Consumers’ Brand Preferences for Infant Formula: A Grounded Theory Approach
Sustainability
; 14(13):7600, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1934215
ABSTRACT
In recent years, the market pattern of infant formula in China has changed dramatically. The market share of domestic infant formula has exceeded that of imports. The essence of the market share change of domestic and foreign brands is the change of consumers’ brand preferences. To explore which factors affected consumers’ brand preferences, our study conducted a qualitative research method based on the grounded theory, through in-depth interviews with 60 mothers in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, systematically identifying the factors which affect consumers’ brand preferences for infant formula, which allowed us to establish a theoretical model for them. We found that product characteristics and external environmental factors could directly affect the formation of consumers’ brand preferences, or indirectly through the two intermediary factors of buyers and users. In addition, in the consumption of infant formula, buyers and users were separated, and infants, as actual users, were an important factor that could not be ignored in brand preference.
Environmental Studies; infant formula; consumers’ brand preferences; influencing factors; grounded theory; Markets; Consumer behavior; Infants; Market shares; COVID-19; Sample size; Research methodology; Consumers; Purchasing; Baby foods; Imports; Medical research; Domestic markets; Advertising; Environmental factors; Qualitative research; Coronaviruses; Brand preferences; Babies; Beijing China; China
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
Sustainability
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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