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The Impact of Product Quality, Price, and Distribution on Satisfaction and Loyalty

The Journal of Distribution Science / The Journal of Distribution Science, (P)1738-3110; (E)2093-7717
2019, v.17 no.10, pp.17-26
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15722/jds.17.10.201910.17
YUSUF, Muhammad
NURHILALIA, NURHILALIA
PUTRA, Aditya Halim Perdana Kusuma

Abstract

Purpose - This research investigates the old marketing mix approach to satisfaction and loyalty from the perspective of research subjects of Samsung brand smartphone cases through empirical testing involving product quality, price, distribution channel variables as antecedent variables. Research design, data, and methodology - This study emphasizes the empirical/quantitative concept by using a survey as a data collection tool. The number of samples used was 179 eligible respondents who used Samsung smartphone devices for more than five years. Statistical testing tools use PLS with several testing stages such as the classical assumption test to the hypothesis testing stage. Results - The nine hypotheses proposed, as many as two hypotheses were proposed, namely intervening relationships involving Price and Distribution channel variables on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Conclusions - Product quality is the essential component affecting customer satisfaction and loyalty while distribution channel is a complementary component that is no less important to measure the extent to which customer satisfaction expectations and customer loyalty are realized for the product quality of the products that have been produced and marketed. The price component is not the only reason to make consumers satisfied and loyal.

keywords
Product Quality, Price, Distribution Channel, Satisfaction, Loyalty, Samsung Product

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