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Exam 3 - Chapter 16 Flashcards

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Retailing

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all transactions in which the buyer intends to consumer the product through personal, family, or household use (ex: stores/services, direct selling, direct marketing, and vending machines)

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Retalier

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an organization that purchases products for the purpose of reselling them to ultimate consumers; major role in creating time, place, form, and possession utility

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Important Characteristics Re: Retailers

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add value for customers by providing services/assisting in selection; brick-and-mortar stores being challenged by direct marketing channels; global opportunities; driven by holidays

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2 Types of Retail Stores

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general-merchandise retailers and specialty stores

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Specialty Stores

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emphasize narrow and deep assortments of items

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Major Types of Retailers

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general-merchandise retailers, department stores (Macy’s), discount stores (Walmart/Target), convenience stores (7-11/PDQ), supermarkets (Pick n’ Save), superstores (Walmart Superstores), hypermarkets (300,000+ sq ft – none in US), warehouse clubs (Sams Club), and warehouse showrooms (IKEA)

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Specialty Retailers

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narrow and deep assortments; do not typically sell specialty items but instead offer substantial assortments in a few product lines (ex: FootLocker or Barnes and Noble)

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General-Merchanidse Retailers

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retail establishments that offer a variety of product lines stocked in considerable depth

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Traditional Specialty Retailers

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stores that carry a narrow product mix w/ deep product lines; limited-line retailers/single-line retailers; usually offer better selections and more sales expertise than department stores (ex: apparel, jewelry, sporting goods, fabrics, etc.)

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Category Killer

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very large specialty store that concentrates on a major product category and competes on the basis of low prices and product availability (ex: Home Depot or Staples or Petco)

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Off Price Retailer

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buy manufacturers’ seconds, overruns, returns and off-season merchandise for resale to consumers at deep discounts; few services/high inventory turnover

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Location Location Location!

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a common saying because of critical importance; least flexible; various factors include location of target market, kind of products being sold, availability of public transportation/parking, customer characteristics, competitors’ locations, and compatibility with nearby retailers

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Neighborhood Shopping Centers

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usually consist of several small convenience and specialty stores; target market close by; essential products, depth of lines is limited

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Community Shopping Center

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one or two department stores, some specialty stores and convenience stores; wide product mixes and deep product lines

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Regional Shopping Center

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shopping centers with the largest department stores, widest product mixes, and deepest product lines of all shopping centers (ex: Fox River Mall)

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Superregional Shopping Center

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widest and deepest product mixes that attract customers from many miles away (ex: mall of America)

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Lifestyle Shopping Center

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typically open air and features upscale specialty, dining, and entertainment stores (ex: shops in the Villages)

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Power Shopping Center

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combines off-price stores with category killers; bypasses the traditional department store anchor and uses stores such as Gap, Toys “r” Us, Home Depot, etc.

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Retail Positioning

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Identifying an unserved or underserved market segment and serving it through a strategy that distinguishes the retailer from others in the minds of consumers in that segment

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Atmospherics

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the physical elements in a store’s design that appeal to consumers’ emotions and encourage buying (ex: Barnes and Noble plays certain music and has a coffee shop onsite)

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Category Management

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retail strategy of managing groups of similar, often substitutable products produced by different manufacturers (ex: putting all of the same products together, like salad dressing!)

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Direct Marketing

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the use of the telephone, internet, and nonpersonal media to introduce products to customers, who can then purchase them vial mail, phone, or internet (nonstore retailing)

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Nonstore Retailing

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the selling of products outside the confines of a retail facility

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Catalog Marketing

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an organization provides a catalog from which customers make selections and place orders by mail, phone, or the Internet

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Direct-Response Marketing

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a retailer advertises a product and makes it available through mail or phone orders

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Telemarketing

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the performance of marketing-related activities by phone (made rare by no-call list, but still used by businesses)

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Television Home Shopping

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home shopping network/QVC

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Online Retailing

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makes products available to buyers through computer connections

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Direct Selling

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the marketing of products to ultimate consumers through face-to-face sales presentations at home or in the workplace (ex: Avon/Mary Kay) most expensive form of retailing (person to person)

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Automatic Vending

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use of machines to dispense products; about 2% of all retail sales

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Franchising

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an arrangement in which a supplier (franchiser) grants a dealer (franchisee) the right to sell products in exchange for some type of consideration; low failure rate

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Advantages for the Franchisee

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start a business with limited capita; gets help from franchiser; low failure rate

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Advantages for the Franchiser

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gains product distribution w/o high cost of operating on its own; franchisee highly motivated; higher income

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Disadvantages for the Franchisee

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franchiser dictates many aspects/collects percentage; hard work; agreements are not always uniform

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Disadvantages for the Franchiser

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gives up some control; individual establishments may not be operated exactly to the franchiser’s standards

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Wholesaling

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transactions in which products are bought for resale, for making other products, or for general business operations

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Wholesaler

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an individual or organization that sells products that are bought for resale, for making other products, or for general business operations (takes possession of inventory)

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Three Types of Wholesaling Establishments

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merchant wholesalers, agents/brokers, and manufacturers’ sales branches and offices

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Market Wholesalers

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independently owned businesses that take title to goods, assume ownership risks, and buy and resell products to other wholesalers, business customers or retailers

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Full-Service Wholesalers

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merchant wholesalers that perform the widest range of wholesaling functions (ex: handle products/perform a wide range of functions)

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General Merchandise Wholesalers

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full-service wholesalers with a wide product mix but limited depth within the product lines

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Limited Line Wholesalers

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a full service wholesaler that carries only a few product lines but many products within those lines

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Specialty Line Wholesalers

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full-service wholesalers that carry only a single product line or a few items within a product line

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Limited-Service Wholesalers

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merchant wholesalers that provide some services and specialize in a few functions

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Cash-and-Carry Wholesalers

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limited service wholesalers whose customers pay cash and furnish transportation (Pay Day loans of Wholesalers)

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Truck Wholesalers

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limited-service wholesalers that transport products directly to customers for inspection and selection-Bread Truck/Truck Jobbers

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Drop Shippers

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limited-service wholesalers that take title to goods and negotiate sales but never actually take possession of products-drop ship from manufacturer

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Mail-Order Wholesalers

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limited-service wholesalers that sell products through catalogs-School Specialty

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Agents

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intermediaries that represent either buyers or sellers on a permanent basis (negotiate purchases/expedite sales for commission, know markets well/create relationships)

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Brokers

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intermediaries that bring buyers and sellers together temporarily (negotiate purchases/expedite sales for commission, know markets well/create relationships)

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Sales Branches

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are manufacturer-owned intermediaries that sell products and provide support services to the manufacturer’s sales force

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Sales Offices

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manufacturer-owned operations providing services normally associated with agents

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