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 +Full service and limited service wholesalers, which take title, versus agents, do not take title but perform services that enable transactions.

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Retailers and Wholesalers

Old Notes

Importance of target markets and marketing mixes.

Retailing: dealing with final consumer. A retailer, majority of transactions with the final consumer.

Wholesaling: dealing with other entities in the channel. A wholsesaler, majority of transactions with another intermediary.


Retailer's Strategy

Convenience; merchandise selection; pricing strategy; customer service; brand; atmospherics

Product: selection (width, depth, brands, quality); after sales service

Place: physical stores and internet; atmospherics and design / layouts; signage; hours

Promotion: advertising; publicity; sales people; demonstrations

Pricing: margins; credit cards; discounts (markdowns); additional charges


Conventional retailers versus: specialty shops and department stores (expanded assortment and service)

Conventional retailers versus: mass merchants, supermarkets, club stores and discount houses (expanded assortment and reduced margins)

Conventional retailers versus: convenience stores, vending (added convenience, higher margins)

Conventional retailers versus: internet (expanded assortment, reduced margins, more information)

Internet retailing: Information and choice; convenience; showrooming; online costs; integration w/ bricks

Evolution of retailing: Wheel of retailing. Retailing life cycle.

Use of scrambled merchadising.

Global aspects of retailing: discounting, competition, increased growth opportunities

WSJ: Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts in India


Wholesaling

Increasing pressures to perform, as channels shrink.

Ingram: not your father's Ingram

Full service and limited service wholesalers, which take title, versus agents, do not take title but perform services that enable transactions.

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