Does Online Group Buying Benefit or Destroy Retail Businesses

There is Before adopting a group buying strategy, retailers need to recognize the role of group buying and whether this strategy is beneficial or detrimental. Our data are a product of surveys from over 200 customers. The results revealed that group buying agent is beneficial to retailers. They supported our hypotheses that group buying is an effective promotion tool for retailers in expanding their customer base. Our research also showed that customer satisfaction positively influences repeated purchases through group buying agents and future purchases with retailers at regular price.