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A STUDY OF CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR FOR

BRANDED APPARELS IN GURGAON CITY

Sarina Asif Prof. (Dr.) Tanuja Kaushik

Research Scholar, HoD, School of Management,
G. D. Goenka University, G. D. Goenka University,
Haryana- 122 103, Haryana- 122 103,
India India
[email protected] [email protected]

ABSTRACT
The main objective of this research is to study the influence of various factors affecting buying decision and the impact of promotional
activities on buying decision. Hence, an approach is made in this study to investigate the buying behavior of regular buyers of branded
apparels in Gurgaon. This research is descriptive in nature where primary data has been collected from 144 respondents through
questionnaire and secondary data has been collected from websites, journals and books. To fulfill the objectives of the study Chi-
square analysis is used and descriptive statistics for demographics. It is concluded that there is a significant relationship between age of
the consumer and place of buying, various influencing factors and purchase plan and satisfaction level and branded purchase.

Keywords
Apparel, Brands, Consumer Buying Behavior, Promotional offers

1. INTRODUCTION
Indian economy is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is observing shifts in consumer preferences. Indian apparel
industry is the second largest contributor in retail industry. Its overall retail picture has shown long-term growth with the increase of
income, increased exposure to foreign brands. According to an article in Economic Times, market of branded apparels in India may
rise to Rs.250K crore by 2020. Today the people of India have become brand conscious and they prefer branded products to show off
their status symbol. Customers rely on branded products and mostly prefer to buy products with well known brand name (Malik et al.,
2013).

1.1 Consumer Buying Behavior

Consumer behavior includes investigation of how individuals buy, what they buy when they buy and why they buy and it merges the
components from Psychology, Sociology, Socio-brain science, Anthropology and Economics. Consumer behavior is the key to a
successful marketing campaign. Over the years, marketers have developed rule of thumb or shortcuts but they are still unaware of the
most important factor which can influence purchasing. In today’s era for a marketer, consumers are the kings. For a marketer the only
way to influence purchasing is by understanding consumer behavior.

Consumer Buying Behavior is the investigation of people and the method they use to choose, secure, utilize, and discard items,
administrations, encounters, or thoughts to fulfill needs and the effects that these procedures have on the consumer and society. Today
Indian consumers have become more adaptable and demanding to fashion change, thus, it has become challenging for marketers to
cater the buyers with constant changing preferences.

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1.2 Promotional offers

Who does not want a good a deal? Promotional offers are one of the most significant ways to attract consumer attention, as customers
are bombarded with choices in the market. Promotional offers are a part of sales promotion and include discount, gifts and coupons,
buy one get one free offers and many more. They motivate consumers to buy and overcome resistance to buy. Customers are
psychologically connected with promotional offers as would prefer to pay less and take advantage of more.

2. LITERATURE REVIEW
Fernandez, P. (2009), in his study hypothesized that youth are brand conscious. He suggested that to create an image and identity,
brand consciousness is the right choice. Peer influence plays a major role in choosing a brand while, advertisement plays a variable
role. Branded clothes are highly impacted by celebrity endorsement as it promotes image, status and quality. In this study, it was
recommended that to maintain brand loyalty, brand managers should built emotional attachment and advertisement should be used to
create brand preference and brand image.

Pandian, Varathani, Keerthivasan (2012), in their study uncovered that Raymond, Peter England, and John player remained the best
three brands favored by the respondents. Plainly the vast majority of the customers of men's marked shirts were profoundly impacted
by the variables, for example, strength, reference gatherings, a more extensive decision of design and colour, engaging quality, value
range and VIP endorser. The vast majority of the customers are expecting lessened cost and more extensive decision of shading and
plan.

Rajput, N., Kesharwani, S. and Khanna, A. (2012), this article characterizes that the modern period gives high-quality materials and
variety in Indian piece of clothing business sector to fulfil the want of consumers. The result of the study showed that Indian
individuals have become brand conscious and brand image is not the only factor. Quality, solace, desires and statistic attributes are
some factors which additionally impact and overwhelm the buying choice of consumers.

Mittal, P. and Aggarwal, S. (2012), this study is based on consumer perception towards branded garments and develops a
relationship between demographic and psychographic profiles. According to this study, success of marketing can be understood by the
behaviour of the consumer which includes mental, physical and emotional processes at every purchase of good and service.

Vikkraman and Sumathi (2012), conducted a study on Indian apparel market and saw that Indian buyers keep passion and
expectations toward international and nearby brands. The huge impact of self-concept on the requirement for uniqueness indicates that
the Indian customers with high self-esteem neither wish to fit in with others and furthermore that Indian buyers may think about their
self-concept and should be one of a kind to express their 'distinction'.

According to Nirbhan Singh, R. (2013), Clothing plays an important part of women's' life and major role in building the female
personality and status. Cloths help women to enhance their confidence and strengthen their self-esteem. A large portion of the women
concentrates on item qualities, fashion trends and other factors identified with social or psychological needs of the customers. These
qualities help them to choose their clothes according to their preferences which suit with their custom and culture.

Dr. Anand Thakur, Mr. Bhuvan Lamba (2013), Conducted a study which aimed to think about the consumer loyalty level and
factors impacting branded apparel purchase and furthermore to think about the most well-known brands of consumers in different
variants of clothes which would assist the readymade clothing producers to plan their future growth. The discoveries uncover that
Tommy Hilfiger and Peter England are the most favoured brands in the city of Jalandhar and most important considerations in clothing
buy are cost and quality.

K. Balanaga Gurunath Anand, M. Krishnakumar (2013), studied the apparel buying behaviour of Indian buyers through five
factors viz. purchaser qualities, reference gatherings, store properties, advancement and item characteristics. The results showed that
the store qualities advancement and reference groups are the significant factors of apparel buying behaviour.

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Jafar Ikbal Laskar and Haidar Abbas (2014), this research planed to examine the buyer awareness about different branded apparels
and the factors that influence their perception. They concluded that promotion and self-concept are the main elements of brand
awareness.

Syed Irfan Shafi, Dr. C. Madhavaiah (2014), this research analyzed the impact of demographics and Consumer buying qualities
which impact the apparel buyer decisions, results of the study concluded that reference groups, promotions, Store attributes, product
traits, income and occupation are the fundamental measurement of clothing purchasing conduct.

Md. Mazedul Islam, Muhammad Mufidul Islam, Abu Yousuf Mohammad Anwarul Azim, Md. Russel Anwar (2014), the
investigation examined that many demographic factors and others purchase pattern factors impact the consumers' decision of retail
outlet and purchasing of apparels. Showroom specific factors additionally have an impact on the buying behaviour of retail outlet.
Feline's Eye, Artisti, Aarong, Westecs, Ecstacy, Kay-kraft, Yellow are the main brands and are the most favoured brands and has many
better positive characteristics. As indicated by the positioning by customers, the quality factor wins in the main position, colour and
design, comfort and style and cost are securing progressive positions individually.

Reham Abdelbaset Sanad (2016), this paper aims to make a thorough review of factors influencing buyer choice towards branded
apparel and textile items. The research considers the factors having an impact on advertising of textile items including apparel and
fashion item were surveyed. These factors include different social, social, individual, mental and ecological angles. In this study, it is
proposed to broaden consumer behavior studies in apparel with special concern to comfort and performance.

Deepali Saluja (2016), the main purpose this research is to study how consumer behaviour is influenced by factors like monthly
income, sex and peer influence. The research shows that the age, sexual orientation, training and occupation don't have any effect on
the buying behaviour of customers. Finally, it shows that Delhi customers have a positive attitude towards fashion apparel brands.
Sandeep Kumar, Prasanna Kumar, Srinivasa Narayana (2016), conducted a research to know about the consumer perception and
behaviour, lifestyle towards the apparel brands and to evaluate the significance of various factors in brand retention. From the research,
it is proposed that the clothing companies should concentrate more on customer retention. This can be accomplished by keeping the
reasonable price, maintaining the quality, announcing loyal programs, offering services, advertisements on social media, newspapers
and tele-media.

In the light of these findings, it can concluded that many studies have been done taking aesthetics, self-concept, social, psychological
factors in India and less emphasis is given on promotional offers in context with buying behavior of branded apparels.

3. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The objectives of this study are:
1. To study the buying behavior of regular buyers of branded apparels in Gurgaon
2. To study the influence of various factors affecting buying decision for branded apparels
3. To study the impact of family size for preference of promotional offer.

Hypothesis:
H01: There is no association between the age of the consumer and place of purchase.
H02: Purchase of branded and non-branded apparels is not affected by the type of occupation.
H03: There is no relationship between the satisfaction level for a brand and its usage period.
H04: There is no association between the purchase plan of the consumer and the related factors.
H05: Satisfaction level of the consumer is not dependent of the type of purchase.
H06: There is no relationship between Preference of promotional offer and family size of the consumer.

4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This study is undertaken to assess the buying pattern of consumers in Gurgaon city. Data is collected from both primary and secondary
sources. Primary data is collected through questionnaire which consisted of two sections and secondary data is collected from books,
journals, websites, etc. The first section of the questionnaire consisted of demographic details of the respondent and the second section
consisted of the questions which were related to their buying behaviour. This research is descriptive in nature with a target sample size
of 150 respondents. A total of 148 questionnaires were answered out of which only 144 is usable. The study covered consumers taste

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and preference towards the branded apparels, impact of sales promotional and Measures and buying patterns of consumers in Gurgaon
city. Furthermore, descriptive statistics was used to analyse the demographic information of the respondents and Chi-square to analyse
the buying behaviour of the respondents.

5. RESULTS
Table 1 shows the result of the first section of the questionnaire i.e., descriptive statistics of demographic information of the
respondents’ which includes 42.4% males and 57.6% females out of which 19.4% of them are from 18-25 years of age, 61.8% from
26-35 years, 14.6% from 36-45 years and 4.2% are 46 and above. Regarding respondents’ occupation; 20.1% are students, 8.3% are
employees, 39.6% are businessman, 22.2% are professionals and 9.7% fall in other category. 27.8% of the respondents earn less than
Rs. 30,000 per month, 14.6% between Rs. 30,000-50,000, 41.7% between Rs. 50,000-70,000and remaining 16% earn above Rs.
70,000 per month.

Table 1. Demographics of the sample

Characteristics Frequency Percentage

Gender

Male 61 42.4

Female 83 57.6

Age

18-25 28 19.4

26-35 89 61.8

36-45 21 14.6

46 and above 6 4.2

Occupation

Student 29 20.1

Employee 12 8.3

Businessman 57 39.6

Professional 32 22.2

Other 14 9.7

Monthly Income

Less than 30,000 40 27.8

30,000-50,000 21 14.6

50,000-70,000 60 41.7

Above 70,000 23 16.0

Following tables show the result of second section of the questionnaire through Chi-square analysis.

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H01: There is no association between the age of the consumer and place of purchase.

Table 2.1. Case Processing Summary

Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Respondents’ Age * Purchasing
144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 100.0%
Place

Table 2.2. Respondents’ Age * Purchasing Place Crosstabulation

Purchasing Place

Multi-branded
Showrooms Shops Malls Others Total
Respondents’ 18 – 25 Count 5 6 15 2 28
Age Expected Count 7.4 7.0 9.1 4.5 28.0
26 - 35 years Count 21 23 29 16 89
Expected Count 23.5 22.3 29.0 14.2 89.0
36 - 45 years Count 11 5 2 3 21
Expected Count 5.5 5.3 6.9 3.4 21.0
46 and above Count 1 2 1 2 6
Expected Count 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.0 6.0
Total Count 38 36 47 23 144
Expected Count 38.0 36.0 47.0 23.0 144.0

Table 2.3. Chi-Square Tests

Asymptotic
Significance (2-
Value Df sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 17.399a 9 .043
Likelihood Ratio 17.234 9 .045
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.498 1 .221
N of Valid Cases 144
a. 6 cells (37.5%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is
.96.

Chi – Square calculated value is 17.399, P-value is .043, 5 per cent Level of significance with Degrees of Freedom (9)
INFERENCE: P-value (.043) is less than the chosen significance level (α = 0.05). Hence, the Null hypothesis is rejected.
This finding provide evidence that there is an association between the age of the consumer and place of purchase (Χ2(9)> = 17.399, p =
0.043. Limitation: Further research should be conducted with a larger sample to test the hypothesis that there is no relationship
between the age of the consumer and place of purchase as it shows as six Chi-Square cells contain less than five observations.

H02: Purchase of branded and non-branded apparels is not affected by the type of occupation.

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Table 3.1. Case Processing Summary

Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Occupation * Usage Type 144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 100.0%

Table 3.2. Occupation * Usage Type Crosstabulation

Usage Type
Non- Branded
Branded User User Total
Occupation Student Count 19 10 29
Expected Count 18.1 10.9 29.0
Employee Count 9 3 12
Expected Count 7.5 4.5 12.0
Businessman Count 33 24 57
Expected Count 35.6 21.4 57.0
Professional Count 20 12 32
Expected Count 20.0 12.0 32.0
Others Count 9 5 14
Expected Count 8.8 5.3 14.0
Total Count 90 54 144
Expected Count 90.0 54.0 144.0

Table 3.3. Chi-Square Tests

Asymptotic
Significance (2-
Value Df sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.447a 4 .836
Likelihood Ratio 1.490 4 .828
Linear-by-Linear Association .149 1 .700
N of Valid Cases 144
a. 1 cells (10.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count
is 4.50.

Chi – Square calculated value is 1.447, P-value is .836, 5 per cent Level of significance with Degrees of Freedom (4)
INFERENCE: P-value (.836) is more than the chosen significance level (α = 0.05). Hence, the Null hypothesis is accepted.
This finding provide evidence that there is no relationship between the purchase of branded and non-branded purchase of an apparel
and occupation of the consumer (Χ2(4)> = 1.447, p = .836.

H03: There is relationship between the satisfaction level for a brand and its usage period.

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Table 4.1. Case Processing Summary

Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Usage Period * Level of
144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 100.0%
Satisfaction

Table 4.2. Usage Period * Level of Satisfaction Crosstabulation

Level of Satisfaction
Very
Excellent Good Good Satisfactory Total
Usage Below 2 years Count 2 1 22 2 27
Period Expected Count 6.0 1.9 17.8 1.3 27.0
2 - 5 years Count 5 3 16 4 28
Expected Count 6.2 1.9 18.5 1.4 28.0
5 - 8 years Count 9 1 1 1 12
Expected Count 2.7 .8 7.9 .6 12.0
8 and above Count 16 5 56 0 77
Expected Count 17.1 5.3 50.8 3.7 77.0
Total Count 32 10 95 7 144
Expected Count 32.0 10.0 95.0 7.0 144.0

Table 4.3. Chi-Square Tests

Asymptotic
Significance (2-
Value df sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 36.466a 9 .000
Likelihood Ratio 37.063 9 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 3.493 1 .062
N of Valid Cases 144
a. 8 cells (50.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count
is .58.

Chi – Square calculated value is 36.466, P-value is .001, 5 per cent Level of significance with Degrees of Freedom (9)
INFERENCE: P-value (.001) is less than the chosen significance level (α = 0.05). Hence, the Null hypothesis is rejected.
An association was found between.
This finding provide evidence that there is no association between the satisfaction level for a brand and its usage period (Χ2(9)> =
36.466, p = 0.001. Limitation: Further research should be conducted with a larger sample to test the hypothesis that there is no
association between the satisfaction level for a brand and its usage period as it shows eight Chi-Square cells contain less than five
observations.

H04: There is no association between the purchase plan of the consumer and the related factors.

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Table 5.1. Case Processing Summary

Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Factors * Purchase Plan 144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 100.0%

Table 5.2. Factors * Purchase Plan Crosstabulation

Purchase Plan
Planned Brand Other Brand Total
Factors Aesthetics Count 26 7 33
Expected Count 25.2 7.8 33.0
Family Count 10 1 11
Expected Count 8.4 2.6 11.0
Peer & Relatives Count 20 2 22
Expected Count 16.8 5.2 22.0
Culture Count 6 5 11
Expected Count 8.4 2.6 11.0
Social media Count 12 13 25
Expected Count 19.1 5.9 25.0
Celebrity Endorsement Count 18 2 20
Expected Count 15.3 4.7 20.0
Promotional Offers Count 18 4 22
Expected Count 16.8 5.2 22.0
Total Count 110 34 144
Expected Count 110.0 34.0 144.0

Table 5.3. Chi-Square Tests

Asymptotic
Significance (2-
Value Df sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 20.458a 6 .002
Likelihood Ratio 19.555 6 .003
Linear-by-Linear Association .387 1 .534
N of Valid Cases 144
a. 3 cells (21.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count
is 2.60.

Chi – Square calculated value is 20.458, P-value is .002, 5 per cent Level of significance with Degrees of Freedom (6)
INFERENCE: P-value (.002) is less than the chosen significance level (α = 0.05). Hence, the Null hypothesis is rejected.
This finding provide evidence that there is an association between the purchase plan of the consumer and the related factors (Χ2(6)> =
20.458, p = 0.002.

H05: Satisfaction level of the consumer is not dependent of the type of purchase.

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Table 6.1. Case Processing Summary

Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Type of Purchase * Level of
144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 100.0%
Satisfaction

Table 6.2. Type of Purchase * Level of Satisfaction Crosstabulation

Level of Satisfaction
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Total
Type Planned Brand Purchase Count 11 99 3 2 115
of Purchase Expected Count 11.2 87.8 14.4 1.6 115.0
Unplanned Brand Purchase Count 3 11 15 0 29
Expected Count 2.8 22.2 3.6 .4 29.0
Total Count 14 110 18 2 144
Expected Count 14.0 110.0 18.0 2.0 144.0

Table 6.3. Chi-Square Tests

Asymptotic
Significance (2-
Value Df sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 52.245a 3 .000
Likelihood Ratio 42.382 3 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 16.847 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 144
a. 4 cells (50.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is
.40.

Chi – Square calculated value is 52.245, P-value is .001, 5 per cent Level of significance with Degrees of Freedom (3)
INFERENCE: P-value (.001) is less than the chosen significance level (α = 0.05). Hence, the Null hypothesis is rejected.
This finding provide evidence that satisfaction level of the consumer is dependent of the type of purchase (Χ2(3)> = 52.245, p = 0.001.
Limitation: Further research should be conducted with a larger sample to test the hypothesis that satisfaction level of the consumer is
not dependent of the type of purchase it shows 50% of Chi-Square cells contain less than five observations.

H06: There is no relationship between Preference of promotional offer and family size of the consumer

Table 7.1. Case Processing Summary

Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Family Size * Promotional
144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 100.0%
Offers

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Table 7.2. Family Size * Promotional Offers Crosstabulation

Promotional Offers
Discount Free Gift Coupons Buy 1 get 1 free Lucky draw Total
Family 2 - 3 members Count 13 5 2 9 2 31
Size Expected Count 15.3 3.4 2.8 7.8 1.7 31.0
4 - 5 members Count 51 9 10 22 6 98
Expected Count 48.3 10.9 8.8 24.5 5.4 98.0
6 and above Count 7 2 1 5 0 15
Expected Count 7.4 1.7 1.4 3.8 .8 15.0
Total Count 71 16 13 36 8 144
Expected Count 71.0 16.0 13.0 36.0 8.0 144.0

Table 7.3. Chi-Square Tests

Asymptotic
Significance (2-
Value df sided)
a
Pearson Chi-Square 3.887 8 .867
Likelihood Ratio 4.650 8 .794
Linear-by-Linear Association .255 1 .614
N of Valid Cases 144
a. 7 cells (46.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is
.83.

Chi – Square calculated value is 3.887, P-value is .867, 5 per cent Level of significance with Degrees of Freedom (8)
INFERENCE: P-value (.867) is more than the chosen significance level (α = 0.05). Hence, the Null hypothesis is accepted.
No relationship was found between Preference of promotional offer and family size of the consumer
This finding provide evidence that there is no relationship between preference of promotional offer and consumers’ family size an
association between the age of the consumer and place of purchase (Χ2(8)> = 3.887, p = .867. Limitation: Further research should be
conducted with a larger sample to test the hypothesis that there is no relationship between preference of promotional offer and
consumers’ family size as it shows seven Chi-Square cells contain less than five observations.

5. CONCLUSION
With growing awareness and entrance of new comers, consumers are becoming brand conscious every day. The objective of this study
was to study the influence of various factors affecting buying decision and the impact of promotional activities on buying decision and
the findings of this study provide us with interesting conclusions. Female buyers falling in the age group of 26-35 years are the
highest buyers of International branded apparels. Branded apparels are preferred more than non-branded apparels. Result also show
that buyers prefer visiting malls in comparison to showrooms and multi-branded shops for the purpose of shopping. As usage period
increases, satisfaction level from a brand also increases. The main influencing factors for buying branded apparels are its aesthetics,
family, peer pressure culture, social media and celebrity endorsement. The study also concludes that there is no relationship between
the buyers’ family size and choosing of promotional offer. Furthermore, buyers of all categories prefer discount more than any other
promotional offer.

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