The Role of Cross-Country Differences in International Fashion Retailing::  E-Commerce Development in Spain and the UK

Marta Blazquez Cano

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0110-7.ch025

The Role of Cross-Country Differences in International Fashion Retailing: E-Commerce Development in Spain and the UK

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The development of the Internet as a retail channel has produced a change in the complete value chain, from retailers to consumers and e-commerce means a big potential for both of them. However, in spite of this potential, the level of e-commerce development in the di erent EU countries is very unequal with Spain and the UK exemplifying two extremes. This chapter aims to determine if di erences in fashion e-commerce, between Spain and the UK are due to the heterogeneity of consumers’ behaviours and at- titudes through online shopping. The results obtained con rm that there is no homogeneity in the online fashion community, what means that retailers websites should design the online experience consider- ing the characteristics of the local Internet users. The research provides a classi cation of consumers based on their motivations to browse or buy fashion through the Internet with relevant implications for fashion retailers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research on Global Fashion Management and Merchandising
Publisher	IGI Press
Number of pages	27
ISBN (Electronic)	9781522501114
ISBN (Print)	9781522501107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0110-7.ch025
Publication status	Published - 2016

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