Retail Marketing Coursework assignment: “For a retail organization of your choice evaluate the elements of its retail marketing mix‚ in terms of the effectiveness with which they are used to appeal to the core target market” ZARA – flagship chain store List of Contents I. Introduction: 2 II. Background 2 III. Retail Marketing Mix 3 1. Merchandise assortment 3 2. Location 3 3. Price 4 4. Store design and Visual merchandising 4 5. Advertising and promotions 5 6. Customer service
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Igor Ansoff Product /Market Mix The Igor Ansoff product-market mix helps to understand and assess marketing or business development strategy. Any business‚ or part of a business can choose which strategy to employ‚ or which mix of strategic options to use. This is one simple way of looking at Strategic development options. Existing Products New Products Market Penetration | Product Development | Market Development | Diversification | Existing
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the ‘marketing mix’ of the company (Borden‚ 1984). The marketing mix framework consists of 7Ps considering the modern scenario (Booms and Bitner‚ 1981‚ cited in Rafiq and Ahmed‚ 1995). This is an improvement over the original marketing mix of 12 elements (Borden‚ 1965‚ cited in Rafiq and Ahmed‚ 1995). The marketing mix of a company plays a very crucial role in its success. This essay discusses how Nike‚ Inc. has become a successful brand through the proper use of the marketing mix. Nike‚ Inc. Nike
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What Is a Product Mix? by Rick Suttle‚ Demand Media Product mix‚ also known as product assortment‚ refers to the total number of product lines that a company offers to its customers. For example‚ a small company may sell multiple lines of products. Sometimes‚ these product lines are fairly similar‚ such as dish washing liquid and bar soap‚ which are used for cleaning and use similar technologies. Other times‚ the product lines are vastly different‚ such as diapers and razors. The four dimensions
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Amul spurred India’s White Revolution‚ which made the country the world’s largest producer of milk and milk products. In the process Amul became the largest food brand in India and has also ventured into markets overseas. Dr Verghese Kurien‚ founder-chairman of the GCMMF for more than 30 years (1973–2006)‚ is credited with the success of Amul. PRODUCT: A Product is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want or need.Products that are marketed includes physical
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in the Southeast. The three mixes‚ referred as the Regular Mix‚ Deluxe Mix‚ Holiday Mix. Now TJ’s is committed to using the available nuts to maximize profit of the fall seasons‚ and they must satisfy the received orders. Problem Solving Approach: This problem was solved using Excel Solver LP Programming. The decision variables are pounds of each type of Mix. The objective function was a formula of profit contribution for each Mix. The constraints are the nuts purchased the following shipment
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Case: Marks & Spencer’s versus Zara’s Operations Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a major British retailer of clothing‚ food and financial services. Over 30 million customers are served per month in more than 300 UK stores‚ besides the many international locations. The company was established in 1884 and now it has over $17 billion in annual sales with the highest profit margin in the retailing industry. M & S is encountering some difficulties in logistics because it has lengthy logistics procedures
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PEPSI COMPANY | | Type | Cola | Manufacturer | PepsiCo. | Country of origin | United States | Introduced | 1898 (as Brad’s Drink) June 16‚ 1903 (as Pepsi-Cola) 1961 (as Pepsi) | Related products | Coca-Cola Fanta Dr Pepper Sprite (soft drink) Irn Bru Cola Turka Big Cola | Website | http://pepsi.com/ | Pepsi is a soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in many places such as retail stores‚ restaurants‚ schools‚ cinemas and from vending machines. The drink was first made
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Analyzing Consumer Behaviour To study and analyze the consumer behaviour we conducted an online survey. [URL: http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=a9b6dcf2-a700-4357-aae7-02942c717568]. The survey asked a total of 10 questions including one question asking them to rate McDonald’s on various parameters like taste‚ variety‚ speed of service‚ etc. Response was received from 132 customers of McDonald’s. Profile of respondents To know the age group of respondents we asked them
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their quest to acquire and develop new products‚ will the use of the PTSTP method help Pepsi develop new products in order to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage?A product is defined in three levels; core‚ actual‚ and augmented. The core of the product is the benefit it offers the consumer. For the example of colas‚ it could be refreshment‚ energy (sugar and caffeine)‚ alertness‚ or just pleasure. The soda itself is the actual product. The augmented product for a cola could be the recognition
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