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This research project focuses on examining consumer perception of cotton versus synthetic fibers in clothing items. Interfiber competition is a prominent issue within the textile industry, especially between the previously mentioned fibers. Beginning in the 1990s, cotton lost its majority share of the textile industry to its increasingly popular synthetic counterpart. The price, quality, and diversity of use were all hypothesized factors of what led to the interfiber competition. After conducting exploratory research, a content analysis of consumer comments on social media platforms was executed, and a subsequent online survey was distributed to gather an in-depth understanding of consumer opinion regarding cotton and synthetic fibers. Through our research, we learned that consumers are aware of the different textiles used to make their clothing and the majority of them look at the care label before they purchase an item. Based on our survey results, we found that consumers are highly responsive to the price, quality, and comfort of a clothing item before they purchase it. Additionally, we discovered that consumers perceive cotton as being both higher price and higher quality than synthetic fibers. To regain its majority market share, the promotion of cotton textiles will need to address the issue of its perceived higher price and emphasize the high quality and comfort of the fiber.
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Jonghan Hyun |
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This research project focuses on examining consumer perception of cotton versus synthetic fibers in clothing items. Interfiber competition is a prominent issue within the textile industry, especially between the previously mentioned fibers. After conducting exploratory research, a content analysis was executed and a subsequent online survey was distributed to understand consumer opinion regarding cotton and synthetic fibers. Through our research, we learned that consumers are aware of the different textiles used to make their clothing and the majority of them look at the care label before they purchase an item. We also found consumers are highly responsive to the price, quality, and comfort of clothing items. Additionally, we discovered that consumers perceive cotton as being both higher price and higher quality than synthetic fibers. |
Permalink | https://oaks.kent.edu/ugresearch/2020/fashion-merchandising/interfiber-competition-cotton-versus-synthetic |
Interfiber Competition: Cotton Versus Synthetic
Ore, K., & Jones, T. (n.d.). Interfiber Competition: Cotton Versus Synthetic (1–). https://oaks.kent.edu/node/10279
Ore, Katrina, and Taylor Jones. n.d. “Interfiber Competition: Cotton Versus Synthetic ”. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/10279.
Ore, Katrina, and Taylor Jones. Interfiber Competition: Cotton Versus Synthetic . https://oaks.kent.edu/node/10279.