Canonical correlation analysis of customer satisfaction and future purchase of mail‐order speciality food

Abstract

Analyses customer satisfaction with mail‐order speciality foods in the UK and examines the relationship between satisfaction with eight attributes of mail‐order speciality food and their association with overall satisfaction and likelihood of future purchase. Univariate analysis reveals that a high proportion of mail‐order customers experience satisfaction with each of the eight mail‐order attributes, reflected in a high proportion of customers who are satisfied overall and who intend to repurchase the products in the future. Canonical correlation analysis reveals a statistically significant relationship between one set of variables, overall satisfaction and likelihood of future purchase, and another set of variables, the eight mail‐order attributes. Consequently the results indicate that customer satisfaction is associated with service aspects of mail‐order such as the order process and delivery service as well as physical product attributes such as product quality.

Citation

Mai, L. and Ness, M.R. (1999), "Canonical correlation analysis of customer satisfaction and future purchase of mail‐order speciality food", British Food Journal, Vol. 101 No. 11, pp. 857-870. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070709910301373

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