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Kreativitet inom detaljhandeln: Hur Covid-19 har drivit SMEs till kreativa lösningar för att värna kundrelationer
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Creativity in the retail market : How Covid-19has driven SMEs to creative solutions in order to maintain their customer relationship (English)
Abstract [sv]

Covid-19 påverkade hela världen, ekonomin men även många företagare, framförallt SMEs som är den vanligaste företagsformen i både hög- och låginkomstländer. I och med den stora påverkan pandemin hade runt om i världen ligger det en stor vikt på hur man som företagare kan ta sig igenom kriser som i de flesta fall drabbar företagen negativt. 

Undersökningen i denna studie besvarades av 10 stycken respondenter i separata intervjuer, alla arbetar i en butik med tjänster och/eller produkter. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om Covid-19 kan ha drivit SMEs med att hitta nya kreativa lösningar i syfte att värna sina kundrelationer, studien ska kunna besvara följande forskningsfråga för att kunna uppnå sitt syfte: 

På vilket sätt kan olika kreativa lösningar ha varit till nytta för SMEs i deras relationsbygge med sina kunder under Covid-19? 

Resultatet visar att samtliga respondenter påverkades av pandemin i den mening att restriktioner infördes vilket alla behövde följa och beroende på vem som tillfrågades lyftes olika kreativa lösningar fram. Allt från utveckling av nya marknadsföringsstrategier till införandet av webbutik eller att personligen gå ut och leverera varan till kunden när det blev för trångt i butiken. Olika kreativa lösningar har alltså varit till nytta för SMEs i deras relationsbygge med sina kunder under Covid-19 vilket förhoppningsvis i slutändan skapar goda relationer och ett gott rykte för företaget.  

Abstract [en]

Covid-19 affected the whole world, the economy but also many entrepreneurs, especially SMEs which are the most common form of business in both high- and low-income countries. With the great impact that the pandemic had around the world, there is an importance on how you as an entrepreneur can get through crises that affect companies negatively in most cases. 

 

The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine if Covid-19 may have affected SMEs in finding new creative solutions in order to maintain their customer relationships. To complete this thesis we did ten different semi-structured interviews with the staff that was working in the store when Covid happened, we narrowed it down to the Swedish SMEs. In order for this thesis to achieve its purpose the following research question has been formulated. 

In which way could different creative solutions have been useful for SMEs in their relationship building with their customers during the Covid-19 pandemic? 

The findings reveal that all SMEs in this study were affected by the pandemic. Not only did they have to follow all the restrictions imposed by the Swedish health authority but they also had to become more creative in order to continue to satisfy the needs of their customers and maintain the relationship. Depending on who was questioned, different creative solutions were mentioned. From developing new marketing strategies to the implementation of a new webstore or to personally having to go out and deliver the product when it became too crowded inside. Different creative solutions have in other words been useful for SMEs when it comes to their relationship building which in the long run creates good relations and a good reputation for the company.  

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 66
Keywords [en]
Covid-19, marketing strategies, creative solutions, SME, customer relations, customer loyalty, retail market
Keywords [sv]
Covid-19, marknadsföringsstrategier, kreativa lösningar, SME, kundrelationer, kundlojalitet, detaljhandel
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-24269OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-24269DiVA, id: diva2:1883005
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Business Administration
Educational program
Business Administration and Economics - Study Programme
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Available from: 2024-07-08 Created: 2024-07-08 Last updated: 2024-07-08Bibliographically approved

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