The role of value in services: a study in a retail environment

2006

PurposeThis paper aims to underline the effects of shopping value on customer satisfaction and to determine its antecedent variables.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative survey through interviews with hypermarket customers was first carried out. It was followed by a quantitative study, carried out in two stages: 199 patrons were first interrogated in order to clarify the outlet characteristics scale. A second set of data was then collected (436 respondents). Factorial analysis, confirmatory factorial analysis and analysis of regression were conducted.FindingsThe last study results show that both utilitarian and hedonic values have an influence on satisfaction; they tend to indicate that…