Quick response is key to brand recovering consumer confidence

Shoppers at a Bata shop in Nairobi last December. The company last week asked customers who had bought low quality products from its stores to submit refund claims. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA

Shoe manufacturer, Bata Kenya, last week asked customers who had bought low quality products from its stores to submit refund claims, days after consumers had taken to social media to air their grievances about its shoes, harming its brand trust.

Evidence shows that the swift move was an ideal first step, with the amount of time a business takes to react to such a crisis determining how fast it recovers consumer confidence.

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