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The Study about Visual Environment in Fashion Store (Part I) - Focusing on the Elements of Store Visual Environment -

패션 점포의 비주얼(visual) 환경에 관한 연구 (제1보)

  • Kim Seonsook (Dept. of Design and Merchandising, Colorado State University) ;
  • Jin Sunmee (Dept. of Design and Merchandising, Colorado State University) ;
  • Hyllegard Karen (Dept. of Design and Merchandising, Colorado State University)
  • 김선숙 (콜로라도 주립대학교) ;
  • ;
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

The visual environment of the retail store is an important factor to attract consumers to the store, to satisfy consumers, and finally to increase retailers' profits. This study focused on store visual environment influencing consumer behavior. First, how store environment influenced time that consumers spent in a retail store was examined. Next, visual environment elements of the store that consumers perceived important were identified and the elements of store visual environment preferred by consumers characteristics were examined. Through the result of this study, retailers can realize importance of store visual environment and can also use the findings to establish a new visual merchandising policy of the store or to improve the store environment newly.

패션 점포의 비주얼(visual) 환경은 소비자를 점포로 이끌고, 최종적으로 구매를 유도하기 위해 매우 중요한 요소로 본 연구에서는 패션 점포를 방문하는 소비자들의 행동에 영향을 미치는 비주얼 환경 요소에 대하여 연구하였다. 먼저 소매 점포에서 점포의 비주얼 환경이 소비자들의 행동(점포에 머무르는 시간)에 미치는 영향을 조사하였고 다음 실제 점포의 비주얼 환경의 차원은 어떻게 구성되는지, 또 구성된 요소 별로 소비자특성에 따른 선호의 정도는 어떻게 다른지 살펴보았다. 그 결과 패션 점포의 비주얼 환경이 실제 소비자들의 패션 점포에서의 체류 시간에 영향을 줌을 확인하였다. 또 비주얼 환경의 요인으로써 디자인, 편리성, 상품 평가의 용이성, 분위기의 4가지 차원을 규명하였고, 소비자 특성에 따라 선호되는 요인이 특성 별로 다름을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 소매 점포에서의 비주얼 환경의 중요성을 확인할 수 있고, 실제 점포의 비주얼 정책 수립과 점포 비주얼 환경의 개선에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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