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The purpose of this study was to investigate the connection between store layout and how it affects us as shoppers. We formed our research questions based on literature. The study was based on observations of shoppers without their knowing they were observed. We didn’t tell shoppers since the science of shopping says that shoppers pattern of movement is something that’s subconscious and if the shoppers had known it would have affected the result of the study. The character of this study therefore demanded that shoppers were free to move naturally around in the stores where our study took place. After only a few observations we could see what the result was going to be. Shoppers were affected by the store layout. We also discovered a pattern of the shoppers’ movement and came to the conclusion that the store layout at MQ in Borås wasn’t optimal. The back part of their store wasn’t as well visited by the shoppers as it could have been with a better layout. The store manager, Jägmark, had in an interview confirmed that products that were places in this back part weren’t as new and even as trendy as the products in the front part of the store. She also said that this was due to products that was placed in the back part didn’t get as much attention as the ones in the front part. We came to the same conclusion but could see that this was partly because of a lack of understanding of their costumers’ pattern of movement through the store. Based on our research we think that MQ should make a few changes and by that receive a higher number of visitors in their back part of the store as well as get a better flow through the store. We found it especially interesting that the store, after all, already had a good store layout. For example we observed a phenomenon called “the pinball effect” which is a very good way of leading the shoppers through different parts of the store. We were surprised by the fact that Jägmark already had an understanding of how her costumers moved around in her store. Even if her understanding, according to us, can become better it was a new fact for us that managers or store owners already was considering the science of shopping as a tool for improving their store layout. The fact that shop owners should consider shopping as a tool for development and to improve their store layout is something we have made the conclusion of with this study. Perhaps even more important is that we think shop owners should all take some time to observe their shoppers in order to make improvements on their layout in order to enhance their strength as competitors. Since the costumers are kings in today’s competitive business of fashion retailer, all store owners should consider that the best place to influence consumers is in the store. / Program: Textilekonomutbildningen

Oggi le aziende riconoscono come i comportamenti d’acquisto del cliente siano influenzati dall’atmosfera del mondo retail. Le caratteristiche del punto vendita e le sue potenzialità multisensoriali rappresentano una componente fondamentale capace di influenzare il processo di scelta del consumatore da un punto di vista cognitivo ma soprattutto emotivo. Il presente lavoro di tesi propone un’indagine interdisciplinare con l’intenzione di analizzare la figura del consumatore in diversi contesti d’acquisto. Il macro-obiettivo è verificare l’impatto percettivo, cognitivo ed emotivo per comprendere come lo spazio influenzi i processi decisionali di acquisto e come gli elementi contestuali e architettonici ne favoriscano la fruizione. Gli store non sono più considerati semplici luoghi dove acquistare un prodotto ma ambienti in grado di regalare un’esperienza emozionante. L’uso di differenti strumenti d’indagine ha permesso di analizzare le risposte implicite (con l’utilizzo di strumenti neuroscientifici) ed esplicite (grazie all’uso di strumenti tradizionali di psicologia quali questionari e interviste) per avere una visione globale della percezione e delle emozioni del consumatore all’interno di un contesto d’acquisto. Diversamente delle altre ricerche di Consumer Neuroscience fino ad ora esistenti, il lavoro proposto si discosta dalle dinamiche puramente di laboratorio per studiare il cliente all’interno del punto vendita preservando così un ambiente ecologico. / Nowadays the companies are aware that the consumer’s buying behavior is influenced by the atmosphere of the retail world. The features of point of sale and its multi-sensory potential are important components which influence cognitively and emotively the consumer choice process. The present thesis aims to present an interdisciplinary research with the intention to analyze the consumer in different sales contexts. The macro-objective is to verify the perceptive, cognitive and emotional impact to understand how the space influences decision-making process and how the contextual and architectural elements encourage its fruition. Stores are no longer considered as simple places to buy a product but environments able to give an emotional experience. The use of different tools allowed us to analyze implicit responses (with neuroscientific tools) and explicit responses (thanks to the use of traditional tools of psychology such as questionnaires and interviews) to have a global view of consumer perception and emotion within the sales context. Unlike other consumer neuroscience research, this work was done outside of laboratory to study the consumer in point of sale and preserving an ecological environment.

The aim is to analyze and evaluate the space management in selected companies and see how customers perceive the environment Tesco stores.

The diploma work is focused on a store layout optimization and the related areas. The work is divided into four parts where the first three parts described the theoretical thesis. The first chapter is about the marketing theory -- a customer's behavioral rules in a retail store and a correct store layout. The second chapter is based on the logistics theory and describes the methods of a range of goods categorization according to the different views. The third chapter is focused on the operations research theory and the assignment problem's models. The last chapter describes in detail a real example workflow -- the store layout optimization for Linde Gas Company. The objective is identification of the lucrative areas in the stores, the sold range of goods analysis and the creation of the store layout which will respect a customer's behavioral rules and which will also promote the sales of the selected goods.

As private labels have developed and increased in recent years, customers’ options have grown. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how customers reason when they choose a brand in a Swedish sportswear store, which offers both private labels and national brands. More specifically, the following attributes, private labels versus national brands, customer behavior, and store layout are considered in order to address a possible complexity in the brand choice. The empirical material was collected through twelve exit interviews outside Stadium stores in four cities, combined with four observations in four Stadium stores. The findings revealed that private labels and national brands seem to have similar product characteristics, which may cause complexity in customers’ brand choices. This thesis contributes with an insight into a new dynamic within the walls of a sportswear store and discusses what aspects influence customers’ brand choice.

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.

The main objective of my diploma thesis was to conduct an analysis of the shopping atmosphere at a selected retail unit from the perspective of Czech consumers, and the development of recommendations for its possible improvement. The main method selected for the analysis and for the actual investigation consisted of a questionnaire survey among customers. The retail unit selected for the research was Electro World České Budějovice. An analysis of the shopping atmosphere of ElectroWorld České Budějovice shows that most customers perceive it positively. This can be confirmed and identified by the fact that customers return to this store and make repeated purchases.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:31:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Andrea Firmino de Sa.pdf: 4607961 bytes, checksum: ebe4528b68349a37fdd618a82e487363 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research aims to investigate and discuss the store layout as an element of communication applied to the point of sale book store, observing and analyzing how the current stores are being adapted to the market reality, which aims to provide the customer with a pleasant experience, considering the competition against e-commerce and supermarkets that have been selling books. It aims to understand the use of the different senses, which are: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing in the point of sale itself. The object of study is Livraria Cultura, at Conjunto Nacional, since it s the biggest book store in Brazil, considering its dimensions. Since it s a contemporary phenomenon inside real life, the methodology is the Single Study Case and the methodology procedures are: direct observation of the customer at the point of sale, bibliography research and interviews with frequent customers and professionals in this area. We can conclude that the hedonistic characteristics of the contemporary customer, who searches for pleasant experiences associated to the synergy in integrated marketing communication, favors the positive results presented by the book store.(AU) / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar e discutir a ambientação como elemento de comunicação aplicado ao ponto-de-venda livraria e observar e analisar como as atuais lojas se adaptaram a uma realidade de mercado, que visa envolver o cliente em uma experiência prazerosa, tendo em vista a concorrência do comércio virtual e a crescente venda de livros em supermercados. Pretende-se, neste trabalho, compreender a utilização dos diversos elementos sensoriais que envolvem: tato, olfato, paladar, visão e audição no ponto-de-venda físico. O objeto de estudo é a Livraria Cultura do Conjunto Nacional, sua relevância ocorre pelo fato da livraria ser a maior loja em metros quadrados do país. Por tratar-se de um fenômeno contemporâneo inserido no contexto da vida real, a metodologia utilizada é o Estudo de Caso Único e os procedimentos metodológicos são observação direta do consumidor no ponto-de-venda, pesquisa bibliográfica, entrevistas com freqüentadores da loja e com profissionais do setor. Pode-se concluir que as características hedônicas do consumidor contemporâneo que busca experiências prazerosas associada a sinergia da comunicação integrada de marketing favorecem para os resultados positivos apresentados pela livraria.(AU)

Konsumenters beteende har förändrats och i dag söker kunder inte efter produktrelaterad information enbart i den fysiska butiken inför att de ska genomföra ett komplext köp. Teknisk utveckling och butiker online har möjliggjort för konsumenten att söka information var och när de vill. Detta har lett till att konsumenter är mer informerade än någonsin. Denna förändring av konsumentbeteende är viktigt att studera eftersom företag måste förstå sina konsumenter för att skapa hållbara affärsmodeller och strategier. Därför syftar vår studie till att skapa en större förståelse för detta förändrade konsumentbeteende och hur det påverkar den fysiska butikens roll när konsumenten förbereder sig inför ett komplext köp. Studien är design är en fallstudie av IKEA:s köksavdelning. Vår intention var att förstå viktiga aspekter av konsumentens förberedelse, informationssökning och beteende inför ett komplext köp. För att få en större förståelse för om den fysiska butikens roll har förändrats användes en mixad metod. Detta studerades genom observationer, enkäter och intervjuer. Genom att använda eye-tracking utrustning under observationerna kunde vi studera respondenternas beteende mer djupgående än vad tidigare studier gjort. Vilket resulterade i att studiens slutsats är att den fysiska butiken fortfarande har en viktig roll när konsumenten förbereder sig inför ett komplext köp. Framförallt förser butiken konsumenter med möjligheten att känna på produkten, samt att ge dem ett helhetsintryck av vad de ska köpa. Vår huvudsakliga slutsats blev därför att den fysiska butikens roll inför ett komplext köp är att vara ett komplement till den information som finns tillgänglig online genom att möjliggöra för konsumenten att interagera med produkterna i en verklig butiksmiljö. / Consumer behaviour has changed, today consumers do not solely search for information in the physical store prior to a complex purchase. Technological development and online stores have enabled consumers to search for information whenever and wherever they want. This has led to consumers being more informed than ever. The change and development of consumer behaviour is an important research subject, as companies must understand their consumers in order to create the best business strategies and business models possible. Therefore, is the aim of this thesis to gain a deeper understanding of this changed consumer behaviour and if the physical store might have a different role during consumer preparation prior to a complex purchase.The design used was a case study of IKEA’s kitchen department. Our intention was to understand important aspects of consumer preparation, information search and behaviour prior to a complex purchase. Therefore, was a mixed method strategy was used, which allowed us to understand if the role of the physical store has changed during consumer preparation prior to a complex purchase. This was studied through observations, questionnaire and interviews. Due to the usage of eye-tracking technology during the observation, we could study the respondent’s behaviour more in detail than previous research has done. The conclusion of the study is that the physical store still has an important role when consumers purchase complex products. Foremost, due to consumers’ having a great need to touch and feel the product, and to gain the whole picture of what they intend to purchase. Therefore, was the main conclusion that the role of the physical store prior to a complex purchase is to complement the information available online, by enabling consumers to interact with the products in a real world environment.