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The Apparel Industry reflects people’s lifestyles and shows their social and
economic status. This paper aims to make a comprehensive review of study and
analysis of Ethiopian traditional fashion apparels and factors affecting purchaser
decision towards traditional fashion apparel products in the local market. To be
competent in the local market the firm requested a great effort to reply the needs
of customers at any instant. Consequently, the result of the thesis identified the
critical factors affecting the marketing of Traditional Fashions’ firm were quality,
technology and marketing distribution strategy and cultural, social, personal,
psychological and environmental aspects include factors having impact on
marketing of traditional fashion apparel products. The reason to conduct this
research is to integrate the brand image, brand attachment and environmental
effects and their impact on consumer purchase decision. Does environmental
effects has some function while making purchase decision or people don’t bother
to think about this all. Results elaborates that brand image don’t have a positive
relation with purchase decision, brand attachment has a moderate positive
relation with purchase decision and environmental effects don’t have a positive
relation with purchase decision. Questionnaires, Interviews and observations
were used to survey the relevant data using purposive random sampling
technique in all the production and distribution persons of the firms and
supporting organizations of the firms for marketing in the local market. A mixed
approach was used to analysis the data to achieve the principal objectives. The
findings of this study indicate that firms are able to upgrade not only through
improvements in manufacturing steps but also by means of incorporating
elements of cultural distinction in the apparel production. |
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