The Research Journal of the Costume Culture (복식문화연구)

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Luxury value-based segmentation, brand personality, and purchase behavior of Mongolian female consumers

몽골 여성 소비자의 명품 소비가치 세분화와 브랜드 개성 및 구매행동에 관한 연구

  • Amarjargal, Ganbold (College of Business Administration, Incheon National University) ;
  • Kim, Jonghoon (College of Business Administration, Incheon National University) ;
  • Park, Jee-Sun (Dept. of Fashion Industry, Incheon National University)
  • ;
  • 김종훈 (인천대학교 경영학부) ;
  • 박지선 (인천대학교 패션산업학과)
  • Received : 2018.05.23
  • Accepted : 2018.06.25
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

The current study aimed to segment Mongolian female consumers based on luxury consumption values and to compare lifestyle, demographic characteristics, purchase behavior, and perceived brand personality among the segments. The survey was administered to consumers who had purchased luxury products in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. A total of 184 surveys were used for data analysis. Exploratory factor analysis revealed five luxury values: quality value, hedonic value, conspicuous value, social value, and unique value. Using the five luxury values, clustering analysis was conducted, showing that there were four distinct segments: passive shoppers, showoffs, rational value groups, and hedonists. ANOVAs and chi-square analyses revealed that these four segments differed in consumption values, demographic characteristics, lifestyle dimensions (including appearance consciousness, leisure orientation, life enjoyment, and achievement orientation), and purchase behavior (including purchase frequency, price of products purchased, and product selection criteria). Moreover, value segments showed differences in five dimensions of luxury brand personality: sincerity, professionalism/attractiveness, excitement, materialism, and sophistication. The results suggest that consumption values serve as a significant basis for segmentation. Furthermore, the current study indicates that value segments can be described as consumers' perceived brand personality. The study concludes with a discussion of the results, theoretical and practical implications, and limitations.

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