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Retailing
Activities involved in selling goods or
services directly to consumers for their
personal use
Retailer: Business whose sales come
primarily from retailing
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Types of Retailers
Retailer classification can be based
on:
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Levels of Service
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Type description
Carries a narrow product line with a deep
assortment
Off-price
retailer
Superstore
Major Types of
Retail Organizations
Type
Description
Corporate chain
Voluntary chain
Retailer
cooperative
Franchise
organization
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Segmentation, Targeting,
Differentiation, and Positioning
Decisions
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Price Decision
Price policy must fit the retailers
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Promotion Decision
Retailers use many promotional
tools
Advertising
Personal selling
Sales promotion
Public relations (PR)
Direct marketing
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Place Decision
Locations should be accessible to
the target market in areas that are
consistent with the retailers
positioning.
Shopping center: Group of retail
businesses built on a site that is
planned, developed, owned, and
managed as a unit
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Retailing Trends
and Developments
Tighter consumer spending
Impact of the Great Recession on
consumers
Changed spending patterns
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Retailing Trends
and Developments
Rise of megaretailers
Offer better merchandise selections, good
service, and strong price savings to
consumers
Have shifted the balance of power between
retailers and producers
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Retailing Trends
and Developments
Showrooming: Checking out
merchandise and prices in a retail
showroom but buying from an
online-only rival
Sometimes occurs in the store
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Retailing Trends
and Developments
Growing importance of retail
technology
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Retailing Trends
and Developments
Green retailing
Promoting more environmentally
responsible products
Launching programs to help customers
be more responsible
Working with channel partners to
reduce their environmental impact
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Wholesaling
Involves all the
activities in selling
goods and services
to those buying for
resale or business
use
Wholesaler: A firm
engaged primarily in
wholesaling activities
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Channel Functions
Performed
by Wholesalers
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Types of Wholesalers
Type
Description
Merchant
wholesalers
Broker
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Types of Wholesalers
Type
Description
Agents
Manufacture
rs and
retailers
branches
and offices
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Types of Full-Service
Wholesalers
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Types of
Limited-Service Wholesalers
Types
Description
Cash-and-carry
wholesalers
Truck wholesalers
Drop shippers
Rack jobbers
Producers
cooperatives
Farmer-owned members
Assemble farm produce for sale in
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local
markets
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Types of Agents
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Purchasing offices
Role similar to that of brokers or agents
Part of the buyers organization
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Trends in Wholesaling
Need for greater efficiency
Demands for lower prices
Sorting out suppliers who are not
adding value based on cost and quality
Blurring distinction between large
retailers and wholesalers
Increased use of technology to contain
costs and boost productivity
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Learning Objectives
Explain the role of retailers in the
distribution channel and describe the
major types of retailers.
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