Research shows outfit and styling recommendations among the top performing personalization categories
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Outfit/style recommendations are at the top of the list for personalization preferences, with 81 percent saying they experienced some form of outfit recommendation when shopping online, and 65 percent saying it was one of the features they interacted with most. Additionally, these customers will purchase one to two more items on average if shown suggestions on how to wear them.
Preferences/occasion details and product recommendations are currently the features most encountered when shopping online and can also yield an increase in units per transaction. Additionally, most panelists are willing to provide personal size and fit information and indicate this type of guidance would significantly increase their likelihood of making a purchase.
Marketers need to be aware that the willingness to share information dramatically drops when they ask for email addresses, social media accounts, household income or race/ethnicity.
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Methodology
This qualitative study was carried out by market research specialists at Stylitics in collaboration with The NPD Group in July 2018. The study identified 3,911 women within the 18-45 age group in the U.S. and analyzed their purchases over the past 18 months. 80+ women from the panel were selected for a further in-depth qualitative survey on their online shopping experiences with personalization. This study is not intended to be a U.S. census representative panel, but rather an early notification system to alert the industry to evolving marketplace and style trends as soon as they are detected.