MODEL EMPIRIS MEMBANGUN KESETIAAN PELANGGAN BERBASIS KUALITAS PELAYANAN DENGAN MEDIASI KUALITAS HUBUNGAN PADA INDUSTRI RITEL BERBASIS JEJARING MINIMARKET
<p class="Style3"><em>The objective of this research is to analysis the direct effect of service quality on relationship quality and customer</em><em> </em><em>loyalty,</em><em> </em>the direct<em> effect of relationship quality on customer loyalty, and</em><em> </em><em>indirect effect of service quality on customer loyalty medi</em><em>a</em><em>ted by relationship quality. This research also aims to build an empirical model of customer loyalty based on service quality</em><em>,</em><em> mediated by relationship quality in the networked minimarkets in </em><em>Besuki Raya</em><em> Region, East Java Province, Indonesia. This is a confirmatory research and </em><em>also </em><em>explanatory research with p</em><em>opulation</em><em> consists of customers of the networked minimarkets located in </em><em>5</em><em> areas in B</em><em>esuki Raya.</em><em> Region, i</em><em>.</em><em>e., Banyuwangi, Jember, Bondowoso, Situbondo,</em><em> </em><em>Lumajan</em><em>g</em><em>. This research used purposive sampling method by distributing</em><em> </em><em>questionnaires</em><em> to respond</em><em>ents</em><em>. The total of 140 respondents used as the sample. The results show</em><em> </em><em>that the improvement of service quality directly increases re</em><em>lationship</em><em> quality, the improvement of relationship quality directly increases customer loyalty, and that relationship quality has a significant and important influence in med</em><em>iating the</em><em> effect of service quality on customer loyalty. </em>However, <em>this research proves that the improvement of service quality has no direct effect </em><em>on increasing customer loyalty.</em></p>