International retailing: Carrefour
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
Carrefour is one of the biggest distributions group in the world. Since its creation in 1959, Carrefour has always innovated to build a strong reputation, a good image and a clear strategy of development. With the globalization, Carrefour has exported its model in other countries to...
Consumer behavior and retail marketing strategy
Case study - 18 pages - Business strategy
The customers, as humans, have to satisfy their needs. Eating, sleeping, learning and buying are several examples of needs. Within these examples, one can understand that some of them are more important than others. Nevertheless, this essay will conduct an analysis of the segmentation and habits...
The introduction of Islamic banking in France: A research on the potential market for retail Islamic banking - published: 09/02/2011
Dissertation - 37 pages - Finance
This study provides an assessment on the current problems and progresses made in France for the introduction of Islamic banking into its economy and contains an evaluation and an analysis of the potential market for Islamic retail banks in France. The research is divided into two...
What are challenges facing food retailers regarding e-commerce?
Thesis - 7 pages - Tourism marketing
With 30% growth in 2009, and 171 billion euros anticipated in 2010 in Europe - while retail trades have registered a decrease of 3% - e-commerce has been a real success especially during the time of economic crisis. However, the report can be moderated because the development of this new...
Impact of loyalty programs on consumer purchase behavior in the UK food retail industry
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
According to Huddlestone (2004), to survive in today's competitive food market, food retailers must develop and maintain a loyal customer base. This study explores the impact of loyalty programs on the customer purchasing behavior in the United Kingdom food retail industry. It will...
India's supply chain challenges in the retail industry
Case study - 6 pages - Logistics
This academic paper explores the Indian retail industry. The focus point of the paper is on the supply chain challenges that the industry faces. Needless being said, India has been singled out as one of the fastest growing economies in emerging markets, so it is not a surprise that the...
Metro AG: The German retail giant
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
Metro AG, deutsche Einzelhandel Riese! Yes, Metro AG, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, is the German retail giant. Metro AG's group companies deal in hypermarkets, Cash & Carry's, electronics, department stores and asset management. All its brands are leaders in their respective...
Distribution in the retail segment
Thesis - 4 pages - Logistics
The distribution policy is one of the four components of the marketing mix. The companies pay a special attention since the choice of a distribution formula is extremely subjective. It does not effect the distribution of a product on all fronts but we must choose a distribution method according...
The retail and the atmosphere of different outlets - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 2 pages - Services marketing
Retail Marketing plans, sales promotional ideas, does the branding and advertising for the retailer. Getting the brand noticed favourably at a point of sale, dramatically affects the chance of getting higher retail sales. The design of a store is really important because it helps...
Wal-Mart - A leader in the retail industry
Case study - 8 pages - Distribution marketing
The situation of WalMart, leader in the retail industry, can first be examined through a SWOT analysis which will allow us to determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the market. Concerning this internal analysis, we notice various strengths of the market: Sam...
Danone: distribution and retail strategy review - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 11 pages - Services marketing
For decades, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers have focused most of their marketing efforts, expertise and funds on their end-targets who are the consumers. The successive laws addressing the relationship between retailers and manufacturers in France have encouraged the food...
Frenchy Yummy, Implantation of Retail Shop in China
Market study - 15 pages - International marketing
Frenchy Yummy is a well-known French company specialized in the ready-to-wear industry for children. The company targets essentially middle class category mums, by offering wide clothes collections dedicated especially for children aged between 0 and 12. In France, the company met with success...
An analysis of the structure of the Canadian retail industry - publié le 29/09/2010
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
The Canadian retail industry is evolving at a rapid pace. External factors, such as the growth in the relative purchasing power of the Canadian dollar, increasing competition from discount rivals such as Wal-Mart, shifting consumer trends, and the emergence of the retail industry in...
Relationships between the Giants in Retailing: How WalMart and Procter&Gamble trade together - from Fear to Trust prevalence in the Supply-Chain - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The paper shows how the relationships between suppliers and retailers have experienced several important changes over the last decades. By analyzing the main developments of these relationships and the different tools implemented to improve them, the paper argues that the business to business...
Indian retail: Stepping ahead to create a benchmark
Dissertation - 47 pages - Business strategy
India is standing on the verge of having the pleasure to hold 2010 Olympic Games .Its retail business meter shows only about 4% organized retail in India. It means that a whopping 96% market is yet to be captured by entrepreneurs. Retail will grow more. India will be making...
Market for retailers
Thesis - 29 pages - Economy general
MARKETING: A social and managerial process where by individuals and groups obtains what they need and want through creating and exchanging products and value with others. MARKETING CONCEPT: The marketing management philosophy holds that achieving organizational goals depends on determining the...
Creativity and innovation in retail banking: Comparative analysis of financial products offered by banks
Case study - 27 pages - Finance
A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money. It is an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money. Banking in India originated in the last decades of the 18th century. Central banking is the...
A study on the competitive environment in the retail market
Tutorials/exercises - 39 pages - Services marketing
The Indian retail industry is now beginning to evolve in the line with the transformation that has swept other large economies. There is a change a foot in Indian retail too, the liberalization of the consumer goods industry initiated in the mid-80's and accelerated through the...
International retailing: The Benetton group (2007) - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 11 pages - Business strategy
Benetton Group is present in 120 countries around the world. The Group produces around 115 million garments every year. Its has a retail network of 5,000 stores around the world and a total turnover of 1.8 billion euro. Benetton Group's corporate headquarters is located at Villa Minelli in...
Brand management in retailing in India
Dissertation - 38 pages - Business strategy
Research can be defined as “A careful investigation or inquiry especially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge”. Data collection is an elaborate process in which the researcher makes a planned search for all relevant data. Data is the foundation of all marketing...
The impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the retail industry in India
Dissertation - 102 pages - Finance
Retailing is the largest private industry in India and second largest employer after agriculture. Retailers not only provide consumers with a wide variety of products, but also a wide range of complementary services such as assurance of products delivery which can lead to more informed choice and...
A study into the retail industry of India and China
Tutorials/exercises - 58 pages - Business strategy
Retailing is the final step in the distribution of merchandise - the last link in the Supply Chain - connecting the bulk producers of commodities to the final consumers. Retailing covers diverse products such as foot apparels, consumer goods, financial services and leisure. A retailer,...
An analysis of the Indian retail industry
Tutorials/exercises - 63 pages - Business strategy
The Indian retail sector is witnessing tremendous growth with the changing demographics and an improvement in the quality of life of urban people. The growing affluence of India's consuming class, the emergence of retail entrepreneurs and a variety of imported products particularly...
Organized retail sector in India
Thesis - 17 pages - Business strategy
Retailing is defined as a definite set of activities or steps used to sell a product or a service to consumers for their personal or family use. It is responsible for matching individual demands of the consumer with supplies of all the manufacturers. Retail is India's largest industry,...
Retail marketing and strategies: A look at India (15 slides)
Presentation - 5 pages - Services marketing
This presentation deals with retail marketing in India and lists some ways to improve the market standing of the product and the retailer. Some of the points covered are advertising media comparison charts and public relations / publicity objectives for retailers. The presentation also...
Retail Banking with ING Vysya
Case study - 103 pages - Finance
Today retail banking has emerged as the dark horse in banking sector. Low interest rates and booming consumerism have unleashed credit off take in retail segment in a big way. The personal banking segment customers have become the center of attraction... Credit exposures through...
Entrepreneurship and the Indian retail industry
Thesis - 26 pages - Business strategy
In India the retail industry is large, and it will continue to grow. The industry has a huge appetite for investments and is already seeing a lot of action on that front. A large number of global retailers are eyeing to get a share of the Indian retail pie. This report aims to aid...
The role played by the human resources department: Its contribution to bringing success in the retail supermarkets in UK with reference to Tesco
Case study - 42 pages - Human resources
During the past few decades, the world has observed an unparalleled growth of business into universal markets. To compete with changing trends in the market businesses are becoming more system oriented. In UK the retail landscape has changed over the past 40 years in terms of changes in...
Corporate finance: Opening a retail music store - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 9 pages - Finance
Friends Jane and Elizabeth have decided to open up a retail music store. They will open up a store in a large shopping mall, purchase CDs from the large music distributors, and resell them to the public. Their first decision is to determine if they can profit from this venture, therefore...
The French big gun in retail: Carrefour - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 11 pages - Services marketing
Carrefour is the French world challenger and the European leader in the retail industry and also the second largest retail company worldwide. In order to maintain the position of Carrefour as a global retailer and due to the high competition, marketing researches have to be...
