What factors determine e-satisfaction and consumer spending in e-commerce retailing?

Nisar, Tahir M.; Prabhakar, Guru P

Abstract

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Evidently, the Internet has resulted in a fundamental shift in retailing practice, creating a shift in both consumer and business behavior, which has been compared to that of the Industrial Revolution. The purpose of this paper is to analyze customer satisfaction in e-commerce market. In particular, we determine the factors that affect customer e-satisfaction and the relationship between customer satisfaction and consumer spending in e-commerce retailing. We focus on how American based e-commerce firms are impacted by these developments and how marketing practices have reflected the developing e-commerce situation. The results show that customer satisfaction does have an impact on consumer spending in American based e-commerce retailers. Further, the relationship between customer satisfaction and consumer spending is positive, where higher e-satisfaction results in more spending in e-commerce. The results also show that there is a direct relationship among e-service quality, e- satisfaction and e-loyalty in terms of online spending by consumers. However, the analysis shows that e-commerce still faces challenges compared with traditional offline retailers since customers cannot feel and try the products, and may end up choosing the products that they do not want.

Citation

Nisar, T. M., & Prabhakar, G. P. (2017). What factors determine e-satisfaction and consumer spending in e-commerce retailing?. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 39, 135-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.07.010

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 29, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 7, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 4, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
• Print ISSN: 0969-6989
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 39
• Pages: 135-144
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.07.010
• Keywords: e-satisfaction, online shopping environment, American based e-commerce retailers, purchase expenditures, impact
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/883276
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.07.010