• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.301-312
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to establish store marketing strategies according to consumers pattern obtained by the importance of the image attributes of each store and a pattern of consumers based on clothing shopping orientations. 1. The clothing shopping orientations were classified into five factors. The analysis on the sample group pursuant to 5 types orientations came out the groups to pursue the royal to store & brand name, economics, shopping, convenience and fashion & confidence. 2. store atmosphere, selling promotion, servience and products were extracted from the shop image attributes. 3. As a result of comparing the importance of store image attributes as per clothing shopping orientation, the fashion & confidence pursuing group deemed store atmosphere and convenience to be the most important one. Service and convenience for the pursuing group of royal to store & brand name and the shopping pursuing group. Products, service and convenience for the convenience pursuing group. And the economics pursuing group evaluated all factors low.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.186-199
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• 2012

Most of employees in service area frequently and strongly experience job-stress caused by emotional labour than in general. This job-stress is supposed to incur employees' burn-out, which burn-out brings a lower service quality in various aspects of physical and spiritual hospitality. The purpose of this study is to identify the impacts of burn-out on emotional labour of hair designer, with 155 primary data from a sample of 200 employees of hair shop in Seoul and Gyeongnam area. The reliability and validity of the collected data were checked through the calculation of Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ and factor analysis. The empirical research made by regression analysis confirms that emotional labour significantly has a negative effect on burn-out of hair designer. Therefore, hypothesis presented to mediate the effect of burn-out on emotional labour of hair designer was supported in positive. Hopefully, this study contributes to hair business shops for setting up a management strategy on effective job-satisfaction of hair designer.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.131-144
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to propose 3D art make-up design process by reproducing real objects through preliminary digital drawing with Photoshop (Photo Shop CS4.0, Adobe, USA) and using special make-up that has never been done previously, and produce creative problem solving plan to make concrete expanding thoughts and ideas. As for this study method, this study was composed of preliminary study, literature study by book examination and positive study on design process that performed preparatory work and reproduced real objects. Real case study by art make-up design process can improve effective design expressing ability by utilizing special make-up, diversify techniques, extend expression areas by materials, and create unique design. In addition, preliminary work by digital drawing, a process to predict real object work in advance, could reduce time and cost while improving work skill for work production, raise design accuracy and make easy the modification of idea. This study is anticipated to activate digital make-up by various digital techniques including Photoshop.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.51-63
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• 2013

This study investigates the effect of verbal and nonverbal communication on customer emotions and service quality perceptions. The subjects used in this study were customers of a fashion shop in Sunchon South Korea. The questionnaires were conveniently sampled from July 2010 to August, 2010. Questionnaire data from 335 customers of a national brand were analyzed through a reliability analysis, factor analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study are as follows. First, it was found that the verbal communication of service providers have a significant impact on customer emotion. Second postures/proxemics and physical appearance/paralanguage (out of 3 factors of nonverbal communication) have significant (+) influences on the positive emotion of customers and kinesics have significant (-) effects on the negative emotion of customers. Third, the verbal communication of service providers has a considerable impact on customer service quality perceptions. Forth, given the relationship between non-verbal communication and service quality, it was represented that all factors (postures/proxemics, physical appearance/paralanguage, and kinesics) of nonverbal communication, have significant positive influences upon customer service quality perceptions. Fifth, it was found that customer emotions have a significant impact on customer service quality perceptions.

• The Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.33-40
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• 1994

This study investigates the relationship between size, illumination, and display of show window. The average width, height, and depth of show windows in Taegu area were 341.3, 233.4, and 125.8cm, respectively. As light source, halogen lamp was most frequently used, followed by fluorescent lamp and incandescence lamp. In the actual illumination, however, a combined use of more than 2 light sources was common Further, a local illumination method, e. g., spot light, was generally adopted. The thought of employers and employees in fashion shops on display and illumination was examined as well. On the whole, the necessity and importance of display were well recognized but the fact that the illumination should be harmonized with other factors such as color and arrangement of goods was underestimated.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.31 no.8
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• pp.1180-1189
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to search the level of localization strategy of imported brands in Korean Market, to investigate relationship between the brand characteristics and localization strategy, and to study the case about localization strategy of the brand selected according to the type of brand. The survey research was employed and for the data analysis, descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and multiple-regression were used. For the case study, interview with the person who works in the each kind of company was used. The results of this study were as follows: Firstly, the level of localization strategy is found in order price, place, promotion and product. Secondly among the brand characteristics, type of brand, proportion of garments, price zone, launching time, number of shop are related with localization strategy, but turnover and number of the staff are not. Thirdly, license brand has the characteristics like as national brands and the differences between the branch and the agent is confidence and communication that are the basic elements of localization. This study can help national brands to refer the localization strategy and provide the understanding of localization strategy of imported brands in Korean fashion market.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.111-126
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to investigate the clothing consumption pattern and satisfaction of the university students. 509 subjects were surveyed during the period of 2002, for statistical analysis, t-test, ANOVA(LSD), X²-test were used by SPSSWIN program. The results of this study were following; Number of clothing showed significant difference according to sex, income, and major Female students had more clothes than male students, but female student was not satisfied with thier number of clothing. University students spend the money below one hundred thousandwon on the purchase of clothing and they depend upon their parents for the cost. Their resources of fashion information are display of shop. Clothing consumption pattern showed significant difference according to sex and female students purchased on sale more frequently than male students. The needs of university students for formal wear was high. The reason for not wearing the clothes they have showed significant difference according sex, male students din't wear their clothes for ragging or unsuitableness of size but female students din't wear because thier clothes were old fashion or they lose interests in thier clothes. The tendency to have ethetic, easycare and high quality clothing of female student was stronger than that of male students. It is necessory business develop high quality formal wear at a low price, made in practical textiles and activative designed skirts for university students.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.343-351
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• 2009

As more and more consumers shop online, websites of fashion brands have become effective means for business activities. The Colors of web sites are the most effective visual elements for e-tailers to communicate with consumers. The purpose of this study is to compare websites created for local and global markets by men's apparel brands. The empirical study focused on differences of color application between the local and global websites. Fourteen brands were chosen for the study. The main color, sub color, and accent color were extracted according to the screen component ratios for each website. The colors were analyzed by Munsell's 10 Hues and 12 tone classifications of Practical Color Coordinate System. The Results indicated that all websites were using White as the main color. The local website used pale tones while global websites used dark tones. There was also differences in the use of sub colors and tones. Red was most used as the accent color in both local and global websites.

• The International Journal of Costume Culture
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.52-70
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• 2009

Department store has actively expanded cultural center services by providing a series of educational courses in order to increase customer visits, enhance customer satisfaction, and ultimately increase sales. In this study, cultural center members' shopping behaviors and image building of the department store were explored through focus group interviews. Results generated from a total of 7 focus group interviews with female cultural center members in their 30's through 60's are as follows. First, the consumer group who attends courses for their own purpose is 45 to 55 year-old female customers who are actively involved in consumption at the department store for their own clothing, food and restaurant. They are not often engaged in impulsive either group shopping for clothing. They are satisfied with class quality compared to low tuition whereas dissatisfied with busy schedule of a lecture room and lack of special discount benefits for members. Second, the other consumer group who attends courses for their children is consumers in their 30's. They are charged in shopping for clothing for their husbands, children, and themselves. They are suffering time poverty due to nurturing their children, therefore, they want to shop more in the department store on the day of class. However, expensive kids-care facilities are barriers to do it. Convenience, familiarity and center of culture are important images of the department store, developed through frequent visits of these customers. Eight implications for marketing strategies were generated based on study results.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fashion and Beauty
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• v.2 no.1 s.1
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• pp.46-56
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• 2004

This study is an investigation research regarding Beauty Artists' perception degree about self-Technic. Therefore by grasping the field which the beauty artists recognize the insufficiency while they perform their task, the result which executed a question investigation for 430 workers at the beauty shops which are located in the Jeollabuk-do area is the same following. As a result on the subject, after the beauty artists receive a fundamental beauty care education, and when they are engaged in a real beauty care shop, in order not for them to have difficulties in business accomplishment, more realistic and active curriculum has to be made up. To do like this, more researches and more efforts in the center of the beauty care group and the educational institution are demanded. In addition, so as to grow as the expert of the beauty care artist, the systemic and internal educational training program which considers the curriculum contents, a time and the place must be provided, by developing as levels and steps of the beauty artists.