Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry

In the past 15 years, majority of researchers conducted in regards to customer satisfaction shows that high satisfaction scores is more often contradicting preference scores and it does not adequately explain the relationship of preference formation versus satisfaction. The predictors generated from...

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Main Author: Fang, Ze Yeow
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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description In the past 15 years, majority of researchers conducted in regards to customer satisfaction shows that high satisfaction scores is more often contradicting preference scores and it does not adequately explain the relationship of preference formation versus satisfaction. The predictors generated from the previous researches are therefore, insufficient to help in sustaining the ability to meet customer’s preference. This research identifies the most important elements to formulate the marketing strategies. It is intended to outline the understanding of customer’s perceptions in forming their buying preferences. The aim is to focus on customer’s perceptions in forming their buying preferences. The aim is to focus on customer preference factors that contribute to better business performance in grocery retail industry buy determining the different factors like price, quality, brand and location that forms customer preferences and to recommend a possible customer retention models and suggestion for future marketing strategies. This research used a survey method and interview to conduct research on customer preference. The researcher would like to collect predetermined information from the pool of customers in order to have better insights of influences of the chosen factors in forming buying preferences at consumers’ end. This study can serve as a model for the marketers to understand how customers think, feel, reason, and select between different alternatives (e.g., brands, products, and retailers). Understanding customer preference is the key to enhance the customer loyalty as well as customer relationship management.
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spelling intimal-5492016-11-07T03:33:50Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/549/ Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry Fang, Ze Yeow HD28 Management. Industrial Management In the past 15 years, majority of researchers conducted in regards to customer satisfaction shows that high satisfaction scores is more often contradicting preference scores and it does not adequately explain the relationship of preference formation versus satisfaction. The predictors generated from the previous researches are therefore, insufficient to help in sustaining the ability to meet customer’s preference. This research identifies the most important elements to formulate the marketing strategies. It is intended to outline the understanding of customer’s perceptions in forming their buying preferences. The aim is to focus on customer’s perceptions in forming their buying preferences. The aim is to focus on customer preference factors that contribute to better business performance in grocery retail industry buy determining the different factors like price, quality, brand and location that forms customer preferences and to recommend a possible customer retention models and suggestion for future marketing strategies. This research used a survey method and interview to conduct research on customer preference. The researcher would like to collect predetermined information from the pool of customers in order to have better insights of influences of the chosen factors in forming buying preferences at consumers’ end. This study can serve as a model for the marketers to understand how customers think, feel, reason, and select between different alternatives (e.g., brands, products, and retailers). Understanding customer preference is the key to enhance the customer loyalty as well as customer relationship management. 2010 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/549/1/MBA%20-%208.pdf Fang, Ze Yeow (2010) Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry. Masters thesis, INTI International University.
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Fang, Ze Yeow
Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry
title Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry
title_full Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry
title_fullStr Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry
title_full_unstemmed Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry
title_short Factors Influencing Customer Preference in Grocery Retail Industry
title_sort factors influencing customer preference in grocery retail industry
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/549/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/549/1/MBA%20-%208.pdf