The concept of loyalty has remained a central theme in business for over 50 years. This concept has gained additional attention with the growth of online retailing due to rapidly changing retail environments. Numerous studies have focused on the a ntecedents of online store loyalty; however,...

This paper reports the results of a longitudinal study of a beverage distributor who initiated a customer satisfaction program with its entire customer base of different types of retailers. We use a broad-based measure of customer satisfaction tailored to the company's operations, and we compute...

Technology is changing the way customers and companies interact. How consumer purchasing behavior is affected by the use of technologies which enable them to purchase independently of direct service employee contact - i.e., by shopping via a technological interface rather than in a...