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MARKETING
RESEARCH
FUNDAMENTALS
B02B Team2
NG HOI LAM 20088230A
LI WING SZE 20083420A
LAI WING TUNG 20035513A
LEUNG YEUN YI 20200768A
WONG YU HONG 20021244A
YEUNG YEE SHUN 20071456A
Conclusion, Limitations,
Context
and Recommendations
and Objectives (5%)
(15%)
Ethical
and Professional Attitudes PPT + Report Total (60%)
(5%)
Table of Contents
01 Introduction 02 Research Method
03 Finding 04 Analysis
05 Conclusion 06 Limitation
07 Recommendation 08 Reference
09 Appendix
01 Introduction
1.1MUJI.(n.d.)
MUJI Case Background
originally founded in Japan in
1980.
Offer a wide variety of good
quality products including
household goods, apparel and
food.
Core Value
Selection of materials
Streamlining of processes
Simplification of packaging
Brand
CSR
Loyalty
Brand
Equity
1.1 Case Background
Waste Management
CSR
Brand Name
✓ Product design The voices from
✓ Layout customers are
✓ Manufacturing registered in
database
Mujirushi Ryohin
MUJI in Japanese To prevent :
translates as ➢ product accidents respond to quality
"no-brand quality ➢ Defects problems with speed
goods" ➢ complaints MUJI. (n.d.)
1.1 Case Background
Membership
Brand Loyalty Stage
Bronze 10,000~49,999 -
LB1-LB3 Loyalty Behaviours Subjective Interval 3-point scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5
strongly agree
CSR1- Perceived CSR Subjective Interval 4-point scale from 1 strongly disagree
CSR4 to 5 strongly agree
2.3 Measurement scale
Property Types of Level of Scale Operational
Property Definition
D1 Corporate Subjective Interval 7-point scale of
(1) Using leftover
Social rating from 1 the
bedding fabric to
make cushions Responsibil least supporting
(2) Using discarded ity activities to 5 the most
staple cotton to of MUJI supporting.
make rags
(3) Using recycled
paper for
packaging
(4) Sorting laundry
bins in its shops
(5) No over packages
(6) Offering paper
bags only
(7) Store upholstery
using recycled
wood
2.3 Measurement scale
Property Types of Level of Operational Definition
Property Scale
E1 Gender Objective Nominal Male, female, prefer not to say
E3 Educationa Objective Nominal Primary or below, Secondary, Post-secondary (High Dipolma, Associate
Degree, Certificate, Diploma), Bachelor degree, Master Degree or above
l level
E4 Occupation Objective Nominal Managers and Administrators, Professionals, Clerks, Service Workers /
Sales Workers, Plant or Machines Operators / Assemblers, Elementary
Occupations or Skilled Argricultral / Fishery Worker, Business Owners, Full-
time students, Home-makers, Retires, Unemployed, Prefer not to say
E5 Work Objective Nominal Accounting, Advertising, Banking & Finance, Civil Service, Construction,
Customer Service, Design, Education, Engineering, Food & Beverage /
Industry Restaurant, Hotel, I.T., Insurance, Law, Logistics, Medicine, Merchandising,
Property, Not Applicable, Prefer not to say
➢ Majority:
Female (67%)
(1) Male ➢ 30% Male
30%
(1) Male ➢ 3% of
(2) Female respondents had
(2) Female
(3) Prefer not to say refused to provide
67%
said information
3.3 Demographic Background of Respondents:
Age
Age Group of Respondents
(3) 32-38, 4, 2% (5) 46-52, 1, 0%
➢ Respondents in
(2) 25-31, 14, 7%
the age of 18-24
were the
majority (91%)
➢ 7% were in
(1) 18-24, 183,
91% 25-31
➢ 2% were in
32-38
➢ Nearly 0% was
in 46-52
(1) 18-24 (2) 25-31 (3) 32-38 (5) 46-52
3.4 Demographic Background of Respondents:
Education Level
E3: Education Level of Respondents
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
3.4 Demographic Background of Respondents:
Occupation
(1) Managers and
Occupation of Respondents Administrators, 5, 2%
Student, 2, 1%
students, 1, 0% (10) Retires, 1, 1%
Social worker, 1, 1% (11) Unempolyed, 12, Highest rate:
Graduate student, 1,
6%
➢ Full-time
1%
(12) Prefer not
to say, 22, 11%
students (69%)
(2) Professionals, 4,
Second-highest rate:
2% ➢ Prefer not to say
(3) Clerks, 3, 1%
(11%)
(4) Service Workers /
Sales Workers, 7, 3%
(8) Full-time students,
140, 69% (5) Plant or Machines
Operators /
Assemblers, 1, 1%
Highest rate:
500 ➢ 4 “Agree” has
472
450 472
400
Second-highest rate:
Number of Respondents
350
➢ 5 “Strongly
300
250
Agree” has 255
255
200
Standard Deviation:
150 ✓ 0.68
100 Mean:
87
50 8 ✓ 4.07
0
2 3 4 5
Total
Perceived Brand Equity
Perceived Quality
Items Mean Standard Deviation
BE3 The likelihood that MUJI would be functional is very high. 4.07 0.75
BE4 The likelihood that MUJI is reliable is very high. 4.05 0.72
Perceived Value
Items Mean Standard Deviation
BE6 MUJI provides good value for the money. 3.71 0.90
BE7 There are reasons to buy MUJI over competitors. 3.95 0.83
BE10 The products/services associated with MUJI have credibility. 3.98 0.75
Differentiation
LB3 I would not expect any problems with MUJI. 3.60 0.94
CSR1 MUJI seems to give back to the local community. 3.65 0.94
Table: 7-point scale from 1 the least support to 5 the most support
Consumer perceived
• Corporate Social Responsibility
toward MUJI
Respondents agree that MUJI is a successful company responsible for the environment to
benefit different stakeholders..
The positive perception of respondents can enhance the reputation of MUJI's CSR.
• Perceived CSR has a direct positive effect on brand image (Enrique et al., 2019 ).
• CSR strengthens the brand image, which is a consensus and builds a good reputation in the
eyes of others (Maldonado et al., 2017).
• MUJI’s philosophy exhibits many of the trademarks of a sustainable brand and consequently the
company already built up a very positive corporate image to the public (WorldPress, n.d.).
Objective: To find out consumers’ perceived CSR toward MUJI.
Respondents know and support the CSR activities of MUJI
• Aggregate mean = 3.97 tended to supportive
• D1(5) is the most supportive activity in CSR Mean = 4.28 Supportive
✓ More than 80% of respondents support the activity of no over packages toward MUJI (Appendix 3.1).
✓ In terms of packaging, MUJI uses bulk, standardized packaging while at the same time conserving
resources and reducing waste (Martin Roll, 2022).
Impact
Respondents had moderately low about MUJI which seems to give back
to the local community
• CSR1 is the lowest in table 6 Mean = 3.65 Tended to neither disagree nor agree
• The seven CSR activities in table 7, MUJI focus on being environmentally responsible such as
recycling, reuse and replace.
• Comparing to MUJI being environmentally responsible, the action of giving back to the local
community is moderately low.
• Giving back to the local community is known as philanthropy such as participating in fundraisers and
charity events (Together We Rise, 2019).
• Also, it is one of the important of CSR.
• Therefore, giving back to the local community can enhance positive relationships which build a
sense of community among its consumers (Yujing, 2019).
Objective :
To find out consumers’ perceived brand equity toward MUJI
Aggregated mean=3.93/5
• Overall consumers’ loyalty behaviours is slightly positive
• Indicated that customers tended to have high brand loyalty behaviours and maintained a
long-term customer relationships.
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2
0% 3%
1 Strongly disagree 14%
2% 1 Strongly Digaree 0% 18%
2 Disagree 33% 31%
2 Disagree
3 3
4 Agree 4 Agree
5 Strongly agree 51% 5 Strongly agree
48%
Objective:
To find out consumers’ loyalty behaviours toward MUJI
Respondents were slightly high satisfaction
LB3 Mean=3.60/5 (tended to be slightly positive)
• They tended not to expect any problems with MUJI.
• More satisfied product attributes so brand switching is lower to occur as a result of
satisfaction is considered to be linked to consumer loyalty and repurchase
behaviours (Curtis, T., Abratt, R. & Rhoades, D. L. Et al., 2011).
➣the aggregate mean of perceived CSR was 3.92 ☞aim to reach higher marks
☞the mean of MUJI seems to give back to local community is 3.65 only
➣support or participate in charity work ☞ e.g. Hong Kong Cleanup (sign up a team for cleanup
challenge, make a donation) (Hong Kong Cleanup,2022)
➣it can create positive image by using charity tool (Chuhan et al., 2020)
07 Recommendations
2. Rewarding buyers through economic benefit so as to offer valuable products
➣the aggregate mean of perceived value was 3.83 (tend to agree) ☞ should raise until 4
➣offer volume discount ☛rewards buyers who purchase in bulk by providing a reduced
price for each product (Iranmanesh, 2017)
➣increase sales by consumers purchase a quantity of products which is higher than
normal
➣consumers can enjoy the products with a valuable and reasonable price
3. Build uniqueness for the brand- promote pared-back design and simple branding
➣the aggregate mean of differentiation was 3.2 (tend to agree) ☞ should raise until
4
➣promote the concept of “simple” to the public to build the brand uniqueness
☛by social media: Facebook, Instagram -most commonly used, easy to reach
different groups of people
➣to achieve breakthroughs in differentiation, product features or image building
advertising are seen as the pathway to growth (Romaniuk et al., 2007)
08 Reference
1. Chauhan, Verma, Jain. (2020 March). Is Charity a new tool for branding?
file:///Users/cindylai/Downloads/IsCharityanewtoolforBranding.pdf
2. Maldonado, G., Pinzón, S.Y. & Leana-Morales, C. (2017),“Corporate social responsibility, brand imageand firm reputation in
Mexican small business”,Journal of Management and Sustainability,Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 38-47.
3. WorldPress.(n.d.). MUJI, a genuine sustainability or a marketing ploy?.
https://lvzhoublog.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/back-to-our-origins-into-the-future/
4. Enrique,B.,Francisco,J.S., & Juan,M.B. (2019 February 11). The impact of perceived CSR on corporate reputation and
purchase intention.European Journal of Management and Business Economics.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EJMBE-12-2017-0068/full/html
5. Iranmanesh, M., Jayaraman, K., Zailani, S. and Ghadiri, S.M. (2017), "The effects of consumer perception of volume discount
benefits on intention to purchase grocery products: Deal proneness as a moderator", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and
Logistics, Vol. 29 No. 5, pp. 1017-1035. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-07-2016-0135
6. Romaniuk., Sharp., Ehrenberg. (2007 December). Evidence concerning the Importance of Perceived Brand Differentiation.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1016/S1441-3582(07)70042-3
7. Martin Roll. (2022). Muji – The Global Strategy Behind The Japanese No-Brand Brand.
https://martinroll.com/resources/articles/strategy/muji-the-global-strategy-behind-the-japanese-no-brand-brand/
08 Reference
1.1 Questionnaire
09 Appendix
1.1 Questionnaire
09 Appendix
1.1 Questionnaire
09 Appendix
1.1 Questionnaire
09 Appendix
1.1 Questionnaire
09 Appendix
2.1
BE8:MUJI is a company I would
trust.
0%4%
19%
46%
31%
Appendix 2.1-point scale from 1 the strongly disagree to 5 the strongly agree
09 Appendix
12% 14%
Appendix 3.1-3.3-point scale from 1 the least support to 5 the most support
Thank You