This study was conducted to verify the increasing phenomenon in inflow of new brands through license contracts with non-fashion brands unrelated to sports in the outdoor market. The verifying was done through the interaction of perceived fit and consu...
This study was conducted to verify the increasing phenomenon in inflow of new brands through license contracts with non-fashion brands unrelated to sports in the outdoor market. The verifying was done through the interaction of perceived fit and consumers’ need for uniqueness.
This study was composed by the design of 2(perceived fit: high/low) X 2(need for uniqueness: high/low). Of the level of perceived fit(high/low), two types of questionnaires were produced and distributed. The need for uniqueness category was classified into the upper 30%, lower 30% as high/low. In total 340 data was collected and after excluding the need for uniqueness level upper/lower 30% and 7 unfaithful responses, 197 data were used for final analysis. The SPSS 26.0 program was used for data analysis, and descriptive statistics analysis, reliability analysis, T test, and multivariate variance analysis were conducted.
The analyzed results are shown below. First, there was a significant difference in brand preference and purchase intention by perceived fit levels. More specifically, the group with higher perceived fit had higher brand preference and intention for purchase than the group with lower perceived fit. Second, through the interaction between perceived fit and need for uniqueness, a significant difference in brand preference and purchase intention could be seen. The group with low need for uniqueness showed higher brand preference and purchase intention of brands with higher perceived fit than those with low fit. However, the group with high need for uniqueness showed higher brand preference and purchase intention to low perceived fit brands than those with high perceived fit brands. In conclusion, all the hypotheses of this study stand clear even after analysis.
So the results overall shows that, in the phenomenon of new increasing inflow of non-fashion license brands in outdoor markets, companies can provide this as an supporting evidence for selection criteria of pre-existing brands when contracting for license. Also, in this study, it showed the differences in brand preference and purchase intention through the interaction of perceived fit and need for uniqueness, so staff in company could use this as basic data for effective marketing strategies.