres.uncg.edu/edocs/etd/1449/umi-uncg-1449.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 18, 2007). Directed by Barbara Dyer; submitted to the School of Human Environmental Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-100).
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Stone, Linda C. (Linda Carol). "Retail Buyers Saleability Judgements: A Comparison of Merchandise Categories." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501130/.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the saleability judgements of retail store buyers of women's and men's wear. A sample of 81 women's and men's wear buyers, representing two specialty stores and one mass merchandiser, was sent questionnaires. Principal Components Factor Analysis with Varimax Rotation was used to reduce the number of product, vendor and information source variables to eight factors. Three significant differences existed between the women's wear and men's wear buyers, verifying that not all retail buyers are alike. Results will benefit educators in preparing students to become more effective buyers, retail management can incorporate this same information into a buyer training program and apparel manufacturers can use the study in planning product strategies to retailers.
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Droščáková, Jana. "Marketing módnych značiek so zameraním na značku Zara." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-198056.
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The diploma thesis concerns with the specifics of fashion industry and marketing of fashion brands, with a closer focus and attention on a Spanish clothing brand Zara.The purpose of this work is to offer the reader an overview of marketing methods and tools used by fashion brands to reach, get and keep customers and to specify the actual forms of marketing communication used by the renowned Zara. The goal of the thesis is to find out the awareness of these marketing tools among Czech customers, what they think of the brand itself and then provide suggestions to improve its existing image. The first part gives an overview of available theory on fashion industry and marketing, and it describes and characterises the marketing communication of Zara. The second part is based on own marketing research with the purpose of defining the activity of the brand in Czech environment and unveiling the marketing goals of Zara in the Czech Republic. The aim is to find out the impact of the brand on Czech consumers and whether its idea of own positioning corresponds with the outcome of the consumer reasearch.
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Paitoonmongkon, Chanoknart. "The public relations campaign for Bangkok fashion week, Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2938.
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The purpose of this project is to apply public relations theoretical frameworks and advertising strategies to the public relations campaign for Bangkok Fashion week to increase the number of domestic participants.
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Hancock, Joseph Henry. ""These aren't the same pants your grandfather wore!" the evolution of branding cargo pants in 21st century mass fashion /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1174323221.
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Colesky, Yolanda. "Investigating sustainable supply chain practices within the luxury brand market." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14917.
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Luxury fashion brands seem to contradict sustainability. The values of sustainability are commonly associated with terms such as sharing, collaboration, austerity, and collective thinking. Luxury, however, is associated with excess, self-indulgence, delight and decadence (Kapferer & Bastien, 2012:360). Further paradoxes exist where the apparel of the luxury consumer is often manufactured by labourers in low wage-paying producing countries. High wastage is evident in the seasonality of the fashion industry. However, work opportunities are created by the fickleness of the fashion industry and the constant need to own the most current designs (Black, 2012:8). Owing to the high visibility of luxury fashion and the contractions between one -- on the one hand -- supplying income to families by way of employment and -- on the other hand -- not complying to sustainable international human resource practices, fashion brands are the focus of many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that use the mass media to expose any social wrongdoing in the industry. Luxury fashion brands are constantly in the spotlight, as highlighted in articles posted by the Clean Clothes campaign, a custodian for employees in the global garment industries; Greenpeace; and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). An example of such practices was when Greenpeace reported in 2009 that shoe brands such as Timberland and Clarks were manufactured from leather sourced from the hides of cattle in illegally deforested areas in Brazil. This provided negative publicity for these luxury shoe brands as well as for the Brazilian government that was financing this project (Vurro, Russo & Perrini, 2009:609). The luxury fashion brand industry, as well as the consumers of luxury fashion labels, are accused -- often only for the sake of sensationalism -- of living in the lap of luxury whilst maintaining a supply chain that is riddled with unsustainable practices. The social structure and hierarchy of patrons within a community have, since the Middle Ages, been signalled by the clothes they wore. Social class was a birthright. Today, sporting luxury brands continues to serve as status symbols, but unlike mediaeval times, it is not limited to people with a high social standing at birth as one can work for status, and purchase the items because one deserves them. (Han, Nunes, & Drèze, 2010:15). In 2009, during the International Herald Tribune (IHT) Suzy Menkes, the fashion editor at The Herald, called for “luxury”’ and “fashion” to be separated. Luxury prides itself in its handcrafted garments manufactured by respected tradesmen in the industry. The outcome is that the manufactured goods are made to last a lifetime (Gibson, 2012:23).
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Price, J. Michelle. "An Investigation into the Development of a Professional Online Identity through aProfessional Development Course." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1375717573.
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Park, Jihye. "The effect of product presentation on mood, perceived risk, and apparel purchase intention in Internet apparel shopping." Columbus, OH : Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1038861983.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2002.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xvi, 189 p.: ill. Includes abstract and vita. Advisors: Sharron J. Lennon and Leslie Stehl, Dept. of Consumer and Textile Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-161).
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Kim, Mijeong. "Consumer response to stockouts in online apparel shopping." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1087483690.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.Document formatted into pages; contains 255 p. Includes bibliographical references. Abstract available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center; full text release delayed at author's request until 2005 June 21.
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GUIMARÃES, Mabel Gomes. "O conforto no ponto de venda: elaboração de diretrizes para avaliação holística de conforto no varejo de moda feminina." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2016. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/17833.
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O presente estudo buscou identificar os significados e os elementos representativos de conforto no ambiente de loja do varejo de moda feminina, a fim de elaborar diretrizes para avaliação de conforto por meio da análise dos elementos de composição da experiência do consumidor no ponto de venda e das impressões\sensações gerais sobre a mesma. Desta forma, a pesquisa possui caráter exploratório e descritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, utilizando-se de uma pesquisa de campo para coleta de dados, realizada em três etapas (entrevistas com cinco especialistas em visual merchandising, aplicação de questionário online com 150 mulheres e, por fim, um estudo de caso com loja representante do varejo moda feminina situada na cidade de Recife). O estudo sugere que o conforto do consumidor no ambiente de loja deste segmento se dá pela sua interação com cinco macroelementos (produtos, condições do ambiente, serviços, pessoas e apresentação de loja\elementos de composição do ambiente), apresentando-se em forma de 10 sensações (dimensão subjetivas) representantes de conforto para consumidor. Tal levantamento permitiu elaborar um mapa de conforto no ponto de venda, além de formular diretrizes de avaliação de conforto para este segmento, as quais podem auxiliar tanto os profissionais de projeto em visual merchandising\design de loja, quanto varejistas na avaliação do espaço, permitindo compreender a percepção que seu cliente tem da loja e da experiência, de forma a propor adequadas ao espaço do varejo.
This study aimed to identify the meanings and the representative elements of comfort in the environment of female fashion retail stores, in order to design guidelines for the evaluation of comfort through the analysis of consumer experience elements at the point of sale and the impressions\general sensations on the same. In this way, the research is characterized as an exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach, using a field research for data gathering, held in three stages (interviews with five specialists in visual merchandising, followed by the application of an online survey with 150 women and, a case study with a female retail store located in the city of Recife). The study suggests that the consumer comfort in the shop environment of this segment is obtained by their interaction with five macro-elements (products, conditions of the environment, services, persons and presentation of souvenirs\elements of environment composition), presenting itself in the form of 10 sensations (subjective dimensions) representatives of comfort for the consumer. Such identification allowed to create a map of comfort at the point of sale, in addition to formulate guidelines for the evaluation of comfort for this segment, which can help both visual merchandiser and retailers in the evaluation of space, allowing them to understand the customer’s perception about the store and the experience, in order to propose appropriate solutions for to the point of sale.
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Chmiel, Caroline. "The New Retail Industry: How Retailers Can Adapt for Success in an Ever-Changing Consumer World." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1776.
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Retail store closures are on pace to pass those during the 2008 recession; meanwhile, consumer confidence is strong and unemployment is low.This puzzling situation sparks the question of how retailers can change their current business models and tactics to capitalize on a stronger economy and changing consumer preferences. Key solutions may lie in the strategies and decisions of America’s fastest growing retailers. The purpose of this study is to identify and understand common trends that are driving revenue growth in today’s consumer retail companies. The study produces characteristics useful for struggling retailers to develop and adapt in hopes of achieving growth and stability in the changing retail sector. The research design is a collection of variables from two data sets, one made up of 220 U.S. retailers and the other including the top 50 fastest-growing publicly traded U.S. retailers. This data comes from respective 10-K annual reports. The data is analyzed using STATA to identify strong trends and correlations among the top players in the retail space. Some notable characteristics are revenue in dollars, revenue growth percentages, gross margin percentages, square footage, employee count and sales ratios in dollars.
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Evans, Elizabeth. "Impacts of foreign retail entry on the host country : the Canadian apparel industry." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/11310.
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By the later decades of the twentieth century, retail internationalization was no longer the activity of a few multi-national retailers; revising the traditional view of retailing as a national business and the need to understand the process of internationalization. Academic research enriched the understanding of this activity, moving away from the early use of surveys to delve into the specific processes of the retailers in order to properly analyze foreign expansion activity. Initial research focused on the perspective of the firm, contributing to knowledge of the why, where, and how of the internationalization process. As this research expanded its scope, it became necessary for researchers to explore when internationalization occurs and to document what was the impact of internationalization on the host country. This call for research was made by Dawson (2003), who proposed a framework for the study of foreign impact on the domestic retailers of a host country. This study utilizes the Dawson model to measure, analyze, and explain the when and what of the retail internationalization process. In recognition of the complexity of the retail internationalization process, it was determined that the study would focus on one type of impact: changes in sectoral competitiveness. It was also determined that this study should be undertaken in a market and retail sector where substantial foreign entry had occurred and could potentially be measured, analyzed and explained. Therefore, the study is undertaken in the Canadian apparel sector between 1989 and 2007. The study was conducted as a mixed method research in two stages: an empirical study of market data and an interview study of industry experts. Since retail functions at the local level, the shopping centre was used as a microcosm of the market and provided empirical evidence to measure impacts in a temporal sense and by intensity. The interviews with industry experts were used to collaborate and explain the mall data, providing important first-hand context to explain the retail internationalization process. This study contributes to the validation of the Dawson model as a tool to measure and explain the impacts of foreign entry on a host country’s sectoral competitiveness, and through its methodology will provide the necessary modifications to the model for continued study of the retail internationalization process.
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Graham, Mary A. "THE EFFECT OF PERSONAL SCANDAL ON CELEBRITY ATHLETES AND SHOPPER’S PURCHASE INTENTIONS AND ATTITUDE FAVORABILITY." UKnowledge, 2012. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/mat_etds/2.
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Athletes have become more than sports professionals; they are million dollar investments for brand images. Businesses worldwide have transitioned old promotional schemes to athlete endorsements and have experienced positive reactions to the public change. Athletes connected with consumers on a heroic level and translated the brand’s message to purchasers through the theory of transference of affect (White, Goddard, & Wilbur, 2009). Subsequently, there had been an equal rise in the caution businesses exercised as several athletes found occupancy in negative press. Those involved in scandals posed reputational risks for businesses and could reduce positive transference to consumers. The purpose of this study was to test the impact of negative media portrayal (reputation) about athlete endorsers on male consumer’s purchase intentions and attitude favorability towards high or low involvement products. Online surveys were distributed to a Midwestern University, 196 surveys were analyzed. Findings showed purchase intention was affected by reputation for high involvement products; reputation was not an accurate predictor of consumer attitude toward high or low involvement products. Athletes involved in scandals remained effective as endorsers for low involvement products whereas, athletes with positive reputations succeeded when promoting high involvement products.
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Carrion, Cortes Gabriela, and Tercero Kristabel Caceres. "Eco-shop Paradox, a case study on Zara Rome." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-16777.
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Sustainability is a topic paying a visit to most industries today and the fashion business is no exception.The development of eco-efficient stores is one of the efforts carried out by Inditex Group with the aim to adopt sustainability into its practices. Such stores distinguish themselves for saving electricity, water and by greatly reducing the amount of CO2 that is yearly produced. The concept was initiated with the Zara brand but it will be introduced to the other six brands that integrate Inditex as well. However, despite the reduction in the carbon footprint it cannot be denied that the fast fashion business model creates a paradox in terms of sustainability.The following is a case study on the Zara Rome eco-efficient store. Being a store benchmark in Europe, it explores how the sustainability concept is communicated through this model and if the identified paradox is addressed. To do so, the study analyzes the external, internal and interactive marketing of the eco-shop based on the service marketing triangle theory and the Mehrabian-Russell stimulus-response model used in visual merchandising. Participant observation on site and a content analysis of relevant documents were carried out as research methods in order to find the messages emitted on each side of the triangle.The analysis shows that the paradox in the Zara eco-shops is not being handled at the customer level, though it is being handled at internal and external levels. As a conclusion, the eco-shops effort is part of a sustainability strategy with long term perspective and it will be addressed at customer level when the company as a whole counts with a more sustainable brand identity. Additionally suggestions are offered to potentialize the communication of sustainability in an eco-shop.Program: Master in Fashion Management with specialisation in Fashion Marketing and Retailing
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Busato, Cláudia Maria. "O rosto e a roupa: uma leitura dos outdoors de moda em ambientes urbanos." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2008. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/5017.
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This inquiry studies urban communication and its devices of attention. The objects of this investigation are the fashion images printed in banners, billboards, images in buildings and interiors of shopping centers. The current metropolises show off the fact that they have being organized around the production and the seduction for almost two hundred years. In them, it is possible to check that is built a practice of appearances beside the history of the persons and objects. Paradoxically, the metropolises practice ways of removal, at the same time that social movements produce forms of closeness. In that habitat, it was developed the sewing industry and next to it, a demanding and segmented public moved by the novelty. It is also in the same stage, played by beauty and consumption, that the advertisement image explores its appeal to an immediate one. So, contemporary cities so much produce fast-fashion products as much social types here called image-costumer. It is necessary to emphasize that to be delighted before images, depends on the personal capacity of the individual in managing the received data. In this context, different tendencies of reception are shown: some accept in the full text the pretentious images and others seize only the languages proposed by the media. The hypothesis of this inquiry proposes that fashion images fill out individual deficit through the reconfiguration of their symbolic elements. The first symbol of the individual it is the images that he stores in his memory. Since he was born, the individual is enclosed by stimuli, particularly visual stimuli. These symbols that support the individual nowadays they are also explored by advertisement market. In order to understand the dynamic of these events the following objectives are put: 1. to identify in what ways the observer appropriates the fashion images; 2. to investigate the communicative potential of fashion billboard. The connecting thread of this inquiry goes through the reflections of Dietmar Kamper who discusses the technical images; Harry Pross who treats the pragmatic results of the symbolic orders; Baudrillard and Milton Santos, they analyse the mediation of the objects in urban space; Walter Benjamin and George Simmel, they point out the reflexes of urban life on the individuals. There are two the axles of this inquiry, a vertical, which means, a bibliographical lifting and, the other one, horizontal reached through field work. At both, it is valued in which measure they bring near the images of surface of those primary ones filed by the individual in his memory. The images in fashion billboards are objects of specified glances and they contain in its structure an efficient device of attention: the face. In that context, the observer and the image are face to face but the binomial face-clothes, in the billboards, reveals a mechanism of variation. Because in making seeming, simulating, by the use of the garment becomes a way for going out from the boredom, the changing, when the potential is going up in value of transforming stimuli. The communicative strength of the binomial face-clothes rests in the capacity of the individual of turning elements of the memory into realizable objectives. Since, contemporary individual is enclosed of objects and feelings to build a visual identity
Esta pesquisa estuda a comunicação urbana e seus dispositivos de atenção. São o objeto desta investigação as imagens da moda estampadas em banners, outdoors, imagens em edifícios e interiores de shoppings. As metrópoles atuais herdam o fato de se organizarem em torno da produção e da sedução há quase duzentos anos. Nelas é possível verificar que ao lado da história dos corpos e dos objetos constrói-se uma prática das aparências. Paradoxais, elas promovem o distanciamento, mas também movimentações sociais que propiciam formas de vinculação. Nesse habitat se desenvolve a indústria da costura e junto dela um público exigente, segmentado e movido pela novidade. É também nesse palco, encenado pela beleza e o consumo, que a imagem publicitária explora seu caráter de apelo ao imediato. Assim, as cidades contemporâneas tanto geram produtos fast fashion quanto tipos sociais aqui denominados de consumidores-imagem . Deve-se ressaltar que extasiar-se diante de imagens depende da capacidade do indivíduo de administrar as informações recebidas. Neste contexto revelam-se tendências distintas de recepção, onde uns aceitam na integra as imagens exibidas e outros apenas se apropriam das linguagens propostas pela mídia. A hipótese desta pesquisa propõe que as imagens da moda preenchem o déficit do indivíduo por meio da reconfiguração de seus elementos simbólicos. O primeiro símbolo do indivíduo são as imagens que ele provisiona na memória. Esses símbolos que sustentam o homem hoje são potencializados pelo mercado publicitário. Para compreensão desses eventos colocam-se os seguintes objetivos: 1. Identificar de que forma o observador se apropria das imagens da moda; 2. Investigar o potencial comunicativo do outdoor de moda. Esta pesquisa percorre as reflexões de Dietmar Kamper que discute as imagens técnicas; Harry Pross que trata dos resultados pragmáticos das ordens simbólicas, Baudrillard e Milton Santos que analisam a mediação dos objetos no espaço urbano, Walter Benjamin e George Simmel que apontam os reflexos da vida urbana sobre os indivíduos; são dois os eixos desta pesquisa, um vertical mediante levantamento bibliográfico e outro horizontal alcançado por meio de pesquisa de campo. Em ambos avalia-se em que medida se aproximam as imagens de superfície daquelas primárias arquivadas pelo indivíduo na memória. As imagens nos outdoors de moda são objetos de olhares particularizados e contêm na sua estrutura imagética um dispositivo eficaz de atenção: o rosto. Nessa troca observador e imagem ficam frente a frente. O binômio rosto-roupa nos outdoors revelase um mecanismo de variação, pois o fazer parecer, o simular, pela vestimenta se mostra uma forma de sair do tédio, de mudar, valorizando-se o potencial do indivíduo de transformar estímulos. Sua força comunicativa repousa na capacidade do indivíduo de transformar elementos da memória em objetivos realizáveis. Desse modo, esta pesquisa conclui que o indivíduo contemporâneo cerca-se de objetos e sentidos para construir uma identidade visual personalizada
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Barretto, Vera Lucia da Silva Azeredo Pereira. "Modos de vida enunciados nas lojas de moda esportiva na Oscar Freire: regimes de sentido e de interação nas práticas de vida de São Paulo." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2017. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/20217.
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This research project sets out to investigate how brands as addressors in the sports fashion universe organize their discourses so as to exhibit new ways of life in stores. In situ observation is the basis for an endeavor to understand the discursive mechanisms — enunciatory, thematic, figurative and plastic — deployed to foster belief in these enunciations as verdictive, so that credibility leads to their being taken up as life aspirations. Discursive strategies and types of interaction are mapped, and these constructions are then systematized in a typology comprising types of interactions and types of store and consumer. The choice of stores in the sportswear segment is motivated by the action of these addressors, which transcend the role of proposing forms of dress to present contemporary ways of urban life, in a move aligned with the growing importance of everyday physical activity for people who live in São Paulo. Observation leads to a corpus consisting of four stores — Track&Field, Adidas, Nike and Asics — which together form the sports quadrilateral of Rua Oscar Freire, São Paulo’s emblematic upmarket shopping street. The theoretical and methodological foundations range from the semiotics of Greimas, particularly as developed in Landowski’s sociosemiotics, highlighting sensitivity, visibility, public versus private, and the role of interactions in the apprehension and construction of meaning; to Oliveira’s developments regarding enunciations in discursive interactions, meaning apprehended in action, esthesia, and syncretism; and the semiotic contributions to marketing, brand management and consumer behavior studies of Floch, Pezzini, Cervelli, Semprini, Ceriani, and Ciaco. The analysis of store plasticity follows research on window displays by Oliveira and Demetresco. The investigation shows that the discourses of sports brands across all communication channels evidence a certain distancing from the concept of sports linked solely to performance and a tendency to highlight values closer to people’s everyday lives such as well-being, health, fashion, and beauty. Brands in this segment enunciate ways of living that reiterate these values as lifestyles, and when these lifestyles are displayed in the valuable space of a store on an iconic street like Rua Oscar Freire they acquire prescriptive force, leading individuals to believe in the need to adopt and appropriate this axiology as essential to their participation in contemporary urban life. The study also aims to link semiotics to brand management and visual merchandising, offering a rigorous scientific framework for brand communication strategies
Esta pesquisa investiga como os destinadores marcas, no universo de moda esportiva, organizam seus discursos de maneira a expor nas lojas novos modos de viver a vida. A partir da observação in loco, busca-se compreender quais são os mecanismos discursivos empregados — enunciativos, temáticos, figurativos e plásticos — para fazer crer nesses enunciados como veridictórios, de modo que, credíveis, passam a ser seguidos como lema de vida. Mapeadas as estratégias discursivas e os tipos de interação, essas construções são sistematizadas numa tipologia tanto dos tipos de interações, quanto dos tipos de lojas e de consumidores. A escolha por lojas do segmento de sportswear é motivada pela ação desses destinadores, que ultrapassa o papel de propor modos de vestir e passa a apresentar modos de viver a vida urbana na contemporaneidade, movimento alinhado à crescente importância da atividade física no cotidiano, recortado no estudo do paulistano. A observação levou a um corpus constituído pelas lojas: Track&Field, Adidas, Nike e Asics, que juntas formam o quadrilátero esportivo da Oscar Freire, rua emblemática do consumo paulistano. A fundamentação teórica e metodológica é da semiótica de Greimas, particularmente seu desenvolvimento na sociossemiótica de Landowski, com aprofundamentos do sensível, visibilidade, público e privado e ao papel das interações na apreensão e construção do sentido; as elaborações de Oliveira acerca da enunciação nas interações discursivas, do sentido apreendido em ato, da estesia e do sincretismo; as contribuições semióticas ao marketing, à gestão de marcas e ao consumo de Floch; Pezzini; Cervelli; Semprini; Ceriani e Ciaco. A análise da plasticidade das lojas seguirá estudos sobre vitrinas de Oliveira e Demetresco. A investigação apontou que os discursos das marcas de moda esportiva, nas diversas mídias, evidenciam um certo afastamento do conceito do esporte ligado apenas à performance e passam a dar visibilidade a valores de bem-estar, saúde, moda e esteticidade aproximando-se do cotidiano dos indivíduos. As marcas desse segmento enunciam modos de viver de maneira a reiterar esses valores como estilos de vida que, ao serem apresentados no espaço valorizado de uma loja de rua icônica, ganham força de prescrição, levando o indivíduo a acreditar na necessidade de adoção e apropriação dessa axiologia como aspecto essencial para sua inserção na vida da urbe contemporânea. Esse estudo promoveu uma aproximação entre semiótica, gestão de marcas e visual merchandising, oferecendo um arcabouço científico rigoroso às estratégias comunicacionais das marcas
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Ekwegh, Ijeoma W. "Newsvendor Models With Monte Carlo Sampling." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3125.
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Newsvendor Models with Monte Carlo Sampling by Ijeoma Winifred Ekwegh The newsvendor model is used in solving inventory problems in which demand is random. In this thesis, we will focus on a method of using Monte Carlo sampling to estimate the order quantity that will either maximizes revenue or minimizes cost given that demand is uncertain. Given data, the Monte Carlo approach will be used in sampling data over scenarios and also estimating the probability density function. A bootstrapping process yields an empirical distribution for the order quantity that will maximize the expected profit. Finally, this method will be used on a newsvendor example to show that it works in maximizing profit.
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Piedade, Vera Lúcia Madeira da. "Visual merchandising influence on fashion brands’ equity – consumer perspective." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/22392.
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Nowadays brands are spending a lot of money creating its brand image, still, many times they neglect the visual aspects of stores while it reflects the face of brands. Using a descriptive method with Factor Analyses and multiple regressions, the present research suggests that visual merchandising dimensions can influence the value customers attribute to brands. Two main dimensions of visual merchandising and three constructs of consumer-based brand equity were found and their relationships recommend fashion retailers should consider interior and layout aspects in consumers’ favourable and strength of associations of their brands, and the exterior window displays in terms of awareness.
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Yuan, Chun Huang, and 黃元淳. "Spatialization of Symbolic Economy---Visual Merchandising of Fashion Boutiques." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45707852533367949758.