Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study the behaviour of the women in Phuket when
buying their clothes, and to examine the marketing mix factors affecting their decision when buying
clothes. The sample subjects consisted of 400 women who were residing in Phuket. Questionnaires
were used to collect data for this study. The data was then analyzed and the results were shown as
frequency, percentage, msans, and S.D. The results of the customer behavior analysis were as follows: Most of the sample were female, married, and aged 25-36 yearc old. They held Bachelor Degrees and had their own business. Most of them earned between 20,001 - 30,000 baht per month. Regarding their buying behaviour, it was found that most of the respondents bought various fypes of clothes at a time such as dresses, blouses, trousers because they were cheap. They always spent less than 500 baht per purchase. Their favorite shopping place was found to be the market. They always bought their clothes at the
beginning of the month and during week-ends. The marketing mix factors that affected their choice
were price, pfocess, distribution channel, personnel, environment, promotion, and product.
Suggestions to improve the women' satisfaction with buying clothes were as follows: the
shop should provide their customers with fashionable products with various styles to choose from.
The price should be reasonable and negotiable. The location should be in or near the market with
parking spaces for customers. The shop should offer a discount and gifts for the customers. The
owneni and the shop assistants should be friendly and well dressed. The price tag should be clearly
seen and the shop should be decorated nicely.