The report is an attempt to incorporate consumer insight in the female sportswear segment to figureout how it can be used in the clothing industry. The consumer insight methods are performed on anexperimental basis to get a perception of how it can be done and figure out how it differs fromtraditional market research. The research aims to clarify the important parameters on which buyingdecisions are made. The parameters will be based on price, function, fit, brand, design etc. Thereport is made in cooperation with the company Röhnisch sportswear.The consumer insight concept is a part of a consumer driven or consumer oriented businessapproach. The concept strives to find unconscious needs, the driving forces behind them and furtherput them in a context to solve a problem for the consumer. The aim is to satisfy consumers and atthe same time develop a competitive and successful business model. While traditional marketingresearch usually describe what is, a consumer insight approach aim to understand why.The methods used in this research are participative observations, in-depth interviews, gymobservations and market survey. The qualitative and quantitative methods have been compared anddiscussed. The relevance and the importance of the methods used are highlighted and prioritizinglists are estimated. The result shows a wide variety of shopping behaviours. Varied shoppingbehaviour can be seen depending on products. Essential parameters for an exercising garment are fitand design. The importance of other parameters is also discussed in the report. On one hand aselective, focused and deterministic approach is seen and on the other hand a more passive andopen attitude is observed. Feeling comfortable in terms of aesthetical aspects is essential to motivatethe exercising activity. / Program: Magisterutbildning i Applied Textile Management

This research investigated the ability of online video to mediate the development of trust in the e-merchant, against the following objectives: (1) determining the drivers of consumer trust in an online environment, (2) investigating the perception of trust in an e-merchant in the absence of video, (3) investigating the perception of trust in an e-merchant in the presence of video and (4) investigating the impact of video mediated trust drivers on the consumer’s willingness to purchase and recommend the e-merchant. The research recommends that businesses in a ‘clicks’ environment, or those in a mortar & bricks environment that maintain a degree of online presence, would do well to consider the prominent usage of video on their websites as a means of mediating trust between the consumer and the online brand.

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Lam Wai Tsz Gigi. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2003-2004, design report." / Includes bibliographical references.

Spojením oblastí marketingového výzkumu a analýzy spokojenosti klientů v bankovním sektoru vznikla práce se jménem "Analýza bankovních služeb pomocí metody mystery shopping". Práce je spojením teoretického úvodu a praktické části rozdělěné do dvou oblastí, jimiž jsou dotazování bankovních klientů a mystery shopping provedený na pobočkách bank. Cílem práce je zjistění míst nižší spokojenosti bankovních klientů a navrhnutí opatření vedoucích k zvýšení této spokojenosti.

This thesis deals with the mystery shopping, which is described from a theoretical and practical point of view. For its application in practice has been chosen area of Czech mobile operators. Telecommunications market in the Czech Republic points to a highly competitive environment. The aim of the work will be understanding and comparison of the advantages offered services and customer access levels for O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone in terms of three different clients (pensioners, students and entrepreneurs). As a result, this work should provide recommendations on what type of customer should each operator to focus the media with regard to perceived competitive advantage, and on what segment would in turn be incorporated into the future.

The thesis is focused on the research method of Mystery Shopping, used for anonymous and impartial evaluation of service quality and customer service. In the theoretical part I will examine how and why the method is used, what is the procedure for its application and how the results are then interpreted. An important part is the ethical codes that are specific to this method. In the practical part I will use theoretical areas of knowledge which will then be applied into practice. In the selected company measures of the level of customer service are examined with the just-mentioned method. After the research I was able to reveal the company's management strengths and weaknesses in customer care, and advise them on which areas should be addressed in the next period. I also suggested ways to optimize methods for the mystery shopping company to give better information about the company's management level customer service to stores.

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In this post-boom era, the so-called dead mall is a growing phenomenon. A quintessentially American icon, the shopping mall arose in a time of prosperity, and was a central component of the pre-fab utopia of suburban life. The shopping mall was conceived to create a new and improved town center. As indoor private properties, developers attempted to engineer the conditions to instill a state of euphoria in shoppers, which would fuel the need to spend in order to heighten that satisfaction. But ultimately, just as the gratification was temporary, so too is the mall.

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