How do customers meet their needs in in-store and online fashion shopping? A comparative study based on the jobs-to-be-done theory
Franziska S. Kullak,
Daniel Baier and
Herbert Woratschek
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2023, vol. 71, issue C
Abstract:
Understanding customer needs is key for fashion retailers to stay competitive and innovative. Surprisingly, however, extant literature mainly explores customer needs in terms of a garment and its attributes rather than viewing shopping as a problem-solving process to meet customer needs. Moreover, these studies fail to address how customers meet their needs in-store (ISFR) and online fashion retailing (OFR). To fill this research gap, we empirically investigate customers' personal and social needs and how they can be met through the jobs-to-be-done theory. Findings reveal that, beyond the purchase of a garment, customer needs can be fulfilled through different ways, such as smart technology or a person's high interaction with social others in ISFR and the online shop experience or a social linkage without social interaction in OFR. Additionally, our findings offer potential service innovations for fashion retailing managers.
Keywords: Jobs-to-be-done; Customer need; Fashion retailing; Service innovation potential; Social others; Smart technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.103221
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