• Investigating outputs from university-industry-government collaborations in the Technology Station Clothing and Textiles of the Western Cape, South Africa 

  Sihlobo, Sinqobile Thokozani Loyiso (University of Pretoria, 2023-04)

  University-industry-government (UIG) collaborations are vital because they provide solutions to structural problems arising from challenges in higher education, research and development (R&D), and competitiveness. However, ...
• The influence of lifestyle and consumption values on the second-hand clothing buying behaviour of consumers in South Africa 

  Visser, Amieke (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  The overall aim of this study was to explore and describe the influence of lifestyle orientations and consumption values on second-hand clothing buying in South Africa. Specific focus was placed on offline buying settings ...
• The clothing shopping behaviour of young females before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng 

  Venter, Angeliz (University of Pretoria, 2024-01-01)

  The overall objective of this study was to explore and describe young females’ clothing shopping behaviour before, during and after the COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa. The research focused more specifically on ...
• Exploring generational cohorts’ engagement in voluntary simplistic clothing consumption practices in the South African emerging market context 

  Conradie, Nicolé (University of Pretoria, 2023-12-11)

  In a developing country such as South Africa, consumption is vital in boosting economic growth and creating job opportunities. However, growing concerns exist about how the existing fast fashion model encourages excessive ...
• The role of Westernisation in Xhosa women's beauty ideals, everyday dress practices and acculturation strategies 

  Zamela, Zandile (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Westernisation has been proven to play a role in the everyday practices of different cultural groups around the world. The role of Westernisation is especially evident in how people dress by adopting Western clothing and ...
• The influence of drivers and barriers on female consumers’ in-store collaborative clothing consumption practices in an emerging market context 

  Botes, Sue-Ann (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-14)

  This study aimed to explore and describe the motivational drivers and barriers that influence female consumers’ in-store collaborative clothing consumption (CCC) practices in an emerging market context. Specific focus was ...
• Influential factors that contribute to consumers’ choice of children’s underwear in an effort to alleviate sensory overreactivity 

  Gouws, Leoné (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-13)

  Numerous children exhibit heightened sensitivity to sensory stimuli, leading to the possibility of them experiencing sensory overreactivity (also known as hypersensitivity) in response to such stimuli (Ilić-Savić, ...
• The quest for wheat flour alternatives : sensory characterisation and volatile compound profiling of composite flours and flatbread from sorghum, cassava and cowpea flours 

  Dankwa, Rita (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Sorghum, cowpea, and cassava are underutilised gluten-free sources of flour that have the potential to be used in bread products in sub-Saharan Africa. Heavy reliance of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) on wheat imports and the ...
• Cooking competence of white young adults residing in Tshwane, South Africa 

  Ryan, Louelle (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  A decline in cooking competence has become a global concern. Contributing factors include the decrease in cooking competence learning in education institutions, the change in lifestyle and societal norms and the ever-increasing ...
• Gauteng's consumers' perception of the quality of food safety at quick-service restaurants : an importance-performance analysis 

  Marule, Lesego (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Food consumed away from home has been attributed to time scarcity, single-person households, increase in disposable income, and the lack of interest or skill in food preparation (Blick, Abidoye & Kirsten, 2018). Increased ...
• Product-specific variables and demographics influence consumers' intention to complain following clothing product performance failure? 

  Grobbelaar, Rozanne (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Although the clothing retail industry spends valuable resources developing and distributing products, it is becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy consumers. Consumers have high expectations about the functional, ...
• Drivers and barriers influencing consumers’ online collaborative clothing consumption practices in the South African market 

  Brand, Suna (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  The overall objective of this study was to explore and describe the drivers and barriers influencing consumers’ online collaborative clothing consumption practices in the South African market. The research focused specifically ...
• The South African bread market and consumers' willingness to adopt more sustainable options 

  Kotze, Taryn (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Wheat based bread products are a staple in many countries around the world including South Africa (Muzivi & Sunmola, 2021). This is becoming a concern as wheat, from an African perspective presents a two-fold problem. On ...
• The influence of the properties of school uniforms on children with sensory overreactivity 

  Jordaan, Wenette (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Many children experience a low threshold towards sensory input and as a result, may experience sensory overreactivity (hypersensitivity) to touch, smell, taste, and intolerance for certain material textures (Cheng & ...
• Nutrition competencies of tuck shop owners in relation to nutritional quality of products sold at Tshwane primary school tuck shops 

  Du Piesanie, N.Z. (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Aims This study aimed to determine the relationship between tuck shop owners’ nutrition competency scores in terms of knowledge, skills and behaviour and the nutritional quality percentage scores (measured by the South ...
• Development of a Total Quality Management tool integrating sustainability practices to address food waste : a case in a University food service unit 

  Lefadola, Boineelo Pearl (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  The issue of food waste has gained increasing attention worldwide with growing concern for its environmental, social and economic impact. The volume of food waste generated is alarming, with university food service operations ...
• Consumers' knowledge of food fraud and its impact on their purchasing behaviour of organic fresh produce 

  Smit, Christa (University of Pretoria, 2021-12)

  “Food fraud” is a globally accepted concept used to refer to the purposeful consumer deception in the sale, advertising or labelling of food or food ingredients to achieve an economic benefit (Curll, 2015). Within the ...
• Millennial consumers’ complaint behavioural intentions following service failure in the online clothing retail context 

  Jonker, Chanel (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Researchers in consumer complaint behaviour agree that consumers’ complaint intentions are influenced by online service failures. These online service failures include delivery problems, payment security problems, web-page ...
• Consumers’ motives for complaint behavioural intentions following in-store service failures in the clothing retail context 

  Treurnicht, Francisca Arabelle (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Globalisation, together with increased competition amongst retailers, has applied immense pressure on retailers to become more consumer-orientated. Retailers are, consequently, trying to differentiate their offerings by ...
• Validation of a scale to measure consumers’ perceptions of clothing retailers' corporate social responsibility (CSR) in South Africa 

  Jansen van Vuuren, Rita Chené (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  The clothing and textile industry plays an enormous role in contributing toward environmental and social issues (Sweeny, 2015). In order to address these issues and conserving our planet, future generations, stakeholders ...

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