Customer Needs Flashcards

All 7 cards in this deck

What are the four customer needs in the Edexcel specification?

Price, quality, choice and convenience.

What does 'convenience' mean as a customer need?

How easy it is for the customer to buy and use the product — e.g. opening hours, location or online ordering.

What does 'choice' mean as a customer need?

Customers want a range of products, designs, sizes or options to pick from.

What does 'quality' mean as a customer need?

The product works well, lasts and meets the standard customers expect for the price paid.

Why does a business need to identify what price customers are willing to pay?

So it can set a price customers feel offers value for money but that still allows the business to make a profit.

Why is identifying and understanding customer needs important to a business?

It generates sales and supports business survival.

True or false? Profit is an example of a customer need.

False. Profit is a business aim; the customer needs are price, quality, choice and convenience.