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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2019.43.1.65

Market Segmentation by Loyalty and Switching Intentions of Mobile Social Commerce Apps -Differences in Perceived Service Quality and Switching Barriers-  

Sung, Heewon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Gyeongsang National University/Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Eun Young (Dept. of Fashion Design Information, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.43, no.1, 2019 , pp. 65-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
Mobile shopping has spread rapidly in the consumer's daily life, and numerous fashion companies have now launched a mobile shopping application. By focusing on mobile social commerce apps, this study was to: (a) segment consumers based on loyalty and switching intentions, (b) to test differences in perceived service quality and switching barrier factors among segments, and (c) examine the effects of perceived service quality and switching barriers on loyalty intention. A total of 550 responses were obtained from mobile users in their 20s to 40s who purchased fashion products through a social commerce app in the last six months. Consumers were classified into four clusters: split-loyals, latent loyals, habitual loyals, and switchers. The split-loyal group showed the highest level of mean scores on perceived service quality and switching barrier factors; however, the switcher group showed the lowest mean scores. Of service qualities, app design had a significant effect on loyalty intentions in both split-loyal and latent loyal groups; the factors of ease of use and privacy had significant effects on loyalty intentions in switchers. Of switching barrier factors, virtual relationship had the most strongly effect on loyalty intention for the four segments.
Keywords
Loyalty intention; Perceived service quality; Switching barrier; Market segmentation; Social commerce app;
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