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Iranian generation Y female market segmentation

Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee (Department of Business Management and Marketing, Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University – Tehran Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran)
Sara Aghasibeig (Department of Business Management and Marketing, Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University – Tehran Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran)

Journal of Islamic Marketing

ISSN: 1759-0833

Article publication date: 25 June 2010

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the paper is to examine Iranian generation Y female decision making using Sproles and Kendall's consumer styles inventory as a basis for market segmentation.

Design/methodology/approach

Considering the high population of young Iranians, this research has focused on generation Y (those born after 1977) by administering a questionnaire to a non‐probability sample of female undergraduate students of Azad University, the Islamic Azad University Tehran branch.

Findings

The result showed six meaningful and distinct groups; the characteristics of each group were identified separately. These findings are useful for both domestic and international retailers and marketers seeking to effectively target young Iranian female consumers.

Originality/value

This is the first academic study focusing on generation Y female shopping behaviors that its findings are useful for both domestic and international retailers and marketers seeking to effectively target young Iranian female consumers.

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Citation

Heidarzadeh Hanzaee, K. and Aghasibeig, S. (2010), "Iranian generation Y female market segmentation", Journal of Islamic Marketing, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1108/17590831011055897

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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