The Influence of Store Attribute on Customer Experience and Brand Loyalty

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May 31, 2022

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ABSTRAK

Industri fashion muslim di Indonesia saat ini sedang mengalami transformasi besar yang didorong oleh beberapa tren. Seiring dengan adanya transformasi teknologi saat ini, media sosial sebagai tempat berekspresi diri mendorong munculnya fast fashion yang mengacu pada praktik industri di mana pelaku industri fashion menawarkan berbagai macam produk baru dengan konsep pergantian mode yang cepat dan paling disukai pasar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh store attribute terhadap customer experience, dan brand loyalty pada toko Hijup. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner yang melibatkan 150 responden yang pernah mengunjungi dan berbelanja di toko Hijup dalam 12 bulan terakhir. Metode Path Analysis dilakukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana store attributes mempengaruhi customer experience dan brand loyalty dalam industri ritel fashion. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa store attribute memiliki pengaruh positif signifikan terhadap customer experience di dalam toko Hijup. Kemudian, ditemukan juga pengaruh positif signifikan antara customer experience terhadap brand loyalty. Adanya penelitian ini diharapkan dapat membantu toko Hijup sebagai pelaku retail khususnya di industri fashion muslim untuk meningkatkan store attribute mereka sehingga para peretail dapat menciptakan loyalitas bagi konsumen mereka.

Kata kunci:  Store Attribute, Customer Experience, Brand Loyalty, Toko Hijup.

ABSTRACT

The Muslim fashion industry in Indonesia is currently undergoing a major transformation shared by several trends. Along with the current technological transformation, social media as a place for self-expression encourages the emergence of fast fashion which refers to industrial practices where fashion industry players offer a variety of new products with the concept of rapid change and are most favored by the market. This study aims to determine how the influence of store attributes on customer experience, and brand loyalty at Hijup stores. Data were collected using questionnaires involving 150 respondents who had visited and purchased at Hijup stores in the last 12 months. The path Analysis method was conducted to find out how store attributes affect customer experience and brand loyalty in the fashion retail industry. The results showed that store attributes had a significant positive effect on customer experience in Hijup stores. Then, it was also found that there was a significant positive effect between customer experience on brand loyalty. This research is expected to help Hijup stores as retail players, especially in the Muslim fashion industry to increase their store attributes so that retailers can create loyalty for their consumers.

Keywords: Store Attribute, Customer Experience, Brand Loyalty, Hijup Store.

 

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