PRELIMINARY EXAM IN CHANNEL MANAGEMENT CHANNEL MANAGEMENT HISTORY OF PROCTER & GAMBLE: Procter & Gamble Co.‚ also known as P&G‚ is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ United States. Its products include pet foods‚ cleaning agents‚ and personal care products. Prior to the sale of Pringles to the Kellogg Company‚ its product line included foods and beverages.[2] In 2012‚ P&G recorded $83.68 billion in
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INTRODUCTION Williams-Sonoma is a nationwide specialty retailer that sells high quality‚ upscale products for the home through its 478 retail stores and various direct-to-customer channels. Its retail concepts are comprised of Williams-Sonoma‚ Pottery Barn‚ Pottery Barn Kids‚ Pottery Barn Teen‚ Chambers‚ West Elm and Hold Everything. Williams-Sonoma‚ a San Francisco based company‚ generated $2‚361 million in revenue dollars. The company employs approximately 6‚000 people nationwide. Locally
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Case Study: Willimas-Sonoma Williams-Sonoma’s competitors use various strategies as a form of competition. This along makes it difficult for the giant retailer to stay on top of everything. Williams-Sonoma has key competitors like Crate & Barrel‚ Restoration Hardware‚ Pier 1 Imports and Bombay Company. Along with these big names‚ Williams-Sonoma must also compete with regional stores‚ online stores‚ local stores‚ specialty stores‚ department stores‚ and direct-ship manufacturers. Competition for
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distribution - channel strategy The following table describes the factors that influence the choice of distribution channel by a business: Influence | Comments | Market factors | An important market factor is "buyer behaviour"; how do buyer’s want to purchase the product? Do they prefer to buy from retailers‚ locally‚ via mail order or perhaps over the Internet? Another important factor is buyer needs for product information‚ installation and servicing. Which channels are best served to provide
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attention on choosing distribution channels. Keegan and Schlegelmich (2001) explained that distribution channel can be considered as the method which is used for enterprises putting products into the market for consumers to use. The traditional distribution channel goes from supplier‚ manufacturer‚ distributor‚ wholesaler and retailer (Frazier‚ 1999). Indirect and direct are two different types of distribution channels (Wilkinson‚ 2001). According to Silva (2008)‚ “Well-chosen channels constitute a significant
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Sales and Distribution Management [pic] Course Facilitator: Prof Sanjeev Tripathi Assignment 4: Distribution Network Submitted By: Priya Sharma (08FT051) Navdeep Gupta (08IT024) Gopal Krishna Garg (08FN043) Ananya Nandi (08HR031) Kapil Tuteja (08IT018) N. Suryaprakash (08FT039) Executive Summary Distribution channels make possible
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Chapter 6 Channels of distribution and logistics LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this chapter you will: n n n n comprehend key elements and decisions in distribution channel design be able to evaluate different configurations of channel structure be familiar with recent trends and developments in channels of distribution appreciate the importance of managing the physical flows of products‚ services and information into‚ through‚ and out of the organization to its customers n grasp the
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International Distribution Strategies Name: Institution: Date: Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 2.0 International distribution channels ................................................................................. 7 2.1 what is an international distribution channel of consumer goods? ............................... 8 2.2 The design
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Individual Project MKTG 205 – Principles of Marketing June 29‚ 2011 Abstract This paper gives an overview of distribution channels; Channel Levels such as: Direct vs. Indirect Channel Organizations such as Conventional Vertical‚ Horizontal and Multichannel Marketing Systems. It also‚ explains my target market needs at the Hershey Company. There is also a brief description of how many channel members the company needs and why they need them. Hershey Company Introduction The Hershey Company is one
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12 Distribution Channels and Logistics Management 12.1 The nature of distribution channels Why are marketing intermediaries used? Why use intermediaries? Means giving up some control over how and to whom products are sold – They are used because they have greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets – Contacts‚ experience‚ specialization‚ scale of operation – N-to-M direct selling‚ N-to-1 + 1-to-M through channel – Producers make narrow assortments in large quantities
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