Deriving and exploring behavior segments within a retail loyalty card program
Deriving and exploring behavior segments within a retail loyalty card program
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衍生和探索零售忠诚卡计划中的行为细分
DOI:
10.1108/03090560610702830
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Lenita M. Davis
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作者:
A. Allaway;Richard M. Gooner;D. Berkowitz;Lenita M. Davis
Purpose – Despite the proliferation of retail loyalty programs, little is known about differences in the behavior patterns of the consumers within them. There may be several unique segments within a loyalty program, and significant managerial implications may accrue from identification of these segments and analysis of differences among them. This paper aims to investigate the potential for deriving meaningful, managerially relevant customer segments within a retail loyalty‐type program.Design/methodology/approach – Data from the one‐year test of a retail loyalty card program by a major US retailer were used to derive patronage‐based segments and explore determinants of segment differences and strategy implications. A numerical taxonomy process was used to group 57,650 loyalty‐card program members into distinct segments. Cluster analysis was used to generate a range of potential market structures on a set of managerially relevant variables. The most appropriate market structure was selected using scree te...