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Chartered institute of marketing (CIM) defines marketing as: 3the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably'. Marketing philosophy is the acceptance of customer as Queen / king.
Chartered institute of marketing (CIM) defines marketing as: 3the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably'. Marketing philosophy is the acceptance of customer as Queen / king.
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Chartered institute of marketing (CIM) defines marketing as: 3the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably'. Marketing philosophy is the acceptance of customer as Queen / king.
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Definition of Retailing Definition of Retailing The term µretailing¶ is derived from the old French word µretailler¶, meaning µa piece of¶ or µto cut up¶.
Retail is: ³any business that directs its
marketing efforts towards satisfying the final consumer based upon the organisation of selling goods and services as a means of distribution´ arowing Importance of Retail Sector : ' arowing Importance of Retail Sector ' Large and increasing contribution to aDP ' Economic importance more visible ' Major employer ' Retailers as gatekeepers ' Retailers diversifying their activities ' Organizations growing on an international scale. Structural trends in retailing : ' Increasing dominance of retailers over suppliers ' Increasing market share held by multiples and associated loss by independents and co- operatives. ' Increasing rates of market concentration ' Marketing and Operational superiority of the big players providing cost-effectiveness! arketing in Retail Organization : Definition of Marketing The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) defines marketing as: ³the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably´. Marketing philosophy is the acceptance of customer as Queen/king. Definition continues«. : Marketing is therefore: ' ? management function ' It organizes and directs ' It has a function of assessing ' It has a function of conversion ' It deals with consumer purchasing power ' It deals with consumers or users ' It deals with moving the goods to the final consumer ' It achieves the profit target or other objectives/aim arketing Practices in Retailing : Activities at strategy level: ' Environmental (PESTLE) search ' Strategy development (STP marketing, Brand management etc.) ' Building strong organization ' Implement retail strategy ' Counter competitive threats ' Forecast future market trends (SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, aap analysis etc.) [ont.. Activities at operational level: ' Collect information ' Make operational decisions ' Implement operational strategy ' Manage store operations ' Manage human resource ' Manage store-level resources Retail marketing mix : ' Store location ' Merchandising ' Store ambience ' Customer service ' Retail pricing ' Retail integrated communications ' Personal selling ' Store image ' Sales incentives Role of competition in retailing : ' Retailing is more competitive than most other sectors ' Retail competition is multidimensional i.e., 5 levels X ost level ± product, services, communication, and physical distribution. X2nd level ± related to retail organization and its horizontal competitors. X3rd level ± other retail organization and the vertical competition. X4th level ± deals with geographical dimensions including location and shopping environment. X 5th level ± nature of the marketplace¶s (local, national international) economy, including economic boom, bust, recession, inflation prone, hyper inflation etc Dimensions of [hange in retail competition : ' Retail competition has been changing along spatial, institutional and functional dimensions. ' Spatial dimension ± retailing follows population trends. ' Institutional dimension ± both large and small firms are engaged in retail competition. ' Functional dimension ± takes two dimensions e.g. price competition; and non-price competition Retail concentration : ' ùigh concentration of retail competition could be attributed to ease of entry. ' ùigh profit in retailing invites competition and resulting in high concentration. ' Large firms taking over smaller firms leads to polarization and concentration. ' aovernment policies and regulations favoring large firms and less favorable to smaller firms lead to concentration. ' Consumers willingness to accept process foods and innovative products help build retail concentration [ompetitive advantage (differentiation) : ' Retailers need to differentiate themselves from their competitors ' Competitive advantage is achieved through differential congruence. ' Differential congruence is the positive balance between store¶s image and the customer¶s self-image. ' Successful retailers must achieve differential congruence as a means of coping with growing competition. ' Retail management must create a congruence between the store¶s perceived image and the customer¶s self- image to achieve differential advantage. onopolistic competition: ' Monopolistic competition is where each retailer has certain unique features, e.g. in terms of merchandise mix, its location etc. ' The unique features give retailers competitive advantage over their competitors. ' The ability to use the opportunity to create competitive advantage is indicative of good retail marketing management. ' Retailers need to establish a degree of monopoly power in order achieve competitive edge or to survive in a fast changing retail market. [onditions for monopolistic competition : ' The conditions that monopolistic competition imposes on retail organization include: ' Relative ease of entry ' Relative ease of exit ' ? less than perfectly elastic demand function ' Less than perfect information for individual firm ' Consumer behavior is less than being entirely rational ' The possibility of acquiring additional information.