Konsumenters attityd till reklamationsalternativ : samspel mellan känslor, uppfattningar och agerade i fast fashion-branschen

Sammanfattning: Complaints, due to broken products, are today mostly handled in two ways in the fast fashion industry. These two ways are replacement of goods or a refund. This paper investigates whether repair of the product would be an acceptable option for the consumer. This is investigated by analyzing consumer attitudes to garment repair instead of traditional complaint alternatives. Repair of the product includes repair in store, the consumers repairing the garment themselves for a compensation or the company offering a sewing kit to the consumer to repair the garment themself. Solomon, Bamossy, Askegaard and Hoggs (2013) ABC-model is applied to analyze consumer attitudes. The purpose is to investigate female consumers attitudes towards complaint alternatives in physical stores, as well as their attitudes to less occured options in the fast fashion industry. The empirical data consists of focus groups. In order to achieve the purpose of this paper, the empirical data has been analyzed with previous research and the theoretical model. The theory and the previous research addresses areas such as complaint, sustainability, behavior and attitudes. The study's conclusion is that shop repair is an option if the repair is done without waiting and a warranty of the garment is given. That the consumers themself should repair the garment for a compensation is only an option if the consumer has the knowledge and competence to repair. However, there is skepticism to this option because consumers perceive it as the company's responsibility to remedy. The alternative offering a sewing kit is not an acceptable option for the consumers. It will be a process to apply new complaint alternatives because the customer needs time to accept these alternatives. The consumer's responsibility lies in the choice making. In order for consumers to make alternative choices in complaint situations companies should offer the alternatives as well as encourage and inspire consumers to make the right choice for the environment.