Factors affecting customer loyalty towards hearty heart cosmetics: a case study local brand in Yangon, Myanmar

Abstract

This research aims to determine the factors affecting customer loyalty towards Hearty Heart Cosmetics, a local brand in Yangon, Myanmar. The objectives of this research are: 1) to determine the impact of perceived value on customer loyalty; 2) to determine the impact of customer satisfaction on customer loyalty; 3) to determine the impact of service quality on customer loyalty; 4) to determine the impact of brand image on customer loyalty; 5) to determine the impact of trust on customer loyalty; 6) to determine the impact of customer intimacy on customer loyalty; 7) to explain customer loyalty, perceived value, customer satisfaction, service quality and brand image, trust and customer intimacy. The questionnaire was distributed to 400 samples to collect the data. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation (S.D.). Inferential statistics was used to test the hypotheses and used multiple linear regression analysis at the significant level of 0.05. In this research, the results revealed that there are four variables that have a significant effect on customer loyalty namely: perceived value, customer satisfaction, brand image, and trust. The other two variables service quality and customer intimacy have no significant effect on customer loyalty .