Retailing

trying to come up with new ideas in the market and although Ross Store Inc. is currently the leading off-price retail apparel retailer, still the company stated in the Annual Report “competitive pressures in the apparel and home-related merchandise retailing industry in high,” many competitive retailers such as TJ maxx and kohl's are constantly coming up with new…

A strong brand image is very important to any retailer as a recognised, trusted and respected brand ensures customers can be certain that they know what to expect with their chosen retailer and can give the retailer a competitive advantage. Successful businesses such as Coca Cola have a powerful brand image and can be identified all over the world and always remain in the top 10 of the best global brands. The brand of any retailer should not just be seen as their logo or slogan but seen as an…

have anticipated that, four decades on, the concrete retail playgrounds he satirized would turn into graveyards, albeit without zombies. Across North America and the U.K., mall doors are closing, and main-street shops are being boarded up as online retailing takes a bigger and bigger piece of our weekly consumer spend. J.C. Penney and Macy's have in total announced more than 200 store closings in 2017 and Toys "R" Us filed for protection from its creditors, while Sears gave warning in a series…

the web. The merchants or nearby sellers still take a gander at the online divert as a small detail. New online retailers are gradually developing - however Indian internet business just can 't hit its walk. What does this all mean? Is web based retailing not for the Indian market? Are the social inclinations of Indian clients so one of a kind that internet business will never accomplish a standard status? In spite of the fact that the present state paints an extremely grave picture for…

Retail e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to 80.451 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2015 and 83.863 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2015 (U. S. Department of Commerce 1-4). In 2017, the total e-commerce retail sales are expected to reach 440.4 billion dollars (Statista par. 1). The market for the instant re-order solution such as Amazon's Dash Button is not new, and the current e-commerce sales volume illustrates the opportunity available. The important thing needed…

consumer behaviour. Influence of friends and relatives in awareness and purchasing products is there. 58% of the respondents purchase the product on a monthly basis. 48% of the respondents purchase the product from General stores. Unorganised retailing…

established on 15 September 1984 and it has a staggering amount of RM3.51 billion aggregate income annually. AEON CO. (M) BHD. (AEON or the Company) was set up due to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir's invitation to help them modernize the retailing business in Malaysia. The ‘AEON’ name today is now a household name in the daily lives of Malaysians as well as foreigners, particularly due to its association with the AEON Group of Companies and other supporting companies. AEON is…

Reduce Cost / Economies of Scale/ Increase Profitability Like many other international operations, IKEA too seek to take advantage of the tangible opportunities to reduce their costs. Figure 2 below shows the three pillars of IKEA’s concept which represents low cost, good design and functionality. It is inevitable that the furniture business was not an easy business to be expanded globally and primary reason would be the transportation of the goods is expensive. IKEA had been the pioneer in…

Jim Sinegal is the Chief Executive Officer of Costco Wholesale, which employs more than 120,000 employees worldwide. As one of the largest retail companies in the United States, Costco is dedicated to providing quality products at the lowest available prices for its customers. The success of the company relies in its high efficiency, adaptability, and human capital. Identification of the Main Issues/Problems/Questions Jim Sinegal uses organizational effectiveness, performance determinants,…

Ziyi chen Now, Amazon is one of the most famous e-commerce retailers in the United States. In Figure 1, from 2004 to 2015, the net revenue of Amazon is consistently increasing every year and have earned $107.01 billion in 2015. We could observe that the speed of development is getting quicker in recent 5 years. The rapid growth rate of Amazon should be associated closely with its customers. From the other data shows, the number of active customer accounts also developed sharply between 1997…