Coalition loyalty-programme adoption and urban commercial-network effectiveness evaluation
Coalition loyalty-programme adoption and urban commercial-network effectiveness evaluation
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联盟忠诚度计划采用和城市商业网络有效性评估
DOI:
10.1108/ijrdm-05-2012-0043
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Luca Zanderighi
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作者:
I. D. Noni;L. Orsi;Luca Zanderighi
Purpose – To counter the proliferation of out-of-town shopping centres, a spontaneous or planned coalition loyalty programme (CLP), one involving most retailers in an urban network, may positively affect a town centre's capacity to entice customers and may enhance its competitiveness. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of CLP implementation in town-centre management (TCM) as a tool for enhancing urban commercial-system attractiveness. Design/methodology/approach – The theoretical framework used in this study is supported by the evaluation methodologies of an empirical case study: the Savigliano Card project. CLP performance analysis uses a dynamic network-competitiveness index, an approach based on Laspeyres-type decomposition. The effects on each retailer's profitability are then tested by matching network and regression analyses. Findings – The results suggest that CLPs implementation in a TCM scheme can produce benefits and positive externalities for customers, retailers and urban...