英文摘要 |
Owing to the emergence of on-line bookstores in recent years, it has influenced traditional bookstores greatly. In this competitive condition, elevating service quality and establishing good store image play an important role on the increase of customers’ satisfaction and the willingness to re-purchase or recommend others. Previously, there were very few researches in service quality, store image, customer satisfaction and loyalty of traditional bookstores simultaneously. Therefore, this study treated Steppingstone Bookstore as the subject to investigate the effect of service quality and store image on customer satisfaction and loyalty, as well as the feasibility of applying this effect on bookstores market. A questionnaire survey was conducted on the consumers of 6 branches, including Nanxi, Xuchang, Jungli, Hsinchu, Taichung, and Yuanlin. A total of 493 valid questionnaires were retrieved, and the data were analyzed with structural equation model analysis (SEM). The findings were as followed: 1) service quality and store image had a direct effect on customer satisfaction respectively; 2) service quality and store image had a direct effect on customer loyalty respectively; 3) service quality had a direct effect on store image. Based on the findings, suggestions were proposed to related enterprises for reference. |