New lives animal rescue is a registered charity which is rescuing and rehoming almost all kinds of animals. They collect donated goods from people and sell those items at second hand price through the Opshop. All money obtained by the Opshop goes to the shelter home. They have two Opshops, located at Hamilton and Cambridge. The research work was held at New Lives Animal Rescue Opshop, Grey Street, Hamilton. The research topic was to identify customer satisfaction at the Opshop, as well as, how to maintain customer satisfaction in the future. Competitors for this Opshop include the Salvation Army and New Zealand Red Cross.
The quantitative method research methodology was used is choosing the survey method to identify customer satisfaction. The customer survey was held at the Opshop. Thirty customers participated in this survey. Every customer was given 10 minutes to complete the survey. The limitations of the research work were time and money.
There were 23% male and 77% female customers participating in the customer survey. Almost 50% of the customers were more than 50 years old. Almost 80% of customers were satisfied with this Opshop. The customers have natural views about the quality of products. Regarding customer loyalty, almost 40% claimed that this was their first purchase. The other 60% people are very loyal to the shop. I found that most of the customers were very likely to recommend this shop to their friends and family members. Almost 77% of customers were fully satisfied with the store location. The customers however were not very satisfied with the price of the products available in the Opshop. The research has concluded with recommendations to be made for further customer satisfaction at New Lives Animal Rescue Opshop.