Abstract:

The aim of the article is to present and analyse the results of research on the extent of the ROPO effect (Research Online, Purchase Offline) amongst men in the clothing industry in Poland. This effect is an important factor limiting the development of the e-commerce sector. The selection of men as an investigated population is determined by the literature gap in the clothing industry. This industry is dominated by women in Poland, who much more often than men purchase this type of product. However, company managers should also take into consideration the habits and attitudes of men. In this study, research was done on a sample of 1303 males who purchased a clothing product in a traditional shop. Analysis of research results allowed the identification of the scale of the ROPO effect in dependence on the age and place of residence of the respondents. An additional aspect investigated was also the subjective assessment of the respondents of selected elements of the purchasing process.