Or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and industry along the production and value chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fiber), embellishment using embroidery, via the fashion industry to apparel retailers up to trade with second-hand clothes and textile recycling.
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Brand Attachment and Agile Marketing: Responses to the (Post-)Pandemic Context in the Sports Fashion Context
Raissa Reis (University of Minho, Portugal), André Paulo Catarino (University of Minho, Portugal),
Bruno Barbosa Sousa (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal & CiTUR, Portugal), Alexandra Malheiro (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal & CiTUR, Portugal), and Vasco Santos (ISLA Santarém, Portugal & CiTUR, Portugal & Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5523-4.ch003
Abstract
This research seeks to understand the impact of the pandemic on online sales of sports brands and their relationship with consumers. The results obtained showed that the brands adapted to the pandemic period, they managed to preserve and even strengthen the relationship and communication with their consumers due to their online platforms, in which their sports products were found due to the high demand during the pandemic, especially in the period of confinement. In addition to realizing the importance of contact with companies during the period of confinement, which helped maintain the connection and loyalty between brand and consumer. The present study represents an important contribution regarding digital and agile marketing and the importance of the relationship between brand-consumer, namely the consumer's attachment to the brand.