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The Influence of Service Elements on Customers' Emotion and Loyalty - Focused on Specialty Coffee Shop Customers - (커피전문점 서비스 요소가 고객의 감정 및 충성도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Ju-Yeon;Kim, Hak-Jun;Kim, Chul-Min
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.271-286
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    • 2009
  • This study explored the influence of service elements of specialty coffee houses on customers' emotion and loyalty. Physical surroundings, employees' service and price benefits were suggested as the service elements of specialty coffee shops. The results show that physical surroundings and price benefits had significant influence on positive emotion and loyalty while employees' service had no influence on them. Two emotional reponses(positive emotion, negative emotion) had significant influence on customers' loyalty. The result is important in that price benefits had a higher impact on positive emotion and loyalty than physical surroundings. This represents the customers' attitude to the late economic issues.

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A Study on the Comparative Analysis of Difference between Korean and Japanese University(Graduate) Student Consumers on Service Affiliate Program Satisfaction (서비스 제휴 프로그램 만족도의 한.일 대학(원)생 소비자 비교 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Heung-Sub;Kong, Hee-Sook
    • International Commerce and Information Review
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.291-322
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    • 2010
  • Many companies make active use of loyalty programs to improve their customers' loyalty to the company. Loyalty programs are widely used in various industries and sectors, including oil, telecommunications, credit card, department stores, and internet shopping malls; their performance seems to be successful in building a positive relationship with customers. This study emphasizes the role of affiliate programs in creating loyalty, thereby helping companies to maintain their competitive advantage. To objectives of this study are to investigate which antecedent variables(affiliate program benefit, service company characteristic , consumer characteristic) have significant effects on consumer perceived affiliate program satisfaction and to examine whether these factors have differences between Korean and Japanese consumers. The useful results will provide marketing strategy for marketers of service companies. The results also show that affiliate program is very important in order to maintain relationship with customers in service companies.

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A Study on the Effects of Service Quality of Korean Tofu Restaurants on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty - Focused on Seoul and Gyeonggi Area- (두부 전문 음식점의 서비스 품질이 고객 만족과 충성도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 - 서울.경기 지역을 중심으로 -)

  • Chang, Dae-Sung;Chae, Gyu-Jin;Kim, Min-Su
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.269-282
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    • 2008
  • Quality is recognized as one of the key components of business strategies. In this respect, this study aims to investigate quality factors that influence customer satisfaction and loyalty in Korean Tofu restaurants and promote the quality improvement in their service operations. The experimental data were collected from the questionnaire answered by 130 customers in Seoul and Kyonggi area. They were statistically analyzed using SPSS Win.12.0. For statistical analysis, frequency, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and regression analyses were conducted. The results of the analyses show that two dimensions such as "empathy" and "IT use" influence the satisfaction of customers. "Empathy", "tangibles", "well-being food", and "customer satisfaction" were identified as critical factors influencing the loyalty of customers.

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Effects of Brand Personality on Department Store Attitude and Store Loyalty (백화점의 브랜드 개성이 점포태도와 점포충성도에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Ji-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.36 no.7
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    • pp.677-689
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    • 2012
  • This research examines the impact of brand personality dimensions on store attitude and store loyalty for department stores. A total of 431 customers participated in the online survey. The participants were women in their 20's to 50's with experience of purchasing apparel from four major department stores. The data were analyzed using factor analysis, reliability test, and structural equation modeling with PASW 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. Analyses revealed three dimensions of the brand personality of department stores: prestige, passion, and sincerity. Among the three dimensions of brand personality, 'passion' and 'sincerity' were shown to be the most influential factors affecting department store attitude. The results suggest that passionate and sincere customers tend to exhibit favorable store attitudes. Customers with more favorable store attitudes then are more likely to express great store loyalty than those with less favorable attitudes. An analysis of the effect of brand personality on attitudes toward department stores provides implications for department store brand management strategies.

Service Quality of Online Grocery Shopping in Korean Local Regions

  • Chung, Ji-Bok;Choi, Byung-Cheon;Cho, Yong-Sang;Chung, Lak-Chae
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.67-75
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    • 2016
  • Purpose - This paper aims to measure the overall satisfaction of online grocery shopping and identify the quality components of online grocery delivery service. Furthermore, we examine the relationship between service quality, customer loyalty, customer satisfaction and intention of repurchase. Research design, data, and methodology - To test hypotheses, data was collected using questionnaires from online grocery shopping customers living in Korean local regions (Daejeon, Cheonan, Sejong). Quantitative research is applied using confirmative factor analysis and multiple linear regressions. Results - On the whole, customers are satisfied with the online grocery shopping. We found that convenience and reliability of grocery delivery service have a positive effect on the customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. Furthermore, we found that customer satisfaction has a mediating effect between convenience, reliability and customer loyalty. However, responsiveness of grocery delivery service does not have a positive effect on the customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. Conclusions - Since the quality of groceries are very sensitive to time and difficult to standardize, we need to analyze the quality components of delivery service unlike other commodities and find relationships with customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and repurchase intention. The results of research will contribute to providing satisfactory service and capturing loyal customers in retail industry.

The Effect of Relationship Marketing on Service Quality and Customer Loyalty: An Empirical Study in Indonesia

  • MAMUSUNG, Robby Tanod;NIMRAN, Umar;SUHARYONO, Suharyono;KUSUMAWATI, Andriani
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.7
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    • pp.533-543
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this research is to examine and analyze the effect of Relationship Marketing on service quality and customer loyalty, especially in the context of the retail industry. In retail industry, Relationship Marketing is the key to increase and maintain a large pool of customers. This research was conducted in North Sulawesi Province with a sample size of 155 supermarket customers. The sampling technique used for the study is the purposive sampling. Data was analyzed using SEM based on GeSCA components. The results showed that Relationship Marketing had a significant positive effect both on service quality and customer loyalty. The commitment, communication, conflict handling, and competence play an important role in improving service quality which ultimately makes customers loyal. In addition, the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty, also has significant positive findings. These findings are in line with the concept of SERVQUAL and The Commitment-Trust Theory. The implication of the managerial research is that supermarket managers in North Sulawesi must focus and emphasize more on the Relationship Marketing dimension especially in terms of commitment, communication, conflict handling, and competence. Once these factors can be met, the quality of service will increase, and it causes an increase in customer loyalty to shop more at the supermarket.

Affecting Customer Loyalty by Improving Corporate Image and Customer Value through Corporate Social Responsibility Activities (기업의 사회적 책임활동을 통한 기업이미지 및 고객가치 향상이 고객충성도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jong-Ho;Hwang, Hee-Joong;Song, In-Am
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.12 no.8
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    • pp.31-42
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    • 2014
  • Purpose - Recently, a variety of activities for practicing the continuing management of domestic and foreign companies have been conducted and further, corporate social responsibility for maximizing the value of stakeholders such as customers, cooperative companies, and the local community emerges as a key business strategy. Accordingly, the issue of whether corporate image and customer value through corporate social responsibility activities positively affect customer loyalty and customer attitude is investigated in this study. Research design, data, and methodology - Corporate social responsibility activities are classified into legal and moral activities, environmental protection activities, economic activities, and community service activities; further, customer values are classified into emotional value, functional value, and social value, to determine the parameters. In addition, the strategic approach direction of social responsibility activities is justified as a strategy for effectively achieving the expected results that corporations seek by proving the effect of these parameters on customer loyalty. Results - The study results can be summarized as follows. First, legal and moral activities, environmental protection activities, economic activities, and community service activities are four types of CSR activities affecting meaningful improvements in corporate image. Second, legal and moral activities affect factors that meaningfully improve customer value, including factors such as emotional value, functional value, and social value, while environmental protection activities affect improvements in the factor of social value only. Third, corporate image affects meaningful improvements in customer value. Fourth, corporate image affects improvements in customer loyalty positively. Fifth, the three factors of customer value, that is, emotional value, functional value, and social value affect meaningful improvements in customer loyalty. Sixth, customer value acts to partly mediate the effect of companies' CSR activities on customer loyalty. As shown in the study results above, it was verified that CSR activities affect meaningful improvements in corporate image and customer value and, in turn, corporate image and customer value affect meaningful improvements in customer loyalty. In addition, it was verified that customer value acts to partly mediate the effects of companies' CSR activities on customer value. Conclusions - Accordingly, the results of this study suggests as follows. First, it was clearly verified that customers' recognition of CSR efforts has a positive effect on corporate image, customer value, and loyalty because CSR activities improve the relationships between customers and corporations by providing customers with value. Second, it was suggested that corporations implement social contribution activities strategically according to the theory that the higher the rate of CSR activities, the better the corporate image and repurchase intention would be, which is a theory verified through practical analysis. Corporations should do this by constructing positive relationships from the value perceived by customers. To summarize the study results in a brief manner, it is suggested by the results of the study that a corporation should conduct CSR more actively to make customers recognize the positive image of their products and services.

The Role of Corporate Associations in Customers' Trust, Loyalty, Revisit, and Switching Intention to a Foodservice Company: Focused on Corporate Ability and Corporate Social Responsibility Associations (외식기업에 대한 기업연상이 신뢰, 충성도, 재방문의도 및 전환의도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 능력연상과 사회적책임연상을 중심으로)

  • Jung, Hyo-Sun;Yoon, Hye-Hyun
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.38-54
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of customers' perception of corporate associations on trust, loyalty, revisit intention, and switching intention in the foodservice company and verify if there are significant moderating effects between family restaurants and fast-food restaurants. A total of 552 restaurant patrons in Korea participated in the survey. The results showed that corporate ability association and corporate social responsibility association among corporate associations had a significant effect on customers' trust, which had a positive significant influence on loyalty. Moreover, customers' loyalty had a significant effect on customers' revisit and switching intention. In addition, the moderating effects of company types are observed in the relationships among customers' perception of corporate associations and trust. Limitations of the study and future research directions are also discussed.

Relationship between Satisfaction with Foodservice and Customer Loyalty of University Students in Busan (부산지역 대학교 급식소의 급식서비스 만족도와 고객충성도와의 관계)

  • Lee, Kyung-A;Lyu, Eun-Soon
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.413-421
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to improve the satisfaction of college foodservice customers by analyzing the correlation between college student satisfaction with foodservice and customer loyalty. The questionnaire was distributed to 480 customers at six universities in Busan. The average customer satisfaction score was 2.76, and customer satisfaction was highest with food, followed by sanitation, environment, and service (in decreasing order). Customers reported the frequency with which they were satisfied when using university foodservice operations (on an increasing scale from "almost never" to "more than five times") in four areas: food (p<0.001), service (p<0.01), sanitation (p<0.05), and environment (p<0.001). The average scores of customer loyalty, intent to purchase again, intent to advertise by word-of-mouth, and intent to switch were 2.67, 2.83, 2.52, and 2.67, respectively, and these scores demonstrated differences according to frequency of foodservice use (p<0.001). Food, service, sanitation, and environment correlated significantly (+) with customer loyalty. Intent to repeat purchase showed the highest correlation with food quality (p<0.05), and intent to advertise by word-of-mouth and to continue patronizing foodservice demonstrated the highest correlations with service (p<0.01). After classifying customers into four groups according to customer satisfaction and loyalty, a comparison was done to determine satisfaction and loyalty by each customer strata. In the "loyalist" group, satisfaction with environment and the intent to advertise by repurchase were significantly higher than in the other groups (p<0.001). In "defectors" group, satisfaction with service and the intent to advertise by word-of-mouth were significantly lower than in the other groups (p<0.001).

An Analysis of the Relationship between Core Competence, Satisfaction, Trust and Loyalty in e-Trade Transactions (전자무역거래에서 핵심역량과 만족, 신뢰 그리고 충성도 사이의 관계 분석)

  • Kang, Dae-Kyong;Kim, Jong-ChilI
    • International Commerce and Information Review
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.25-45
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    • 2009
  • This study tried to analyzed the relationship between core competence, satisfaction, trust and loyalty in order to suggest to a methodology for decision-making of e-trade firms. 6 hypothesis were constructed for analysis based on previous literature review. The results of empirical analysis shows that core competence gave significant effect on satisfaction, trust and loyalty, and satisfaction gave positively effect to trust and loyalty. Besides trust affected positively on loyalty. These result explains that e-trade firms which try to create customers must build high level of core competence should be realized and reacted for maintenance of created customers.

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