Empirical research on the influence of spatial competition in the distribution industry on consumer behaviors in South Korea

유통업태간 경쟁구도가 소비행태에 미치는 영향에 관한 실증연구

When Korea's retail industry was liberalized, new store formats such as large discount stores and Super Supermarket(SSMs) have grown. New types of business have borne significant influence on traditional market. Traditional markets have been in gradual decline since they fail to meet to consumer's purchasing behavior. The South Korean government has been making sustained efforts to revitalize the modernization of traditional markets since 2004. This research is conducted to analyze how changes in the distribution of different types of distributors influence the consumer's purchasing behaviors depending on the changes in the market environment. The purpose of this research is to present a policy to invigorate consumer-oriented traditional markets by analyzing the consumption behavior among major retail channels at a point when competition among retail channels is becoming intensified. In order to examine the effect of the spatial competitive landscape among major retail channels on consumption behavior, an empirical analysis was conducted with 613 consumers in 6 cities nationwide, using the multiple regression model. This research identified three main areas of factors. The analysis result indicates that the physical factor (time required to go to the traditional market), socioeconomic factors (the number of vehicles owned and average monthly income), and competitive factors (intensity of competition in spatial locations and average monthly spending in supermarkets) have significant influence on consumption patterns of consumers. The findings present that the Korean government should go ahead with policies aimed to revitalize traditional markets, keeping in mind the factors that influence the consumption patterns of customers based on these results. We propose that the policy supporting traditional markets need to be a customized-strategy, considering traditional market's characteristic.

본 연구의 목적은 유통업태 간 경쟁이 격화되고 있는 시점에서 주요 유통업태 간 소비행태 분석을 통해 소비자 지향의 전통시장 활성화 정책을 제시하는데 있다. 주요 유통업태 간 공간적 경쟁구도가 소비행태에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 다중회귀분석을 이용하여 전국 6개 도시에 거주하는 613명의 소비자를 대상을 실증분석 하였다. 본 논문은 크게 3개의 요소들이 소비행태에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 분석 결과 물리적 요인(전통시장까지 소요시간), 사회경제적요인(승용차 보유대수, 월평균 소득), 경쟁적 요인(공간적 경쟁구도의 강함과 중간, 대형마트 월평균 지출액)이 소비행태에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 정부는 고객들의 소비행태에 영향을 미치는 요소들을 선별적으로 고려하여 전통시장 활성화 정책을 추진 할 필요가 있다.