Este estudo analisa os aspectos do design de lojas de varejo de moda por meio de variáveis tangíveis presentes nos espaços da rede de varejo do vestuário do modelo fast fashion. O modelo fast fashion vem consolidando sua presença no mercado de vestuário de moda por meio de um modelo inovador no ciclo de desenvolvimento de produtos, no abastecimento das lojas e na própria distribuição por meio de lojas próprias que atendem o modelo. A questão do estudo investigou se as características do modelo se refletem no design das lojas fast fashion contribuindo para a comunicação e o modelo de oferecimento dos produtos. Na pesquisa de campo em lojas fast fashion buscou-se por meio do modelo de investigação qualitativa utilizar o método de observação direta em quatro cadeias de lojas em shopping centers e lojas em rua e sua correspondência com as características da literatura relacionada ao modelo fast fashion. Alguns resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa propõem, por exemplo, a comunicação da vitrina em conjunto com os manequins de acesso a loja comunicam lançamentos de produtos de moda para os consumidores e deste modo demonstram correspondência com fast fashion. Neste sentido, as variáveis do design presentes nas lojas de varejo, importantes elementos do ambiente que atuam individualmente ou em conjunto e assim oferecem funcionalidade para este modelo fast fashion. Este estudo aponta para abertura de novas oportunidades de investigação do design de lojas nos segmentos de varejo de moda, por meio dos levantamentos obtidos nesta pesquisa / This study analyzes the design aspects of fashion retail stores through tangible variables present in the garment retail chain of fast fashion model. The fast fashion model has consolidated its presence in the fashion apparel market through an innovative model in the product development cycle, in the supply of stores and own distribution through stores that meet the model. The study question investigated whether the characteristics of the model are reflected in the design of fast fashion stores contributing to communication and the model of offering the products. In field research in fast fashion stores sought by means of qualitative research model using the method of direct observation in four chain stores in shopping malls and stores in the street and your correspondence with the characteristics of the literature related to the fast fashion model. Some results obtained in this research, propose, for example, the communication from the showcase in conjunction with the dummies store, access communicate product sets to consumers and thus demonstrate correspondence with fast fashion. In this sense, the design variables present in retail stores, important elements of the environment that act individually or together and thus offer functionality for this fast fashion model. This study points to the opening of new opportunities for research on store design in fashion retail segments by means of surveys obtained in this research

The purpose of this study is to do a comparison between luxurious fashion stores and normal/regular ones, describe the differences in terms of the store design and discuss the influences and their impact on the customer experience. The second purpose is to give suggestions to normal/regular fashion stores from Sweden regarding improvements that they might need to enhance the customer’s shopping experience. In order to complete this study, both primary and secondary data were collected. Primary data was collected by performing three different methods. First was an observation, which was done in both luxurious and normal/regular fashion stores. An interview was performed with the manager of H&M Västerås. Last but not least method was to apply a questionnaire in order to find out the customer’s opinion concerning their shopping experience. The secondary data was gathered from Mälardalen’s University data bases and library and also from online resources. Conclusion:               The luxurious fashion stores have a unique way of displaying their garments, which gives an idea of neatness, comfort and order. They also have special services that add to the customer’s shopping experience, enhancing it. Even thought normal/regular fashion stores are different from luxurious, they give a big importance to the quality, the price and displaying their garments in a specific order. When it comes to the shopping experience customers’ encounter, most of them considered that it is important to have helpful staff, right temperature, appropriate music and light and clean environment. Overall it can be seen, that even thought they are completely different, the normal/regular fashion stores still try to offer the best experience to their customers.

This research investigates ways to help shoppers evaluate physical products via the Internet. The primary research issue is, therefore, how to provide experience vicariously. The study was undertaken in three parts. First, an extensive range of Web sites belonging to Internet-based retailers was examined, together with literature on vicarious experience and Web page design. These helped to explore the question of ‘What components of Web-based representations of physical products might assist shoppers when trying to evaluate those products as part of a purchase decision?’ Online store systems that are representative of the main communication styles found in the Web survey were then evaluated in a series of laboratory-based experiments. This second part of the study makes a broad assessment of the impact of representative technologies on the product evaluation process. Finally, a smaller-scale, more targeted investigation was conducted, also using a laboratory-based experiment. This third part of the study assesses the impact of an individual’s evaluation style on the perceived success of representative technologies.

Este estudo analisa os aspectos do design de lojas de varejo de moda por meio de variáveis tangíveis presentes nos espaços da rede de varejo do vestuário do modelo fast fashion. O modelo fast fashion vem consolidando sua presença no mercado de vestuário de moda por meio de um modelo inovador no ciclo de desenvolvimento de produtos, no abastecimento das lojas e na própria distribuição por meio de lojas próprias que atendem o modelo. A questão do estudo investigou se as características do modelo se refletem no design das lojas fast fashion contribuindo para a comunicação e o modelo de oferecimento dos produtos. Na pesquisa de campo em lojas fast fashion buscou-se por meio do modelo de investigação qualitativa utilizar o método de observação direta em quatro cadeias de lojas em shopping centers e lojas em rua e sua correspondência com as características da literatura relacionada ao modelo fast fashion. Alguns resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa propõem, por exemplo, a comunicação da vitrina em conjunto com os manequins de acesso a loja comunicam lançamentos de produtos de moda para os consumidores e deste modo demonstram correspondência com fast fashion. Neste sentido, as variáveis do design presentes nas lojas de varejo, importantes elementos do ambiente que atuam individualmente ou em conjunto e assim oferecem funcionalidade para este modelo fast fashion. Este estudo aponta para abertura de novas oportunidades de investigação do design de lojas nos segmentos de varejo de moda, por meio dos levantamentos obtidos nesta pesquisa / This study analyzes the design aspects of fashion retail stores through tangible variables present in the garment retail chain of fast fashion model. The fast fashion model has consolidated its presence in the fashion apparel market through an innovative model in the product development cycle, in the supply of stores and own distribution through stores that meet the model. The study question investigated whether the characteristics of the model are reflected in the design of fast fashion stores contributing to communication and the model of offering the products. In field research in fast fashion stores sought by means of qualitative research model using the method of direct observation in four chain stores in shopping malls and stores in the street and your correspondence with the characteristics of the literature related to the fast fashion model. Some results obtained in this research, propose, for example, the communication from the showcase in conjunction with the dummies store, access communicate product sets to consumers and thus demonstrate correspondence with fast fashion. In this sense, the design variables present in retail stores, important elements of the environment that act individually or together and thus offer functionality for this fast fashion model. This study points to the opening of new opportunities for research on store design in fashion retail segments by means of surveys obtained in this research

Since retailing conceptualisation, it has been at the forefront of societal distribution of necessities, goods and experiences. Human beings, the consumers of retail, have daily or multiple times used supermarkets to express their purchase behaviour and elevate their consumer lifes. In the retail space itself the consumer uses their senses of visual, auditory, olfactory and touch to accurately perceive all around them. But there is a group of individuals who face various challenges in the retail experience: people who are visually impaired. For them, the retail experience differs significantly from the norm. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore how people who are visually impaired experience the retail setting of supermarkets. With an aim to analyse how in-store design and sensory cues can be used to enable and affect supermarkets for the visually impaired. Additionally, the impact of using aids will be explored to facilitate their role in retail experience. Empirical findings were collected with the help of qualitative single case studies with semi structured interviews. In total, one pilot-study was conducted and 15 visually impaired people were interviewed in Sweden. The informants were asked about their retail experience in supermarkets and how in-store design, senses and aids affect their personal experiences. The findings were analysed and coded through thematic analysis and later discussed with various peer-reviewed literature. Conclusively, this thesis found that visually impaired people experience a significant difference from sighted people in supermarkets. Facing numerous challenges and obstacles in their visits. It was found that visually impaired peopleare separated from other customer segments through various inaccessible factors in the retail setting. However, as these factors work as barriers, the research shows that there exist solutions and potential in the supermarket setting, extending through in-store design, sensory cues, and aids. By facilitating and developing the areas, major improvements to customer accessibility can be introduced.

The overall focus of this doctoral thesis is the examination of the role of store design-architecture in consumer perceptions of retail brand loyalty. More specifically, it examines how consumers’ perceptions at the store design-architecture level promote brand loyalty and attachment at the overall retail-level. This research, therefore, aims to address the underdeveloped extant knowledge of the role of the store design-architecture in retail branding. This thesis addresses two research questions: 1) is it possible to improve on the specification or measurement of the store environment beyond the novelty, complexity collative constructs proposed in traditional studies of the store environment?; and 2) what effect, if any, do these improved store environment constructs (from answering research question number one) have in explaining the role of store design-architecture in consumer perceptions of retail brand loyalty? In its examination of the role of store-level design-architecture in overall retail-level branding, the theoretical significance of this thesis is based on two activities. First, this thesis proposes a conceptual framework that draws on multiple, diverse literatures from design-architecture, psychology and marketing. The critical review of pertinent literatures from these three sources then enables the second activity: the generation of novel empirical insights based on surveys of consumer perceptions of store-level design-architecture. A research instrument is developed that compares higher and lower levels of design in two stores of Penneys, a discount fashion retailer. The responses of 145 consumers are examined in an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). A separate dataset of 403 consumer responses are analysed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equations Modelling (SEM). Multiple-group invariance testing is also completed on this dataset. The primary theoretical contributions of this thesis to the extant literature are five-fold. First, the principal contribution of this thesis confirms that store aesthetic preference is positively associated with retail brand loyalty. Thus, the second research question is satisfactorily addressed; I explain that there is a mild association between store aesthetic preference and the emotionally valenced retail brand attachment construct in higher-level design contexts. Instead, a store aesthetic preference association is observed with the more behaviourally valenced retail brand loyalty construct in lower-level designs. Consequently, this principal contribution to the extant literature reveals the perceptive dynamic of how consumers processing of store-level design-architecture correspond with their perceptions of retail-level brand loyalty. A host of global-attribute, objective-subjective, and cognitive-emotional perceptive processing at the store and retail levels are observed in the proposed theoretical framework. Second, to confirm the role of store design-architecture in retail brand loyalty, I develop: a new scale for retail brand product; modify scales for store prototype, store novelty, store aesthetic preference, store complexity and retail brand price; and introduce scales for brand attachment and brand loyalty from non-retail contexts into a retail context for the first time. This research, therefore, addresses research question number one by making a notable conceptual and measurement contribution to the specification of the store environment. Third, as a progression from the previous contribution, I use these improved store environments constructs to better specify the store environment, and examine the associations between store prototype, store novelty and store aesthetic preference. I demonstrate that theory such as the preference-for-prototypes literature helps to improve the extant understanding of the associations between store prototype, store novelty and store aesthetic preference. The confirmation of the existence of these associations essentially means that the proposed model is robust, credible and able to account for consumers objective-subjective, global-attribute discriminations of the store-level aesthetic. Fourth, in an effort to explain the relative visual and non-visual contributions to retail brand attachment and retail brand loyalty, I examine associations concerning retail brand product and retail brand price. Retail brand product is confirmed to have stronger associations with retail brand attachment than store aesthetic preference or store prototypicality. Thus, this research extends the extant knowledge of the relative contributions of visual and non-visual constructs to understanding retail brand loyalty. Fifth, this research contributes to the extant understanding of how non-invariance analysis can be employed in Structural Equations Modelling (SEM) to confirm differences between groups. This research examines differences in parameter values to confirm differences in perception of the higher and lower levels of store design-architecture. This type of use of non-invariance analysis is not frequently employed in SEM and I propose that this research instrument can be generalised to other retail contexts also. Finally, this thesis concludes by presenting the limitations of this research. It makes suggestions on potential future research that could be completed, and raises some pertinent implications for practitioners arising from this research.

The main aim of the thesis was a comparison buying atmosphere chosen two retail units. The first part of thesis was based on the studied literature, there has been described trade, wholesale, retail and elements of the buying atmosphere. In the second part of thesis were described chosen retail units. The second step was to analyze the data, which were obtained by two methods. The first method was structured interviews with owners of retail units. The second method was a survey that was conducted with customers of the retail units, either face to face or online questioning. Based on these data were compared retail units and created proposals to improve the atmosphere of buying retail units.

Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2016-09-13T17:39:20Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO O CONFORTO NO PONTO DE VENDA - MABEL G GUIMARAES - FINAL.pdf: 8947746 bytes, checksum: 594f97404873af2c173d4fc7a2d8eee2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-13T17:39:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO O CONFORTO NO PONTO DE VENDA - MABEL G GUIMARAES - FINAL.pdf: 8947746 bytes, checksum: 594f97404873af2c173d4fc7a2d8eee2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-29 / CAPES / 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.

Increasing competition in the market place has made business ever tougher for the multibrand store. In order to create new customers as well as keeping existing customers loyal, companies must create and maintain a strong brand identity and project a strong brand image within their chosen segment. By successfully working with the image companies can create brand recognition and confidence in the brand among customers. By actively aligning the communication of the brand and its image to the image and desires of its customers a company can create a greater brand recognition and loyalty among the customers. But how does a successful communication of the brand image and identity work? Our thesis is based on a case study of a multibrand store focusing on how identity can be communicated through a unique and well put together store environment. We have looked at how they project and communicate their brand image and identity through their shops and how that communication is perceived by their customers.The main purpose is to find out if the corporate image is congruent with the identity of the company. The study is based on interviews with the area manager of the stores in the Gothenburg area and interviews with eight of the stores customers. The questions are focusing towards the identity of the company, communication, image and trust based on the company and the T w ’ importance. The company in focus in this study has achieved a strong level of loyalty for its customers through managing the store design, assortment and service. The result shows that an inspiring store is strong enough for establishing a corporate identity.Keywords: / Det har blivit allt tuffare för klädbutiker att vara framgångsrika då det ständigt etableras nya konkurrenter som vill positionera sig på marknaden. För att åstadkomma trogna kunder krävs det att företaget har en stark identitet och image. Genom att skapa en bra image kan företaget etablera ett starkt igenkännande hos kunderna. Det kan resultera i att kunderna känner tillit till butiken. Imagen bygger på kundernas bild av företaget. Att arbeta aktivt med hur företagets identitet kommuniceras kan leda till överensstämmelse mellan identiteten och imagen, vilket är företagets mål för en lyckad konkurrensstrategi. Men vad är en effektiv kommunikation av företagets identitet till kunderna? Uppsatsen bygger på en fallstudie av en multibrandbutik med fokus på hur butiken kommunicerar ut sin identitet genom sin unika och välarbetade butiksmiljö. Syftet är att ta reda på om den image som företagets befintliga kunder uppfattar stämmer överens med företagets identitet. Undersökningen baseras på intervjuer med företagets regionchef för butikerna i Göteborgsregionen och intervjuer med åtta av butikens kunder. Intervjufrågorna fokuserar på företagets identitet, kommunikation, image och förtroende utifrån företagets och kundernas perspektiv. Resultatet visar att hur man kommunicerar via butikens miljö är viktigt. Företaget i vår studie har lyckats skapa ett starkt förtroende hos sina kunder genom att de arbetar aktivt med butikens inredning, sortiment och service. Det visar sig att en inspirerande butiksmiljö är stark nog för att förmedla företagets identitet.

L’une des voies d’innovation plébiscitées par les détaillants pour orchestrer l’évolution de leur proposition de valeur consiste à réviser le design des espaces de vente. Les contributions académiques sur l’expérience en magasin se sont concentrées sur les perceptions des consommateurs ainsi que sur le repérage de pratiques managériales significatives. En prenant pour objet la traduction du repositionnement d’une enseigne par le design expérientiel des espaces de vente, la thèse propose de suivre le processus au cœur même du marché et de mettre à jour les mécanismes qui le sous-tendent. La conduite d’une étude longitudinale de cas enchâssés dévoile une conception holistique, basée sur l’interaction souhaitée du chaland avec le magasin. L’analyse relate l’enchâssement des quatre phases du cycle de vie et permet de recenser pour chaque phase les événements et problématiques associés aux six dimensions du processus. La thèse établit le rôle prégnant de la vision entrepreneuriale du dirigeant, clé de voûte de l’innovation. La proposition de valeur se matérialise par trois composantes gigognes que sont l’intrigue, l’action et le décor. Pour chacune des cinq étapes du parcours-client, des éléments de décor sont implantés pour relayer ou renforcer l’action souhaitée. Ces éléments constituent des mécanismes ou dispositifs destinés à stimuler le système expérientiel du chaland. L’évaluation, qui porte sur la mesure du positionnement perçu et vécu, contribue à ajuster la proposition de valeur au regard de quatre niveaux de cohérence et de la flexibilité du design. Enfin, les logiques de coproduction occasionnent une possible co-destruction de valeur, intentionnelle ou accidentelle. / One of the innovative ways favoured by retailers to drive change in their value proposition is to review the design of their stores. Academic contributions to the in-store experience have mostly focused on consumer perspective and identifying relevant managerial practices. The core of this research studies how repositioning a retail brand translates into the experiential design of retail spaces. To this end, the research follows the repositioning process from a managerial perspective and updates the mechanisms that underlie it. The longitudinal study of embedded cases reveals the importance of an holistic design that takes into account the desired interactions between the shopper and the store. The analysis shows the four overlapping phases of the store’s life cycle, and breaks down the process into six dimensions, each with its own events and issues. The six dimensions are vision, plotline, action, decor, assessment and coproduction.The entrepreneurial vision of the leader is the cornerstone of the whole innovation process. The value proposition is embodied by three components, namely plotline, action and decor. For each of the five stages of the shopper’s journey, elements of the decor are implemented to relay or reinforce the desired action. These are mechanisms or devices meant to stimulate the shopper’s experiential system. The assessment, which involves measuring the perceived and experienced positioning, helps to adjust the value proposition in terms of four levels of consistency and flexibility of design. Finally, the coproduction of store design between different stakeholders can cause a co-destruction of value, whether intentional or accidental.