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DOI: 10.15640/jpesm.v7n2a3
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K. C de Silva1
Abstract
This study incorporates with the determinants of brand loyalty to testify its impact on the customer
purchase intention. The sporting footwear product is one of the most comprehensively branded area
in sport setting. A quantitative research design was applied to examine the customer purchase
intention. This study was accomplished with special reference to Basketball shoe brands of Adidas,
Nike and Puma. The structured questionnaire was used as the main data collection method, 60
respondents equally from Sri Lanka, Japan, India, Nepal, China and Malaysia were selected as sample
by using convenience sampling method. The design model surveyed overall, segments and path
coefficients to emphasize the provision of independent variables vs. dependent variables. Based on
the findings, all the hypotheses were accepted which denotes brand image, customer satisfaction
and
brand experience impacts on customer purchase decision of Basketball players in the selected Asian
countries. The end results of this study also lead to a deeper understanding of a sportswear brand
loyalty concept and some implications for practitioners. Brand loyalty and Purchase intention is
more
intense dearth in sport setting and this study will bung up that literature gap.
Keywords: Brand loyalty, Customer Purchase Intention, Basketball shoe brands, Nike, Adidas, Puma
I – Introduction
Consumers purchase decision is immensely rely on their perception level. They develop relationship
or interaction with brands in accordance to their satisfaction. The bond or the strong link that a
customer has
to a certain product can be defined as Brand loyalty and firms try to keep their customers well
satisfied. Firms
believe that the satisfied customers become loyal and the loyal customers will bring more benefits to
the firm.
The more loyal customers are less vulnerable clients who would not be willing to change brand they
regularly
The athletic footwear manufacturing is one of the most prominent branded area in the global
apparel
market. Estimates hold that over three quarters of the total active sportswear market, and nearly
80% of
authentic footwear, are branded. (Newbery, 2008). Branding vestiges the industry’s major source of
competitive advantage. With Stiffening competition among different producers, marketers vastly
focus on the
branding of their products (Jayalath & Madhushani, 2019).
1 Institution Affiliation : Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Applied
Sciences,
2 Institution Affiliation : Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Applied
Sciences,
3 Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa
University of
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The demand for high quality Basketball shoes is immense, which is why the most performance
sneakers are expensive and available in limited supply. The best Basketball shoes ultimately supply
players
with added ankle support, durability and traction. There are three distinct types of Basketball shoes:
hightops, mid-tops and low tops.
High tops provide the best ankle support, mid- tops stop at ankle level enabling players to leverage
added movement and low- tops will allow players to best take advantage of speed and quickness.
The best performance Basketball shoes, according to David Wilson of The Adrenalist, are the Nike
Air Zoom Huarache 2K4, AddidasAdizero Crazy Light 2.0, Nike Air Force Max 2013 etc. All high
performance Basketball shoes differ in style, design and purpose. Even though appearance is a
sought-after
commodity when determining if a sneaker is good, it is important for players to understand why
certain types
Sport-specific, and even sport condition-specific, shoes that are highly demands by athletes. Solid
brand loyalty impact on customer purchase decision and it help firms to establish and identity
themselves in
the market place (Aaker, 1996) and reduces vulnerability in competitors action leading to higher
margins and
greater Co-operation because of, these significant features and the need, players give their focus
more on
selection of the shoe. Buyer’s purchase decision for Basketball shoe is a well-planned and time taken
one
because the players are going to make rational decisions in order to get the shoes which has the
highest value
This study expecting to provide insights of what are the features that a player is looking in a
Basketball shoes, what are the most buying brands in the world, what kind of issues can be seen in
the
Basketball shoes and its market, the relationship and impact of brand loyalty on customer to decide
his
buying choices? Finally the researcher aims to provide best solutions for the companies in order to
do the
Ii – Literature Review
Brand
Aaker, Keller, Neumeier (2006, as cited in (Cho, 2011)), a brand includes a name, symbol, design, or
experience that helps consumers identify products, services, or differentiate offerings among
competitors.
Aaker, Solomon & Stuart (as cited in (Cho, 2011) a unique element (e.g., name, symbol, design) A
brand can
be acted as forensic tool, logo, company recognition system, images, personalities, and relationships
as an
Brand Image
According to (Park, et al., 1986), the construction and maintenance of the brand image is
prerequisite
to the brand management. Theoretically, all products and services could be demonstrated by
functional,
symbolic or experimental elements, through which brand image is established. Throughout prior
literature,
researchers define brand image mainly from four perspectives: blanket definitions, meanings and
messages,
personification, cognitive or psychological elements. Brand image has been studied extensively since
the 20th
In the increasingly competitive world marketplace, companies need to have a deeper insight into
consumer behavior and educate consumers about the brand in order to develop effective marketing
strategies. (Malhotra, 2005)
Brand experience
The term brand experience was first coined by (Brakus, et al., 2009) in the ‘Journal of Marketing’.
They
explored and integrated various concepts in the fields of cognitive science, marketing, philosophy
and
management practices to understand the meaning of this term, and stated that consumption;
products,
services and shopping experiences together constitute the overall brand experience. Brand- related
stimuli
constitute the major source of subjective, internal consumer responses, which we refer to as “brand
experience.
Brand Loyalty
According to (Aaker, 1996), consumers tend to continue to purchase the same brand despite the
Brand loyalty is believed to be one of the main components of brand equity. The more loyal
customers there are the stronger position the brand has in the market and there are less vulnerable
clients
who would be willing to change brand they regularly purchase products from. The best marketing
strategy
retaining this customer segment that (Aaker, 1996) suggests is loyalty Programs. This could be done
by
Customer satisfaction
Customer satisfaction is one of the most important and widely used concepts in marketing. In
Marketing, customer is known as the King. It shows the importance of the customers. The whole
process of
the company depends on the customers. (Peterson & Wilson, 1992). Tse& Wilton as cited in (Rizan,
2010)
states that the response to the evaluation of the perceived discrepancy between the expectations
and service
(Time, Money, Efforts) on consumption related items. That includes what they buy, why they buy it,
when
they buy it, where the buy it, how often they buy it, how often they use it, How often they evaluate
it after the
Consumers can make buying decisions without evaluation and evaluate the brand during
consumption. On other hand the manufactures and small business also have to know the purchasing
decision
of the final consumers so as to target well the market according to specific products and services
required by
those consumers.
The prime intent of this study is to explore the impact of brand loyalty on customer purchase
intention. Specifically, this study investigates Basketball shoe purchase decision which impact exact
determinants of brand loyalty, through the brand image, customer satisfaction and brand
experience.
Major Objective
• To identify the impact of Brand Loyalty on Customer Purchase Decision of Nike, Adidas and Puma
shoe
brands among
Specific Objectives
• To find the impact of each determinant of Brand loyalty on customer purchase decision.
• To find out the mostly used brand among Nike, Adidas and Puma shoe brands using by the
Basketball
players
• To come up with new suggestions to improve the customer purchase decision of Basketball
footwear.
Formulations of Hypotheses
H1: Brand Image will be positively affected on Purchase Decision for Basketball shoes
H3: Brand Experience will be positively affected on Purchase Decision for BasketballShoes
Research Framework
The conceptual framework which includes Brand loyalty and its dimensions as the independent
variables and
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Research approach
This study about the impact of Brand Loyalty on Customer Purchase Decision of Basketball shoes. .
Six
countries in Asia have been selected for comparison because the decision making can be different
from
country to country. The research focuses on confirming the opinion and to check which brand is the
best and
how brand loyalty influences on their decision making behavior. This research attempts to measure a
clearly
defined marketing phenomenon and this is used to test predetermined hypothesis and to find the
best
Sample size was calculated under the convenience sampling method. Since the research is done in
Asia and to compare the six countries chosen the researcher decided to collect data from equal
number of
Data analyzing
The data gathered through the structured questionnaire was entered in to SPSS 16.0 software (the
statistical package for the social sciences) computer based programme. For this research, the main
analysis
method used was Regression analysis. Multiple regression analysis shows how multiple independent
variables
In the current research study, the researcher attempts to find the impact of brand loyalty
dimensions
such as brand image, brad experience and customer satisfaction on customer purchasing Behavior.
Hence,
customer purchasing behavior can be shown as the dependent variable and the dimensions of brand
loyalty
Where:
β = Slope
BI = Brand Image
Brand loyalty
Brand Image
Customer
Satisfaction
Brand
Experience
Customer
Purchase
Decision
CS = Customer Satisfaction
εi = Random Error
The majority of 58.3% from the sample is male who are in the ages between 20 and 29 years old and
%
of the sample is in a relationship. 100% of the sample is who are interested in sports and who
Basketball
players are and more than 50% of them are practicing regularly. For 75% of them, brand of the
Basketball
shoe is a considering factor in buying and Nike is the highest demanded brand based on the sample
data.
Value
Comment
Customer
Satisfaction
0.497 Accepted
(Nearly 0.5)
Customer Purchase
Decision
0.776 Accepted
KMO certifies whether the sample size is large enough to conduct the factor analysis and the value
should be greater than 0.5. In this study, the KMO values for all the variables are higher than 0.5
with
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Customer
Satisfaction
0.681 Accepted
Brand
Experience
0.602 Accepted
Customer
Purchase
Decision
0.787 Accepted
The Alfa value should be more than 0.7 to be said that the questionnaire is reliable. In this research,
the alpha values were at a higher level than 0.7. Therefore, the researcher can conclude that the
questionnaire
Multicollinearity
Table3: Multicollinearity
The tolerance values of all the variables are higher than 0.1 and VIF values are below 10. Therefore,
Multiple Regression Analysis For this research, the main analysis method used was Regression
analysis.
Multiple regression analysis shows how multiple independent variables relate to a dependent
variable.
(Higgiris, 2014).
Model Summary
Mo
del
RR
Squar
Adjuste
Square
Std.
Error
of the
Estim
ate
Change
Statistics DurbinWatson
Square
Change
Change
.73
R2 indicates the explanatory power which means the degree to which extent that the variance of the
dependent
Purchase Decision is explained by brand image, customer satisfaction and brand experience. Only
45% of
variance of Customer Purchase Decision is explained by the other influencing factors which are not
covered
The B coefficient for brand image is 0.457 and it says that when brand image is changed by 1 unit
and it leads to a change of customer purchase decision by 0.457 units while other independent
variables
remain constant.
This conclusion of brand image can be presented with a 100% confidence level while the significance
level is 0.000 and therefore, hypotheses one (H1) can be accepted. The B coefficient for customer
satisfaction is 0.034 and it says that when customer satisfaction changes by 1 unit, then the
customer purchase
decision changes by -0.034 units. As this shows a significance value of 0.599 which is higher than
0.005,
therefore, the significance value shows the unacceptance of the negative relationship between
customer
satisfaction and customer purchase behavior. Therefore, the hypotheses 2 (H2) can be accepted
which says
The B coefficient for brand experience is 0.192 and it says that the change of brand experience by 1
unit leads to a change of the customer purchase decision by 0.192 units and the significance level is
less than
0.000 and therefore, (H3) which denotes the impact of brand experience on customer purchase
decision can
be accepted.
Based on the above results, It can be concluded that H1, H2 and H3 can be accepted which denote
that brand image and brand experience impact on customer purchase decision of Basketball players
in the
selected countries in Asia. Therefore, the regression equation for the current study can be written as
follows.
Iv- Discussion
The main purpose of the study is to recognize the impact of brand loyalty on customer purchase
decision of
Brand image has been an important concept in consumer behavior research and is a crucial factor
influencing the purchasing of product decision. (Aaker, 1996). Therefore, brand image is a well-
accepted
important concept for brand loyalty and which motivates the purchase decision. According to the
current
research study, it reveals that the brand image has a positive impact on customer purchase behavior
than
other brand loyalty determinants and it emphasizes that brand image is a crucial factor in developing
and
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Kotler & Keller defines customer satisfaction as the approval or the disappointment of a person
when comparing their opinion about services received with their original service expectations. It can
be
decision is increased by 0.034 units. Therefore the companies should invest in improving customer
satisfaction and then it will lead to brand loyalty and finally it impacts on customer purchase
behavior.
Brand experience is created when customers use the brand; talk to others about the brand; seek out
brand information, promotions, and events, and so on (Ambler, 2004) According to the results of this
research, brand experience has a positive impact of 0.192 on customer purchase decision and this
can be
accepted since significance value is less than 0.05. This result motivates organizations to focus more
on new
V – Conclusion
The study is about the impact of Brand Loyalty on Customer Purchase Decision of selected countries
in Asia with special reference to Basketball shoe brands the study was conducted to sixty male
Basketball
players from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Japan, China and Malaysia were selected as the sample. Brand
image,
customer satisfaction and brand experience were taken as the independent variable dimensions and
customer
purchase decision was as the dependent variable. The study reveals that all the brand loyalty
dimensions have
a positive impact on customer purchase decisions while brand image is the highest impacting factor
for
customer purchase decision and brand experience next. It shows that brand image is the most
influential
factor which leads to brand loyalty for Basketball shoe brands when customers decide what to
purchase.
Moreover, Nike is the most preferred Basketball shoe brand in these six countries in Asia. Therefore,
it can
One of the major purposes of the current research is to provide recommendations based on the
findings of brand loyalty and customer purchase decisions of Basketball shoe brands in Asia. In
overall, the
highest impact on customer purchase decision is from brand image. The research reveals that
majority is
aware and prefer Nike brand as a good shoe brand for Basketball playing. Therefore, the brands
should have
a good understanding about the perceptions of customers and to see their requirements. A
customer driven
quality strategy should be adopted because many of the companies use this method as a strategic
weapon.
Since there are many types of companies, this method will be a great strategy to achieve success.
The current advertising campaigns are acceptable for brands like Nike and Adidas. Other brands
should implement a massive advertising campaign through media platforms such as TV, paper and
social
media because, if the correct message goes to customer’s mind, they will perceive the brand and
that
Moreover, for the improvement of brand experience, Service encounters should be carefully
managed. For this, the customer touch points where the customers engage with the purchase,
should be
strengthen and well maintained. By keeping a properly trained and motivated workforce, companies
can keep
the consistency of selling functions and customer interaction moments. This will help companies to
let their
Companies can be used some promotional techniques such as discounts, coupons, entrance for
games etc. In common, companies should convey the messages properly because communication
doing a
vital role in giving the awareness, attracting and reminding. Customers who have a good brand
image, good
experience and satisfied are more loyal to the brands and brand loyalty will definitely lead to
customer
Enough information about products & services should be provided. Since the customers are
Basketball players, they highly rely on information before taking decisions. Therefore, by providing
enough
up to date information, Basketball shoe sellers can be able for building a loyal customer base.
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manufacturer of athletic shoes and apparel, as well as a major supplier of sports equipment.
Some of the other big players within the industry are adidas, Puma, and Under Armour. Nike,
Inc. is the owner of a number of brands, including Nike, Converse, and Jordan, and the
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