The Influence of E-Service Quality on Online Repurchase Intentions with Variables of Satisfaction as Mediation in Cafe and Resto in The City Of Padang in the Time of he Covid-19 Pandemic

The existence of the government's Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) policy during the Covid-19 pandemic encouraged every industrial sector to focus on online transactions. One of the industries in question is the food industry, represented by cafes and restaurants that are starting to pay attention to the concept of e-service quality to support the increase in online repurchase intentions in an effort to maintain business continuity. This study aims to determine the effect of E-Service Quality on Online Repurchase Intentions with the satisfaction variable as a mediation at cafes and restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic. The causal quantitative research method, with this research design using a cross sectional study. The sample used is 170 customers who make online purchases at cafes & restaurants in the city of Padang. The data collection process uses a questionnaire, with the distribution presented in the form of an electronic questionnaire which is one of the google docs applications that can be accessed online via the internet by customers of online cafes and restaurants in Padang city, West Sumatra, Indonesia. In this study, there are three types of variables used, namely the first independent variable, namely e-service quality, the second is the mediating variable, namely customer satisfaction, and the third dependent variable is online repurchase intentions. Data analysis in this study used Partial Least Square (PLS). The results showed that E-Service Quality has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction and Online Repurchase Intention. Customer satisfaction also has a positive and significant effect on Online Repurchase Intention. The results of the mediation test show that satisfaction plays a role as a mediation between E-Service Quality and Online Repurchase Intention.