KD-SQS Service Quality in Discount-Based Retail: Service Guarantee Adjustment Effect, Service Value, and Store Loyalty

Lee,, Y. , & Kim,, J. (2014). KD-SQS Service Quality in Discount-Based Retail: Service Guarantee Adjustment Effect, Service Value, and Store Loyalty. The Journal of Distribution Science, 12(7), 53-61, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15722/jds.12.7.201407.53

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Purpose - This study focuses on "large-scale marts," which is a typical discount-based retail channel (hereinafter, DRC), and provides practical managerial implications by applying the KD-SQS service quality factor based on customers' experiential perspective by developing and applying existing service measures. Research design, data, and methodology - The research subjects include adults who have experienced "large-scale marts." The research involved SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 19.0 packages; path analysis is used to analyze structural relationships. Results - First, physical aspects, human interaction, and additional convenience aspects of service quality have statistically significant influence on service value. Second, physical aspects, human interaction, and policy have statistically influence on store loyalty. Third, service value influences store loyalty. Fourth, service guarantee adjusts the relationship between service quality, service value, and store loyalty in terms of human interaction and policy. Conclusion - Among service quality measures, improving service value through personal service needs to be prioritized, while we need to develop different methods for the service guarantee system to effectively influence service value and store loyalty.

keywords: Retail Channel, Service Quality, Service Value, Service Guarantee, Store Loyalty

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Vol.12 No.7

KD-SQS Service Quality in Discount-Based Retail: Service Guarantee Adjustment Effect, Service Value, and Store Loyalty

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