• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Access dimensions to the local urban food environment of adults residing in the Eastern suburbs of Tshwane 

  Smit, Lené (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The access dimensions to the local, urban food environment of adults in the eastern suburbs of the Tshwane metropolitan are explored and described. The study further determined how the food access dimensions contribute to ...
• Validation of a scale to measure consumers' engagement in voluntary simplistic clothing consumption behaviour in South Africa 

  Reis, Tracey Lee (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  In today’s environment of mass production and overconsumption, better lifestyle choices should be encouraged to safeguard the earth’s dwindling natural resources. Quick turnaround times and the reduced lifespan of clothing ...
• The relevance of sustainability labeling for Chinese consumers perception of the luxuriousness of, and purchase intent for sustainabilitu-labelled exotic leather accessories 

  Lavis, Skye (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  This study explored the relevance of sustainability labelling for Chinese consumers’ perception of the luxuriousness of, and purchase intent for sustainability-labelled exotic leather accessories. The Wiedmann, Hennigs and ...
• The role of personal values in Millennial men’s perception of clothing store image and store choices 

  Diedericks, Lizette (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  South African clothing retailers are currently struggling to obtain and retain market share as a result of the challenging economic climate, new international market entrants and changes in consumer behaviour (MarketLine, ...
• Consumers’ understanding of food waste and their attribution of blame 

  Candiotes, Shandré (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Reflecting on the emergence of a past civilisation, evidence suggests that the supply and availability of food has played a significant role. For the last few decades, food has been appraised as being relatively cheap, ...

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