Title :
Customer perception of buying new but unpacked electronics products
Author :
Boks, Casper ; Galjaard, Salomé ; Huisman, Menno ; Wever, Renee
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Ind. Design Eng., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
Earlier research by Delft University of Technology has shown that bulk packaging has significant environmental and financial benefits, that would be even greater when the need for local repacking can be reduced. Hence, an explorative research project into the customer perception of buying new but unpacked products was carried out. Results show that more than half of the interviewed persons are positive about this. Conclusions are also drawn on the concerns that customers have, and how these can be addressed using minimal packaging concepts. Furthermore, the preferred in-shop buy/sell situations are discussed.
Keywords :
consumer behaviour; consumer electronics; electronic products; electronics packaging; environmental factors; retailing; bulk packaging; consumer electronics; environmental benefits; financial benefits; in-shop buy/sell situations; minimal packaging concepts; new unpacked electronics products; packing customer perception; Cellular phones; Consumer electronics; Costs; Design engineering; Electronics industry; Electronics packaging; Marketing and sales; Material storage; Protection; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2004. Conference Record. 2004 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8250-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2004.1299728