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International Journal of Marketing Studies
Vol. 3, No. 2; May 2011
The Influence of Brand Loyalty on Cosmetics Buying
Behavior of UAE Female Consumers
Dr. Hamza Salim Khraim
Marketing Department, Faculty of Business
Middle East University, Amman, Jordan
E-mail: hkhraim@meu.edu.jo
Received: January 24, 2011
Accepted: February 9, 2011
doi:10.5539/ijms.v3n2p123
Abstract
The worldwide annual expenditures for cosmetics is estimated at U.S. $18 billion, and many players in the field are competing aggressively to capture more and more markets. The purpose of this article is to investigate the influence of brand loyalty on cosmetics buying behavior of female consumers in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in
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consumer buying behavior in this lucrative sector in the UAE. This type of study is crucial to delineate the new trends in the UAE Muslim society. As we will see below, the country in general experience a rapid growth and modernization where more women 's are involved in business coupled with a massive movement among young generation towards using the fashion and cosmetics to cope with this social and cultural changes. These new trends give more attention for personal appearance especially among new educated young generation and based on that, the researcher chooses respondent age between 16-42 years.
This study will enrich and add more to the trivial literature and provides useful information on Abu Dhabi society to the business sector of this Emirate as well as dealers in the retailing sectors. This information should be of valuable use to marketers to identify marketing opportunities to ensure greater efficiency in their use of resources and other efforts, which directly related to consumer purchasing behavior such as market segmentation, consumer targeting, product features, promotional and selling efforts. Based on the above, the objectives of this paper are to:
Provide an overview of cosmetics market in the UAE and its importance.
Examine the influence of brand loyalty on female buying behavior of
Cosmetics are internationally used by people to enchant their appearance, improve their skin, and express their personalities. Many cultural values could be used to develop a marketing strategy for cosmetics, but three of the most important are sensual gratification, individual/collective, and youth/age. Cosmetics, which include makeup and skincare products, are often used for the purpose of enchanting one’s appearance either to appear younger or more attractive to others. Another use for makeup is expressing one’s individuality or for creating a look to fit in with their group.
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