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The article deals with customer e-loyalty. The main objective of the research was to investigate customer buying behaviour, hence customer e-loyalty in e-commerce, and the implications of this for e-shops. Specifical­ly, it concerns how customers behave at e-shops, how often they buy from the e-shops and what kind of revenue they bring to the e-shops. First, the theoretical background of the research is presented, based on some studies. The theoretical discussion proceeds from the broader context of loyalty. The core of the theory is e-loyalty. Secondary research and its results are then characterized. The subject of the research is the analysis of empirical e-shop data related to the manifestations of behavioural e-loyalty. Indicators in­forming about the proportion of loyal customers on the main variables of interest, concerning the total number of all customers, the number of visits to the e-shop, the number of transactions and the sales volume, were eval­uated. Also, the subject of the research is a company operating e-shops in selected countries and its customers. The research covers a total of 13,418 customers. The results obtained contradict the claims of some authors that e-loyalty is one of the key factors for the success of e-shops and that e-loyal customers generate a substantial part of the volume of purchases and sales.

To compare the level of contact with customers, 4 ways of contacting them were selected. Adverse developments showed up for the customer records, higher was its randomness, which was not expected. More sophisticated ways of contacting customers confirmed a positive change, though not very significant. The most important result in 2005 and 2015 was the increase in the number of loyal customers, which contributes to the growth of profitability. In the end of the article, hypothesis about the relationship of the size of SMEs and CRM knowledge is confirmed by using logistic regression, and premises are verified about the comparison of results in various years. It turns out that the CRM can be beneficial for SMEs, so it should be implemented in its management system.

The article aims to evaluate the level of the analytical part of CRM in SMEs in Czechia and its impact on increasing the companies' profitability. In the empirical part, primary quantitative research was carried out. The subject of quantitative research was selected for analytical activities. The object of the research was SMEs in the Moravian-Silesian Region. The questionnaire survey was attended by 1 067 respondents. To evaluate the level of the utilisation of selected analytical activities, the PDCA method (Deming cycle), which is used to evaluate process quality, was modified. The choice of this method was inspired by the Anglo-Australian approach to the evaluation of relationship marketing based on quality management. The starting point for the application of the PDCA method was the mode. This article provides a different perspective on CRM level assessment. A research question addressed the level of analytical activities performed. This approach highlighted the highest level in the evaluation of sales, customer satisfaction analysis, and customer segmentation, which are basic marketing activities. CRM cannot work without these activities. The lowest level was reflected in customer churn prediction and in setting up a method of measuring customer loyalty. Building long-term relationships are the main CRM goal, which should contribute to improving the economic results of companies. Therefore, five hypotheses were formulated, expressing the relationship between the level of selected analytical activities and increasing profitability of the companies. The hypotheses were verified by regression analysis. All analytical activities had an impact on the profitability of companies.