Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Sook-Hyun Kim, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2003
309B Quinn Hall, 401-874-2881, kimsh@mail.uri.edu
Sook-Hyun Kim has her MS and PhD from Virginia Tech in Clothing and Textiles. She was appointed to the full-time faculty at URI in the Fall of 2004. She teaches TMD 433 (Textile Markets), and TMD 432 (Fashion Merchandising Operations Control)
Before joining URI, Sook-Hyun worked for Central Michigan University and taught Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy, Fashion Buying, CAD (Adobe Illustrator, U4ia), and Pattern Making. Sook-Hyun also worked for Woolworth Overseas Co. as an international merchandiser, and she organized and inspected exports from planning of manufacturing to shipping.
Her research interests include: Retail evolution (causes and effects), Retail management (problem solving), New retail formats, Internet retailing, Consumer behavior in apparel distribution channel, International trade, and Product development.
PUBLICATIONS
Kim, S, & Kincade, D. (in process). Model for the Evolution of Retail Institution Types: The Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles.
Kim, S. & Kincade, D. (2006). The model for the evolution of retail institution types in South Korea: Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 5(1).
Kim, S, & Chen-Yu, J. (in press). Discount store patronage: A comparison between South Korea and the United States. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal 23(3), 97-111
Kincade, D., Carroll, K., Kim, S., & Jackson, R. (2004). The influence of consumer knowledge on Internet shopping. Proceedings of the European Institute of retailing and Services Studies.
Kim, S, & Chen-Yu, J. (2001). A comparison of consumers’ discount store patronage between South Korea and the United States. Proceedings of the International Textile and Apparel Association.
REFEREED ABSTRACTS
Kim, S., & Mukherjee, S. (in process). Retail institution types and consumers’ store patronage behavior in India: Annual meeting of the Academy of Marketing Science
Kim, S, & Chen-Yu, J. (2001). A comparison of consumers’ discount store patronage between South Korea and the United States. Proceedings of the International Textile and Apparel Association.
Kim, S, & Chen-Yu, J. (2001). A comparison of consumers’ store patronage between South Korea and the United States: Suggestions for the marketing strategy of South Korean discount stores. Proceedings of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Kim, S. & Kincade, D. (2005). Consumer-Oriented Strategic Marketing in Retail Evolution. Proceedings of the International Textile and Apparel Association, Washington DC
Kim, S. & Kincade, D. (2005). Model for Consumer Evolution in Retail Institution Selection. Proceedings of theSeoul International Clothing and Textiles Conference. Seoul, Korea
Kim, S., & Kincade, D. (2004). Model for the Evolution of Retail Institution Types in South Korea, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Textile and Apparel Association, Portland, Oregon
Kincade, D., Carroll, K., Kim, S., & Jackson, R. (2004). The influence of consumer knowledge on Internet shopping. Proceedings of the European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies
Kim, S-H., & Chen-Yu, J. (2001). A comparison of consumers’ discount store patronage between South Korea and the United States Proceedings of the International Textile and Apparel Association
Kim, S, & Chen-Yu, J. (2001). A comparison of consumers’ store patronage between South Korea and the United States: Suggestions for the marketing strategy of South Korean discount stores. Proceedings of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.