1. Relevant literature The literature pertaining to relationships among customer satisfaction‚ customer loyalty‚ and profitability can be divided into two groups. The first‚ service management literature‚ proposes that customer satisfaction influences customer loyalty‚ which in turn affects profitability. Proponents of this theory include researchers such as Anderson and Fornell (1994); Gummesson (1993); Heskett et al.(1990); Heskett et al. (1994); Reicheld and Sasser (1990); Rust‚ et al. (1995);
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provide significant incentives that deliver value well beyond reward points. Xpress Mart can continue moving towards its vision to become the most dominant player in the retail industry by implementing a customer rewards program through offering loyalty cards to customers of Xpress Mart. Therefore the traditional approach of making one-time sales is being replaced with making long term commitment to the customer and it can be possible through the XM Plus Card. 1.1 Purpose The purpose of
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COUNTRY REPORT ON CUSTOMER LOYALTY IN RETAIL SECTOR WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON TESCO Submitted By: Rajat Kaul A1808709003 2009-2011 Submitted To: DAVID OGLE TABLE OF CONTENT Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Aims and Objectives Chapter 2 Literature Review The Concept of Loyalty Loyalty Programs in India Chapter 3 Methodology Research Methodology Comparative Analysis Chapter 4 Analysis
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The loyalty business model is a business model used in strategic management in which company resources are employed so as to increase the loyalty of customers and other stakeholders in the expectation that corporate objectives will be met or surpassed. A typical example of this type of model is: quality of product or service leads to customer satisfaction‚ which leads to customer loyalty‚ which leads to profitability. Contents [hide] 1 The service quality model 2 Expanded models 3 Data collection
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Abstract Customer loyalty programs are the currently used methods by companies to increase their revenues and customer relationship as they act as value sharing tools to improve the customer’s perception of the organization. This method is used because to every organization‚ loyal customers are treated more precious than the company assets. To retain these customers‚ companies implement several strategies and techniques. To study the influence and impact of these programme on the customers
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Designing a Customer loyalty program: Customers’ expectations are increasing. Today’s customers want service‚ products that meet their needs‚ value for money and added benefits. In response to this‚ retailers are stepping up. Their promotional activity to the extent that sales and special offers have become everyday affairs‚ rather than end of season stock clearances. As a result margins are being eroded to dangerously low levels. Some retailers like Pantaloon have introduced card-based collector
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Coalition Programs Coalition loyalty programs can be extremely effective. Coalition programs involve a group of dissimilar businesses working together to offer membership benefits. Coalition Loyalty Programmes: the who‚ why‚ and how big? By By Peter Clark (co-author‚ The Loyalty Guide) Published by The Wise Marketer in April 2006 There are two types of multi-partner programme: true coalitions and in-house programmes that have partners. Here we explore the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities
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marketers for your company. Win loyalty‚ therefore‚ and profits will follow as night follows day. Certainly that’s what CRM software vendors--and the armies of consultants who help install their systems--are claiming. And it seems that many business executives agree. Corporate expenditures on loyalty initiatives are booming: The top 16 retailers in Europe‚ for example‚ collectively spent more than $1 billion in 2000. Indeed‚ for the last ten years‚ the gospel of customer loyalty has been repeated so often
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Pl card services offers loyalty card services to businesses of all sizes..Loyalty cards is a form of identification when dealing with a retailer and your entitled to either a discount on the current purchase or an allotment of points that can be used for future purchases which brings the customer back again. Hence‚ is a new innovation in Nigeria though it’s been existing in other countries like UK‚ USA etc. therefore PL card services have seen the need to providing these services that will meet the
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Retail Loyalty Programs Loyalty Programs in retail : An overview What is a loyalty program ? Loyalty programs are the schemes designed with an intention to retain existing customers and attract new customers by rewarding a customer with both hard and soft benefits for his loyalty and patronage. Classification Loyalty programs (either on the shop delivery ’ or web based ’) can be classified either based on types of rewards and recognition tools used or the mechanism by which customers earn
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