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Transforming the e-retailing experience: Towards a framework for the socialisation of the virtual fitting room

Transforming the e-retailing experience: Towards a framework for the socialisation of the virtual fitting room
Transforming the e-retailing experience: Towards a framework for the socialisation of the virtual fitting room
This chapter discusses the use of social elements within technologies such as the 3D fitting room for fashion brands to enhance the customer's e-retailing brand experience. We start this chapter with a review of the main theories and concepts that relate to the socialisation of the virtual fitting room. Following this, a conceptual framework is developed founded on the creation of four different scenarios, based on different types of interaction: (1) employee–consumer, (2) consumer–consumer, (3) employee–consumer–consumer, and (4) employee–consumer–third party (key online influencers, bloggers). We finalise this chapter with recommendations from the analysis of the scenarios presented. The findings and contributions of this chapter could be of interest to both practitioners and researchers in the field of fashion marketing and retail management as well as web design managers.
Socialisation, Virtual fitting room, E-retailing, Brand experience, Social shopping, Salesperson, Virtual reality, Social norms
129-146
Emerald Publishing
Wanick, Vanissa
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Bazaki, Eirini
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Pantano, Eleonora
Wanick, Vanissa
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Bazaki, Eirini
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Pantano, Eleonora

Wanick, Vanissa and Bazaki, Eirini (2020) Transforming the e-retailing experience: Towards a framework for the socialisation of the virtual fitting room. In, Pantano, Eleonora (ed.) Retail Futures: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Digital Transformation. Emerald Publishing, pp. 129-146. (doi:10.1108/978-1-83867-663-620201016).

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the use of social elements within technologies such as the 3D fitting room for fashion brands to enhance the customer's e-retailing brand experience. We start this chapter with a review of the main theories and concepts that relate to the socialisation of the virtual fitting room. Following this, a conceptual framework is developed founded on the creation of four different scenarios, based on different types of interaction: (1) employee–consumer, (2) consumer–consumer, (3) employee–consumer–consumer, and (4) employee–consumer–third party (key online influencers, bloggers). We finalise this chapter with recommendations from the analysis of the scenarios presented. The findings and contributions of this chapter could be of interest to both practitioners and researchers in the field of fashion marketing and retail management as well as web design managers.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 7 October 2020
Published date: 2020
Keywords: Socialisation, Virtual fitting room, E-retailing, Brand experience, Social shopping, Salesperson, Virtual reality, Social norms

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Local EPrints ID: 444307
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444307
PURE UUID: 924156b5-47c0-40cc-8f64-ade4dc7d7d26
ORCID for Vanissa Wanick: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-1202

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Date deposited: 12 Oct 2020 16:31
Last modified: 14 Dec 2024 02:53

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Author: Vanissa Wanick ORCID iD
Author: Eirini Bazaki
Editor: Eleonora Pantano

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