An empirical analysis of the components of retailer customer loyalty programs
An empirical analysis of the components of retailer customer loyalty programs
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零售商客户忠诚度计划组成部分的实证分析
DOI:
10.1108/09590550810846983
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Martin T. Topol
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作者:
M. Gable;S. Fiorito;Martin T. Topol
Purpose – This paper sets out to determine the benefits offered to customers and activities taken by retailers, whether or not they have formal customer loyalty programs, whether there are differences in the benefits/activities of retailers with and without formal loyalty programs and finally, whether specific benefits/activities of retailers can predict whether or not they have formal loyalty programs.Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was sent to a random sample of retailers in one US state. In addition, respondents reporting that they had formal loyalty programs received a telephone call lasting less than ten minutes designed to gather further information regarding their loyalty program. χ2, Kendall's W and logistic regression analysis were used to test the purposes of this study.Findings – The most used benefits/activities of participating retailers are: demonstrating having the customers' interests at heart, providing financial incentives to selected customers, sending thank you notes to c...