Where Baku residents prefer to do shopping?

ACT Azerbaijan presents survey results conducted on July 17-21 in Baku.

According to survey, majority of respondents visit bazars (70%) for buying clothes. Shopping centers are on the second place with 39% of votes. Expensive boutique visitors are on the third place with 13.4% of votes. Respondents purchasing clothes at stores apart from shopping centers constitute 10%. Online shopping joined the rank with 7.8% of votes. Respondents going abroad for shopping are 4%.

Survey participants visiting bazars for clothes are mainly old generation. Therefore, people of 65 and older age go to bazars for buying clothes (89.4%). Young generation (18-24) basically visit shopping centers (36.4%).  Representatives of middle age group (35-44) prefer boutiques (10.2%) or foreign countries (8.5%) for purchasing clothes.

Based on the survey, most respondents go to bazars (65.3%) for shoe purchase. Respondents preferring shopping centers are 32.7%. Survey participants who buy shoes from expensive boutiques are 13.6%. Brand stores apart from shopping centers are preferred by 11,4% of respondents. 5.8% of respondents buy shoes online.

Old generation purchase shoes from bazars. Respondents of 65 and older age generally buy shoes from bazars (89.4%). Young generation (18-24) prefers shopping centers (31%) and brand stores located apart from malls (7.5%). Respondents purchasing shoes online are of 18-34 age group. Survey participants of 35-44 age group  purchase shoes from boutiques (12.4%) and foreign countries (8.5%).

Survey was conducted among 400 respondents by phone on July 17-21 in Baku.