Morgan and Hunt (1994) defined customer commitment as lasting or enduring intention to build and maintain an ongoing relationship. This definition is closely related to the definition of customer loyalty. In fact, academics hold inconsistent views on the relationship between commitment and loyalty (especially the attitudinal component). Whereas some academics argued that the two concepts are same and should be used interchangeably (see Assael, 1987), others argued that commitment is a precursor of loyalty (Izogo and Ogba, 2015 and Pritchard et al., 1999). Yet, some academics argued that loyalty is an antecedent of commitment (Ogba and Tan, 2009). However, given that Beatty and Kahle (1988) reiterated that commitment is an emotional attachment to a brand which evolves before the customer even thinks of becoming loyal; whereas Pritchard and Howard (1997) argued that loyalty is made up of two components (attitude and behaviour) clearly demonstrate that the two constructs (loyalty and commitment) are distinct. This viewpoint was reinforced by Pritchard et al. (1999) and Morgan and Hunt (1994) when they argued that commitment differs from loyalty because it is usually considered in purely cognitive terms which measure consumer attitudinal attachment to a brand. Further, given that customers׳ emotional attachment to a brand need to be established before the customer thinks of exhibiting loyalty is a clear indication that the commitment–loyalty link is more justifiable than the reverse link.