The Effect of Last-Mile Logistics Services Quality on Customer Loyalty in Fresh Food E-Commerce: Evidence from China

• 발행기관: 동아시아경상학회
• 저자명: Wanping ZENG Eunmi KIM
• 간행물 정보: 『East Asian Journal of Business Economics』Vol.12 No.3, 1~10쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.09.30

국문 초록

Purpose: In the context of fresh food e-commerce, this study investigates the intermediary mechanisms between last-mile logistics service quality (LMLSQ) and customer loyalty. Utilizing the Quality-Value-Loyalty chain as a framework, it focuses on how perceived functional and emotional value mediate this relationship. Research design, data and methodology: Data was gathered through questionnaires from Chinese customers who purchased fresh products from fresh food e-commerce platforms which provide self-delivery services. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to examine the proposed hypotheses after confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed the validity and reliability of the data. Results: The findings reveal that condition quality and personnel contact quality positively influence both functional and emotional value, which, in turn, significantly impact customer loyalty. Timeliness quality, however, does not significantly affect functional or emotional value, indicating its limited impact on customer loyalty. Conclusions: The study confirms that improving condition quality and personnel contact quality significantly boosts customer loyalty by enhancing perceived functional and emotional value. The findings highlight the importance for fresh food e-commerce platforms to offer high-quality, reliable, and emotionally satisfying LMLSQ. The results offer practical insights for e-commerce platforms to focus on specific service quality dimensions to foster customer loyalty and contribute to the theoretical understanding of the quality-value-loyalty framework.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Background

3. Hypotheses Development

4. Methods

5. Results

6. Discussion

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키워드

Last-mile logistics services quality Functional value Emotional value Customer loyalty Fresh food e-commerce Quality-value-loyalty chain