Donut King hits on winning formula for satisfying customers

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-May-18

Donut King has won Roy Morgan’s customer satisfaction award for March 2018, with a customer satisfaction rating of 87%. It was Donut King’s first monthly customer satisfaction victory for coffee/doughnut stores since July 2015. Stablemate Michel’s Patisserie was ranked second on 83.8%, and it was the only leading coffee/doughnut store to improve customer satisfaction over the past year (up 5.9%). Muffin Break was third on 83.5%, and it has experienced the biggest fall (6.6%) since March 2017. Leading Australian retailer Retail Food Group, which owns both Donut King and Michel’s Patisserie, has performed exceptionally well early in 2018 with a third franchisee, Gloria Jean’s, in fourth position with a customer satisfaction rating of 79.9%.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, DONUT KING, MICHEL’S PATISSERIE, MUFFIN BREAK PTY LTD, GLORIA JEAN’S COFFEES PTY LTD, RETAIL FOOD GROUP LIMITED – ASX RFG

Grill’d cooks competition with superior customer satisfaction

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 30-Apr-18

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey shows that 12 million Australians aged 14+ visited a quick service restaurant in an average four-week period in the year to March 2018. Gourmet burger outlet Grill’d has topped the satisfaction ratings in each of the first three months of 2018, and it was a clear monthly winner in March with a customer satisfaction rating of 91.3%. It was followed by Crust (87.9%), Subway (87.5%), Fasta Pasta (86.6%) and Mad Mex (86.2%). Red Rooster (up 6.5%) has recorded the biggest improvement in satisfaction over the last 12 months, followed by Pizza Hut (up 6.2%) and Hungry Jack’s (up 3.1%). Those showing the largest declines in satisfaction were Pizza Capers (down 18.7%), La Porchetta (down 13%), Guzman y Gomez (down 7.4%) and Oporto (down 6.1%).

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, GRILL’D PTY LTD, CRUST GOURMET PIZZA BAR PTY LTD, SUBWAY SANDWICHES PTY LTD, FASTA PASTA FAMILY RESTAURANTS PTY LTD, MAD MEX FRANCHISING PTY LTD, RED ROOSTER FOODS, PIZZA HUT AUSTRALIA, HUNGRY JACK’S PTY LTD, PIZZA CAPERS, LA PORCHETTA, GUZMAN Y GOMEZ PTY LTD, OPORTO PTY LTD

Tasplan, CARE Super and IOOF lead monthly super satisfaction

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Apr-18

The Roy Morgan Superannuation Satisfaction Report shows that average customer satisfaction with Australian superannuation funds was 61.1% in the six months to March 2018. This is on par with the average satisfaction level for Industry funds. Retail funds sit below the average at 60.1%, and satisfaction with major retail funds (consisting of ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac) is 58.7%. Average satisfaction with Public Sector funds and Self-Managed Superannuation funds is 72.6% and 73% respectively. Meanwhile, Tasplan has the highest satisfaction level of all superannuation funds, at 74.6%, ahead of CARE Super (71%) and retail fund IOOF (69.9%).

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, TASPLAN LIMITED, CARE SUPER PTY LTD, IOOF HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX IFL, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB

RACT leads general insurance satisfaction

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Apr-18

The Roy Morgan General Insurance Satisfaction report shows that 79.2% of Australians were satisfied with their general insurer in February 2018, down 0.4% from the same time in 2017. RACT has the highest level of customer satisfaction within the general insurance industry, at 93.5%; it is followed by Defence Service Homes Insurance (91.1%) and AMP (90.8%).

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, RACT INSURANCE PTY LTD, DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES INSURANCE SCHEME, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP

My Chemist wins pharmacy customer satisfaction again

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Apr-18

My Chemist is again the industry leader for Australian pharmacies early in 2018, with a customer satisfaction rating of 90.4% in February. It has won the Roy Morgan pharmacy customer satisfaction award for both January and February. My Chemist also won the Annual Roy Morgan Pharmacy/Chemist Customer Satisfaction Award for the first time in 2017. Close behind My Chemist in February were December 2017 monthly winner Discount Drug Stores with a customer satisfaction rating of 89.8%, rivals Priceline on 89.3% and newly-merged TerryWhite Chemmart on 89.0%.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, MY CHEMIST PTY LTD, DISCOUNT DRUGSTORES PTY LTD, PRICELINE PHARMACY, TERRYWHITE CHEMMART

Qantas flies with high customer satisfaction early in 2018

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 16-Apr-18

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey shows that Qantas has built on a successful 2017 by again being rated Australia’s most satisfying domestic airline in February 2018, with a customer satisfaction rating of 86.4%. This is just ahead of stablemate Qantaslink on 86.1% and clearly ahead of key rival Virgin Australia on 83.2%. All three are well ahead of smaller carrier REX (Regional Express) with a customer satisfaction rating in February of 77.1% and budget airlines Jetstar on 64.1% and Tigerair on 61.4%. Qantas also leads the way for domestic business travellers with a customer satisfaction rating of 85.2%, ahead of Virgin Australia on 81.5% and well ahead of Jetstar on 65.5%. Qantas won the Annual Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards for both the Domestic Airline and Domestic Business Airline of the year for the fourth straight year in 2017.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, QANTASLINK, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, REGIONAL EXPRESS AIRLINES, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, TIGERAIR

Industry funds satisfying more at the top end

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Apr-18

A Roy Morgan Single Source shows that in February 2018, superannuation fund members with $250,000 or more had higher satisfaction with the financial performance of their industry funds compared to those belonging to either retail funds or those with a self-managed super fund. The highest satisfaction for industry funds was for those members with balances of $700,000 or more where they scored 87.8%, well ahead of SMSFs (82.5%) and retail funds (80.2%). Meanwhile, satisfaction with the financial performance of retail funds (61.4%) was higher than industry funds (49.7%) in accounts with balances of less than $5,000. For all other balances industry funds had higher satisfaction than retail funds. Of the 15 largest funds, QSuper with a satisfaction rating of 73.3% was well ahead of second-placed Cbus (68.2%) and UniSuper (67.8%).

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, QSUPER LIMITED, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING UNIONS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND, UNISUPER LIMITED

Mortgage customer satisfaction higher when deal directly with bank

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 19-Mar-18

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey, which was carried out in the six months to January 2018, has found that home loan customers’ satisfaction with banks when using a mortgage broker was only 77.3%. This compares to 80.3% when home loans were obtained in person at a branch. Even among more recent home loans (held for under six years) satisfaction with going directly into a branch was 81.7%, compared to 78.7% for mortgage brokers. Home loan customers of Bendigo Bank who obtained their loan in person at a branch had the highest satisfaction with 92.6%, followed by Bankwest (87.3%) and St George (86.8%). The best of the big four was NAB with 82.4%, followed by ANZ (79.7%). All of the largest banks, with the exception of Westpac, had higher satisfaction when going direct rather than using mortgage brokers. Meanwhile, satisfaction when using mortgage brokers was highest for St George with 85.6%, Bankwest (82.1%) and Suncorp Bank (82.0%). Each of the big four were below the market average (77.3%) for home loan customer satisfaction when using a mortgage broker, with the best of them being NAB (76.4%) and Westpac (75.7%).

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, BENDIGO BANK, BANK OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ST GEORGE BANK LIMITED, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, SUNCORP BANK

Satisfaction with banks up again in January

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Feb-18

New research from Roy Morgan shows that customer satisfaction with Australia’s banks in the six months to January 2018 was 81.2%, up from 80.8% in December. This is the best figure seen since June 2017, and it is now well above the long-term average of 73.8% calculated since 2001. The Commonwealth Bank again had the highest customer satisfaction rating of the big four in December (up 0.5 % at 80.1%), followed by NAB (up 0.5% to 79.1%). However, Bendigo Bank (88.4%) had the highest customer satisfaction rating among the 10 largest consumer banks, followed by Bank of Queensland (85.8%). Meanwhile, the mortgage customers of the smaller banks continue to have higher satisfaction ratings than the big four.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, BENDIGO BANK, BANK OF QUEENSLAND LIMITED – ASX BOQ, ING BANK (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, BANK OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ST GEORGE BANK LIMITED, SUNCORP BANK

Satisfaction with banks up again in January

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Feb-18

New research from Roy Morgan shows that customer satisfaction with Australia’s banks in the six months to January 2018 was 81.2%, up from 80.8% in December. This is the best figure seen since June 2017, and it is now well above the long-term average of 73.8% calculated since 2001. The Commonwealth Bank again had the highest customer satisfaction rating of the big four in December (up 0.5 % at 80.1%), followed by NAB (up 0.5% to 79.1%). However, Bendigo Bank (88.4%) had the highest customer satisfaction rating among the 10 largest consumer banks, followed by Bank of Queensland (85.8%). Meanwhile, the mortgage customers of the smaller banks continue to have higher satisfaction ratings than the big four.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, BENDIGO BANK, BANK OF QUEENSLAND LIMITED – ASX BOQ, ING BANK (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, BANK OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ST GEORGE BANK LIMITED, SUNCORP BANK