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Customers

Customers are the people who purchase the product or use the service. They are the stakeholders who decide whether the business will be a success or not.

Customers will show loyalty to a business they like. However if a firm does not satisfy customers鈥 needs continuously, the customers will simply take their business elsewhere. This will have disastrous results for the business.

Customers queue outside a tearoom
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Customer loyalty and customer satisfaction are key for a business to succeed

Customers have an interest in a business doing well because they want the following:

  • quality products and services
  • low prices
  • value for money

Customers can influence how a business operates by:

  • deciding whether or not to purchase the product or use the service
  • affecting an organisation's reputation by