The Effect Of Packaging On Consumers Purchase Decision In Addis Ababa, The Case Of Yami Mango Juice
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2018-06-14
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Addis Ababa University
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Due to increasing self-service and changing consumers’ lifestyle the interest in packaging as a tool of sales promotion and stimulator of impulsive buying decision is growing increasingly. So packaging performs an important role in marketing communications, especially in the point of sale and could be treated as one of the most important factors influencing consumer’s purchase decision. Many consumers today shop under higher levels of perceived time pressure and tend to purchase fewer products than intended (Herrington and Capella, 1995; Silayoi and Speece, 2004). Products purchased during shopping excursions often appear to be chosen without prior planning and represent an impulse buying event (Hausman, 2000). A package that attracts consumers at the point of sale will help them make decisions quickly in-store. As the customer’s eye movement tracks across a display of packages, different new packages can be noticed against the competitors. Hence, the research findings could provide how important the packaging elements are to consumers to make decisions at the point of purchase & to marketers how they attract consumers at the point of sale. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effect of packaging on purchase decision of consumers in Addis Ababa, the case of Yami Mango Juice. one of frequently purchased products in supermarkets. The research adapted a model that consisted visual & verbal elements of packaging such as packaging color, design, graphics, material, and size from visual elements & product & nutritional information from the verbal. The effect of these packaging elements on consumers purchase decision was evaluated. The research findings revealed that majority of the packaging elements such as packaging color, design material, size, and product information had significant effect, but graphics and nutritional information failed to have significant effect on consumers purchase decision
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Packaging, Consumers Purchase Decision, Yami Mango Juice