...Katelyn Fulton; Seung‐Eun Lee Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify retailers selling sustainable apparel goods on the internet and examine their sustainable initiatives in the supply chain based on the United Nation's Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), one of the most widely used...

...). In addition, heterogeneity of the bloggers and richness of the data were important criteria. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Finland Internet Blogs Consumer behaviour Electronic word‐of‐mouth Fashion blog Netnography The fashion industry has changed tremendously...

... sale sites. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Consumer behaviour Women Fashion Web sites Internet Internet marketing Fashion retailing Bargain shopping is an old concept but its meaning has changed over time. There used to be a stigma associated with bargain shopping...

... Fashion industry Supply chain management Consumer behaviour Internet Communities Green Sustainable Ethical Luxury Online communities I think in the future approaching fashion in an ethically responsible manner will be the way to behave. The problem is not only for the designers but also...

... demographic group of internet users at 79 per cent (Mintel, 2010). The main purpose of the study was to gather information about how consumer interact with a fashion garments online and more specifically the effect of that interaction and the influence on the buying process such as selecting and choosing...

... consumer's perceived risks and benefits of online shopping. Age and general internet experience showed limited influences on mature consumers' perceptions and purchase intentions. Research limitations/implications The study provides numerous implications for future research with regard to the challenges...

... technologies to improve consumers' shopping experiences. In fact, technologies such as zooming in on website images and swapping different colors on clothing have led to a jump in apparel sales (Internet Retailer, 2007). The apparel consumption experience is directly related to body‐related...

... the Theory of Planned Behavior. Boredom was associated with intentions and some of the specific types purchased. In the longitudinal analysis, increased internet information search was associated with purchases for all the specific clothing types. The most common purchases were T‐shirts, shoes, and skirts...

... five features of online web sites that encourage impulse buying. One, shopping online provides anonymity; consumers can shop impulsively without embarrassment (Koufaris et al., 2002 ; Rook and Fisher, 1995). Two, the internet provides easy access, consumers can make a purchase 24/7 (Burton...

... Publishing Limited 2007 Fashion industry Internet Retailers Consumer behaviour The vast expanse of science and civilization has dramatically changed the experience of human life. The universality of computer and internet utilization has increased the rate of change so quickly...

... and retain them through the web sites. Originality/value This study is the first to investigate young adult online consumers' perceptions of their favorite internet web sites in relation to their evaluations of the relative importance of general clothing web sites attributes. Kim and Lim (2001...

... consumers. This study is in the forefront of examining e‐consumer behavior in the fashion industry. Hyun Ju Kwon can be contacted at: jasminkwon@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Fashion Internet Demographics Modelling Korea The gender asymmetry in the adoption...

...‐relevant information components; and explore whether differences in performance exist across different types of internet retailers. Design/methodology/approach Survey methodology was used to assess the task relevance of apparel web site information components from the consumers' perspective...

... effect of internet innovativeness on these impacts. Design/methodology/approach The data used in this study were gathered by surveying female university students in Seoul, Korea, using convenience sampling, and 222 questionnaires were used in the statistical analysis. In analyzing data, correlation...

...Seiji Endo; Doris H. Kincade Purpose To investigate consumers' characteristics during internet shopping for customized products in order to reduce the distance between a manufacturer and consumers. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative methods were conducted with longitudinal interviewing...

... framework to understand and predict the consumer shopping behavior in the multichannel retailing setting. In addition, the present paper contributed to the academia by expanding the theory of planned behavior and online prepurchase intentions model. Attitudes Internet Shopping Consumer behavior...

... themselves from competitors, each type of Web retailer should take advantage of their unique Web strategy within their own retail channel. The Internet has become a mainstream retailing distribution channel (Reda, 2002). More than half of online retailers (56 percent) reported profitable results...

... these motivations for purchasing and using cultural products hold promise for attracting consumer attention and purchase. Based on a second body of scholarship, marketing cultural products on the Internet is hypothesized as particularly relevant for a large, emerging US market segment labeled cultural creatives...

..., encourage e‐tailer shopping behavior. Over time, the e‐tailer image should evolve in marketspace with features, interactivity, assortments, and service options that support and extend the brick‐and‐mortar environment. When consumers are faced with opportunities offered by the Internet and e‐tailers...

...Ji Hye Park; Leslie Stoel Despite the rapid growth in online sales of apparel, some consumers are still reluctant to purchase clothing on the Internet. This may be due to perceptions of risk associated with the type and quantity of information on which to make their purchase decision. The purpose...