TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish the predictors of consumers’ annual monetary expenditures on clothing and footwear in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, a developing Latin American country.Design/methodology/approach The research followed an exploratory, sequential, mixed methods design. The first phase consisted of in-depth interviews with adult individuals. The second phase involved surveying a similar segment of the population.Findings The present study supports the importance of demographic and psychological factors as predictors. The study also identifies two new groups of predictors: consumers’ reception of used clothing and physical space at home and its management.Practical implications In addition to demographic variables, consumer panels that measure expenditures on clothing and footwear should include psychological measures of participants, particularly clothing involvement. Clothing manufacturers and retailers in developing countries should consider the impact of receiving used clothes by consumers. Because clothing buying and disposal behaviors are positively associated, companies should become more involved in their customers’ disposal behavior.Originality/value The contribution of the present study is twofold. First, it contributes to the understanding of clothing and footwear expenditures by considering the individual consumer as a unit of analysis. Furthermore, it provides insights into this behavior from a little-studied context.
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
SN  - 1361-2026
DO  - 10.1108/JFMM-12-2016-0121
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-12-2016-0121
AU  - Cruz-Cárdenas Jorge
AU  - Arévalo-Chávez Patricio
AU  - Guadalupe Jorge
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Consumer expenditures on clothing and footwear: a mixed methods study
T2  - Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 99
EP  - 113
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -