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manufacturer/national brand
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designed, produced, and marketed by a vendor and sold by many retailers
-advantages:more desired by customers, resell excessive merchandise, dont need skills and people to promote -disadvantages: lower margins, vulnerable to competitive pressures |
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private-label brand/store brand
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developed by retailer and only sold in retailer's outles
-advantages:unique merchandise not available at competitive outlets, difficult for customers to compare price w/ competitiors, higher margins -disadvantages:need to develop expertise in developing and promoting brand, unable to sell excess merchandise, typically less desirable for customers |
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licensed brand
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developed by licensee and right sold to iether manufacturer or retailer (university apparel)
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bargain branding
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no-frills product at a discoutn price
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copycat branding
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imitates the manufacturer brand in appearancea and trade dress
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premium branding
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private label at a comparable manufacturer-brand quality
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parallel branding
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private labels that closely imitate the trade dress and product attirutes of leading manufacturer brands but adds an "invitation to compare" on the product
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domestic sourcing
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-higher cost of merchandise
-shorter lead times-easier to use quick response systems -easier to cotnrol human rights issues and quality control -customer prefernces for domestic manufactured products |
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intl sourcing
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-lower cost
-longer lead times -more cotnrol problems |
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guidelines ofr face-to-face negotiations
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-separate people from problem
-insist on objective criteria to evaluate performance -invent options for mutual gain -let the other party do the talking -know how far to go |
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consortium exchange
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retail exchange that is owned by serveral firms within one industry
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objectives of communication program
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longterm:build brand image, create loyalty
short-term:increase traffic, increase sales |
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brands
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distinguishing name, symbol such as a logo that identifieds the products or services offered by a seller and differentiates those products and services from those offered by competitiors
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brand names provide value to retailer
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-attract customers
-build loyalty -higher prices leading to higher gross margin -reduced promotional expenses -facilitiates entry into new mareks |
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brand names provide value to customers
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-promises consistent quality
-simplifies buying process -reduces time and effort searchgin for information about merchandise/retailer |
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building a valuable brand
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-heighten barnd awareness
-develop favorable associations -consistent reinforcemnt -create emotional connections -to create brand equity |
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create brand awareness
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-memorable name
-repeated exposure -symbols -event sponsorship |
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retail communication mix
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-advertising
-public relations -sales promotion -salespeople -store atmosphere |
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steps to launch a retail communicatio program
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-set objectives
-detmerine a budget -allocate the budget -implement and evaluate the mix |
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aided recall
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when consumers indicate they know the brand when the name is presneted to them
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top-fof-mind awareness
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highest level of awareness, arises when consumers mention a brand name first when they are asked about the type of retailer, a merchandise category , or a type of service
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margianl analysis
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based on the economic principle that firms should increase communication expenditures so long as each additional dollar spent generates more than a dollar of additional contribution
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objective-and-task method
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detmerines the budget required to undertake specific tasks for accomplishing communication objectives
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rule-of-thumb method
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afforadable budgeting method, percentage of sales method (fixed percentage of forecast sales), competitive partiy method(retailer's share of communication expenses equals its share of the market)
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high-assay principle
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alloate budget to areas that will yield greatest return
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costs controlled by store managers
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-labor
-energy, heating, lighting -maintenance -inventory, shrinkage |
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task performance behavior
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store manager's efforts at plannign, organizing, motivating, evaluating, and coordinating store employees' activities
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group maintenance bheaviors
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acitivities store managers undertake to make sure that employees are satisfied and work well toegher
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autocratic leaders
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make all decisions on their own and thaen announce them to employees
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democratic cleaders
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seek information and opinions from employees and bases decisions on this info
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transformational leaders
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get peopel to transcend their personal needs for the sake of the group or organization
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extrinsic rewards
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reward provided by either the employee's manager or the firm-such as compensation, promotion, and recognition
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intrinsic rewards
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rewards employees get personally from doign their job well
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a la carte plans
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give effective emmployes a choice of rewards for good performance
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drawing account
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receive weekly check based on estimated annual income
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trade ooff in store design
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ease of locaging merchandise for planned purchases vs. exploration of store, impulse purchases
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grid layout
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long gondolas in repetitive pattern
-easy to locate merchandise -doesn't encourage customers to explore store -allows more merchandise to be displayed -cost efficient -GROCERY STORES |
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racetrack layout
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-loop with a major aisle that has access to deparments and store's multiple entrances
-draws customers around the store -provides different site lines and encourages exploration, impulse buying -used in dept. stores |
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free-form (Boutique) layout
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-fixtures and aisles arranged asymmetrically
-plesant relaxing ambiance doesn't come cheap-small store experience -inefficient use of space -more susceptilbe to shoplifting-salespeopel can not veiw adjacent spaces |
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display areas
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-end caps
-promotionaisle -freestandign fixtures -pos areas -walls |
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designing a webpage
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-simplicity matters
-getting around -prioritize -design layout based on what you want to accomplish -follow the standards of the industry leaders |
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store design should be
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-consistent with image and startegy
-positively influence consumer behavior -consider costs versus value -should be flexible -reconigze needs of the disabled |
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butt-brush effect
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shoppers dont like to shop when their personal space is invaded
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allow a transition zone
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allow some space b/t the entrance of a store and a product gives it more time in the shopper's eye as he or she approaches it
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planogram
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diagram created from photographs, computer output, etc. show where every SKU should be.
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idea-oriented presentation
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method of presenting merchandise based on a psecific idea or the image of the store
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vertical merchandising
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presented vertically using walls and high gondolas (
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tonnage merchandising
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display technique in whcih large quantities of merchandise are displyaed
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frontal presentation
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method of dispallying merchandise in which the retailer exposes as much of the product as possible to catch the customer's eye
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perceived service cues
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-reliability
-tangibility -empathy -responsiveness -assurance |
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knowledge gap
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knowing what the customer wants
-close by customer research, more interactions b/t managers and customers, better communications b/t managers and service providers |
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standards gap
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setting service goals
-close:high quality service commitment, define the role of service providers, innovative solutions, set service goals, measure service performance |
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delivery gap
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meeting and exceedign service goals
-close: information and training, instrument and emotional support, internal communications, reduce conflicts, empower employees, providing incentives |
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communications gap
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communicating the servic epromise
-close:realistic commitments, managing customer expectations |
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service recovery
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-listen to customer
-provide fair solution -resolve problem quickly |
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instrumental support
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appropriate systems and equipment to deliver the service desire by customers
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emotinoal support
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invovles demonstrating a concern for the well-being of others
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distributive fairness
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customer's perception of the benefits received compared to their costs (inconvenienc eor loss)
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procedural fairness
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perceived fairness of the process used to resolve complaints
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