{"id":2456,"date":"2021-03-08T14:26:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2021-03-08T14:28:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:28:19","slug":"relative-importance-of-packaging-elements-of-baby-care-products-in-sri-lanka-do-demographic-factors-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/2021\/03\/08\/relative-importance-of-packaging-elements-of-baby-care-products-in-sri-lanka-do-demographic-factors-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Relative Importance of Packaging Elements of Baby Care Products in Sri Lanka: Do Demographic Factors Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-120675 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-921623 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-904105 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"welcome_banner full_white italic\" style=\"outline: 0px; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \" segoe=\"\" ui\",=\"\" roboto,=\"\" oxygen-sans,=\"\" ubuntu,=\"\" cantarell,=\"\" \"helvetica=\"\" neue\",=\"\" sans-serif;=\"\" font-size:=\"\" 14px;=\"\" font-style:=\"\" normal;=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" 400;=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" 2;=\"\" text-align:=\"\" start;=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" 0px;=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" none;=\"\" white-space:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" -webkit-text-stroke-width:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" initial;=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" initial;\"=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"tabs-body\" style=\"padding: 0px; list-style: none; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \" segoe=\"\" ui\",=\"\" roboto,=\"\" oxygen-sans,=\"\" ubuntu,=\"\" cantarell,=\"\" \"helvetica=\"\" neue\",=\"\" sans-serif;=\"\" font-size:=\"\" 14px;=\"\" font-style:=\"\" normal;=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" 400;=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" 2;=\"\" text-align:=\"\" start;=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" 0px;=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" none;=\"\" white-space:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" -webkit-text-stroke-width:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" initial;=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" initial;\"=\"\">\n<li class=\"selected\" data-content=\"details\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">\n<ul class=\"list4\" style=\"padding: 0px; list-style: none; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><b style=\"font-weight: 600; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">M.F.S. Faris<\/b><br style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><i style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11pt;\">University of Kelaniya<\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><b style=\"font-weight: 600; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">K.P.L. Chandralal<\/b><br style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><i style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11pt;\">University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><i style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><b style=\"font-weight: 600; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Abstract<\/b><br style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><i style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px; max-width: 100%;\">Baby care category has been profitable throughout the years and gained the interest of global players in Sri Lanka amidst the emergence of several local companies. Previous research on FMCG products identified that a 1% shift in packaging will result in 88.9% shift in consumer purchase intention, signifying the role of packaging in buying behavior. But there is mild research done with regards to the Baby Care Category and especially in the Sri Lankan context. This research focuses on the gap of identifying the importance of the different packaging elements of baby care products along with buyers\u2019 demographic factors. A field survey was conducted with an internet questionnaire to obtain data from a sample of Colombo residents. The results revealed that a weak positive importance was laid on \u201cGraphics\u201d (Color and Artwork) and on \u201cDimensions\u201d (Design and Shape) of the package. The dimension of \u201cInformation\u201d was placed relatively a higher importance in the buying decision. These findings aligned with the insights from buyers and retailers; buyers being more concerned on baby\u2019s safety prioritized ensuring product reliability. Certifications, labels, precautions, and instructions on the package guide them, which evidently is part of the dimension of Information. The results further revealed that the identified importance laid on the three dimensions of packaging elements did not significantly vary on any of the demographic factors; gender, income, and level of education. Baby care, being a sensitive area for parents (unlike generic products), the importance placed on information was much higher due to its role played in assurance, consequently comparative lesser importance was placed on how colorful, big and stylish the packaging is, as the priority was absolute amongst buyers across diverse demographic differences.<\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px; max-width: 100%;\"><i style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-57345 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-440698 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-93604\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-172068 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-34604 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-187843 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>Download<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-595934 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-479983 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-360079 kc-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5-Packing-Final.pdf\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Download\">\n\t\t<i class=\"fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[211],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/vjm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}