Nowadays, it is common that the internet shoppers have written the afternotes after they purchased the goods from the internet shopping mall. Since it is known that afternotes have strong impact on the potential buyers' puchase intention, afternotes h...
Nowadays, it is common that the internet shoppers have written the afternotes after they purchased the goods from the internet shopping mall. Since it is known that afternotes have strong impact on the potential buyers' puchase intention, afternotes have became an important factor which the internet shopping mall operators should consider in establishing consumers' trust on their shopping malls and to enhance consumers' repurchase intention of their goods. Considering the significant importance thereof, this study aims at analyzing; firstly, the characteristics of afternote, especially in relation to fashion goods in internet shopping mall; secondly, the impact of the afternotes on the trust, satisfaction, commitment of the internet shopping mall and on the internet shoppers' intention of repurchase and of word-to-mouth; lastly, the impact of the fashion consumers' trust, satisfaction and commitment towards the internet shopping malls on the internet shoppers' intention of repurchase and of word-to-mouth.
In this study, a survey was performed targeting internet fashion customers, who are students of universities and graduate schools, domiciled in Seoul and its region from the 20th of October 2008 through the 4th of November. 430 questionnaires are collected during the period. Among them, except 29 questionnaires which did not properly answer the questionnaire, a total of 401 questionnaires were used for this study. The analysis of data from valid questionnaires was performed by frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, multi-regression analysis, ANOVA and t-test, using SPSS 12.0. The findings from this empirical study by field survey are as follows.:
Firstly, by analyzing the characteristics of afternotes in relation to fashion goods in internet shopping mall, this study classifies the factors that determine the characteristics of afternotes as amusement, consent, exaggeration, usefulness and genuineness.
Secondly, by analyzing relationship between afternotes relating to fashion goods and fashion consumers' trust, satisfaction and commitment and internet shoppers' intention of repurchase and word-to-mouth, this study finds out that, except exaggeration, amusement, consent, usefulness and genuineness have an impact on trust. It also finds that satisfaction is significantly influenced by amusement, consent, usefulness, genuineness and exaggeration.
Amusement is analysed as the factor which has most significant impact on emotional commitment. With respect to rational commitment, it is found that consent has most significant impact thereon.
In relation to the relationship between the characteristics of afternote and intention of word-to-mouth, amusement, consent, usefulness and genuineness, except exaggeration, make an impact on intention of word-to-mouth. The consumers, who referred to afternotes when they decided purchase of fashion goods through internet shopping mall, are notably influenced by the intention of word-to-mouth, when they have consent, amusement and usefulness. Intention of repurchase are effected by consent, genuineness, usefulness in the order named.
Thirdly, as this study finds that the fashion consumers' trust, satisfaction, and commitment make an impact on the intention of word-to-mouth and of repurchase, it is suggested that the more the internet consumers trust the internet shopping mall and the consumers are committed thereto, repurchase intention of fashion goods is increased.
This study is understood as providing efficient data for internet shopping mall operators to establish appropriate marketing strategy to lead the existing fashion consumers to repurchase their goods. Further researches, however, are needed in various viewpoints, since it is understood that internet fashion consumers' shopping behaviors are influenced by various factors apart from afternote.