Consumers’ desire for beauty has become a driving force in the beauty service industry which was further developed through specialization and segmentation. Nail-care service, which is one of the beauty services, is showing rapid growth, and intense competition among salons has become apparent. Thus, service management method and marketing strategy are required for customer satisfaction. Therefore, in this study, we tried to classify the nail-care services on the basis of systematization and realization of its characteristics which are fundamental when developing management and marketing strategies. The subjects of this study were women in their 20s and above living in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon areas. As a result, the nail-care service factors are classified as “external environment” (interior, celebrity, newness), “internal environment” (equipment and products, cleanliness, and environment), “location” (location and transportation convenience), “reputation” (good reputation), “technician skill,” “kindness,” “relationship” (relationship, empathy, and affinity), and “price and discount.” The consumer types of nail-care services were classified into three groups according to the degree of involvement of these concept systems. These results can be used as marketing basics and will be the basis for studying marketing strategies. However, the consideration of setting up a marketing strategy for each consumer type will be presented in a follow-up study.

Abstract
 I. Introduction
 Ⅱ. Background
  1. Nail-care service
  2. Nail-care service concept model
  3. Consumers type
 Ⅲ. Methods
  1. Research problem
  2. Research method
  3. Data collection and research subjects
  4. Analysis method
 Ⅳ. Result
  1. Concept of nail-care service
  2. Consumer types of nail-care services
  3. Nail-care services consumer types of characteristic
 Ⅴ. Conclusion and Suggestions
 References

• Kyung Ja Seo(Dept. of Beauty Industry, Gachon University) | 서경자
• Mi Young Kim(Fashion Design Major, Gachon University) | 김미영 Corresponding author