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Table 1 Factor analysis of the investigated dimensions

From: Enhancing green loyalty towards apparel retail stores: A cross-generational analysis on an emerging market

Construct [Literature]

Apparel retailers…

Loadings (EFA)

FIT

Environ-mental Responsi-bility Bearden et al. 2006; Walsh and Beatty 2007

… seem to be responsible towards the environment.

0.874

EV: 2.795; % of var: 34.93

… are careful to protect the environment.

0.769

… are willing to renounce part of their profit to ensure a clean environment.

0.725

… seem to support good environment protection causes.

0.673

Environ-mental Protection Strategy Bearden et al. 2006, Dabija and Grant 2016, Lastovicka et al. 1999

… think about the future of children and grandchildren so that they may live in an unpolluted environment.

0.796

EV: 2.371; % of var: 29.63

… show concern for the future of society.

0.754

… follow the example of western countries in this regard (pollution reduction etc.).

0.664

… changes in legislation.

0.645

Loyalty towards green- oriented retail stores Dabija and Grant 2016, Lastovicka et al. 1999, Nasir and Karakaya 2014

I intend to buy clothes made of organic materials in the next three months.

0.913

EV: 1.98; % of var: 19.35

I will recommend retailers who sell “green” clothes (clothes made of organic materials) to my friends and acquaintances.

0.867

I will buy more “green” clothes in the future.

0.854

In the near future I will try other “green” clothes which I have not bought before.

0.821

If I happen to seek “green” clothes/clothes made of organic materials and they are not available in the nearby stores, then I will seek them in other stores, even if they are a long distance away.

0.801

  1. Obs.: Extraction Method: Principal Axis Factoring. Rotation Method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization
  2. Sources: Bearden et al. 2006 Dabija and Grant 2016; Lastovicka et al. 1999; Nasir and Karakaya 2014; Walsh and Beatty 2007