International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 7, No 5 (2018): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

The Influence of Marketing Stimuli on Consumer Purchase Decision of Malaysia’s Cosmetic Industry

Khalilah Abd Hafiz (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia)
Khairul Anuar Mohd Ali (School of Business Management, COB, Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2018

Abstract

Cosmetics play essential roles and have animpactonconsumers everyday lives on building one self-esteem and confidence. Young consumers have become beauty conscious and engaging in the beauty lifestyle. Demand for cosmetics is dynamic in Malaysia, however, less attention dedicated to the cosmetic industry in the local setting in the literature. One main issue faced by marketers is their changing behaviour, tastes, and preferences. Marketers have the challenges in trying to cope with their behavioural changes and understanding their decision-making factors and processes correctly and accurately. Hence, the paper aims to examine the influence of product, price, promotion, and place on consumer purchase decision of makeups. The researchers applied store intercept model (convenience sampling) by using self-administered survey. Multiple regression was employed. The researchers conducted a pilot study of 102 respondents aged from 18 to 25 years old who shopped at shopping malls in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The empirical results confirm that promotion is the only construct that has a significant relationship with consumer purchase decision.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJSCM

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...