Assessing channel quality to measure customers' outcome in online purchasing

In this intense competitive era, businesses surrounded with different internal and external factors are striving to improve their distribution strategy. This study investigates the effects of dimensions of e-channel quality and product values on e-customer satisfaction, leading to e-customer loyalty in an economy where e-commerce is still in evolving phase. E-channel quality served as a higher order factor which includes: perceived ease of use (EOU), perceived usefulness (PU), convenience (CON), entertainment (ENT), selection (SEL) and return-ability (RTN); whereas product values served as a higher order factor for product quality (PQ) and price consciousness (PC). Data was collected from 224 university students and PLS-SEM was applied. The results revealed that quality attributes of e-channel and product values have significant impact on e-customer satisfaction which leads to e-customer loyalty. Based on the findings, the results are discussed and directions for future research are also provided.