Volume 13, No. 1, June 2014

 

Measuring Retailer Store Image:

A Scale Development Study
Amresh Kumar
Birla Institute of Technology, Noida, India

S. L. Gupta

Birla Institute of Technology, Patna, India

Nawal Kishore  
School of Management Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi, India  
   
Abstract

This paper aims at developing a reliable and valid measure of retailer store image. Scientific scale development process has been followed. Survey methodology was used to collect data. The results are tested for reliability and validity using confirmatory factor analysis. The study conceptualizes a retailer’s image as a reliable and valid multidimensional construct, explained in eight dimensions. The scale can be used to measure the perception of customers with regard to these eight factors and would provide directions to managers for retailing strategies.

Key words: store attributes; customer perception; scale development; organized retail                
JEL classification: M31; L81

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