familyowned shops and establishments [Mukherjee and Patel 2005]. The value of organised retail is expected to grow 2.8 times in the coming four years to a Rs 1,000 billion industry, attracting many global retail chains like Wal-Mart, Tesco, and Carrefour [Outlook, October 16, 2006]. Foreign direct investment (FDI) up to 51 per cent in single brand retail was permitted last year and multi-brand retail is expected to open up to FDI soon. Meanwhile, Indian retail chains like Reliance Retail, Croma,
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An Insight Report on TESCO Plc. By Aanca Georgiana Table of Contents I. II. III. Executive Summary .................................................................... Page 3 Trade Barriers ............................................................................. Page 4 Technological Advances .............................................................Page 4 a. Information Technology ......................................................... Page 4 b. Retailing Technology ..............
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Retailing in the 21st Century Manfred Krafft ´ Murali K. Mantrala (Editors) Retailing in the 21st Century Current and Future Trends With 79 Figures and 32 Tables 12 Professor Dr. Manfred Krafft University of Muenster Institute of Marketing Am Stadtgraben 13±15 48143 Muenster Germany mkrafft@uni-muenster.de Professor Murali K. Mantrala, PhD University of Missouri ± Columbia College of Business 438 Cornell Hall Columbia, MO 65211 USA mantralam@missouri.edu ISBN-10 3-540-28399-4
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International Business7. The Forces Driving Globalization 50 Factors in Increased Globalization 51 What's Wrong with Globalization? 56 Threats to National Sovereignty 56 Economic Growth and Environmental Stress 57 Growing Income Inequality 57 s | Point ^J3ffi^S^^3 ' Offshoring Good Strategy? 58 Why Companies Engage in InternationaLBusiness Expanding Sales 60 , Acquiring Resources 60 Minimizing Risk 60 60 Modes of Operations in International Business Merchandise Exports and Imports 62 Service
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An analysis of the factors of successful implementation of customer relationship management in chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom 1. Introduction Today, more and more companies find that cultivating customer loyalty is a key factor to achieve success. Customer relationship management (CRM) focuses on the relationship between customer and company. Due to this feature, many companies are trying to establish their own CRM system for helping them to connect new customers and boost old
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY According to Powell (2003), strategic management is considered as a crucial factor to firms’ development and expansion because it deputizes the science of crafting and making initiatives systematically in both short and long periods directed at wining firm’s goals. Firm’s mission statement, vision and strategies are inherently tied, and constitute the key concepts that allow a firm to obligate such objectives. Along with this, the firm strategy has to be immediately fixed and
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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 18 (2011) 183–193 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jretconser Standardized marketing strategies in retailing? IKEA’s marketing strategies in Sweden, the UK and China ˚ Steve Burt a, Ulf Johansson b,n, Asa Thelander c a University of Stirling, Institute for Retail Studies, Stirling Management School, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK Department of Business
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THE CHINESE MARKET FOR CLOTHING THE CHINESE MARKET FOR CLOTHING Abstract for trade information services ID=42692 International Trade Centre (ITC) The Chinese Market for Clothing. Geneva: ITC, 2012. xi, 92 p. (Technical Paper) Doc. No. SC-11-212.E Survey on Chinese market for clothing - describes the structure and characteristics of the domestic Chinese market for clothing; provides an analysis of the tariff structure of imports by product group; outlines special import regulations, customs
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En 1994 un grupo de empresarios peruanos adquirió el Banco Internacional del Perú, con la visión de convertirlo en una entidad financiera líder en banca personal, al servicio del todos los peruanos. Este sólido grupo empresarial peruano está marcando la diferencia en rubros tan diversos como supermercados, con Plaza Vea, Vivanda, Mass y Economax, seguros de vida y accidentes con Interseguro, hotelería con Casa Andina y entretenimiento con CinePlanet, la cadena más importante de comida rápida en Perú
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Wal-Mart Case Study Introduction Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the largest retailer in the world and also the world’s largest private employee. One can walk into almost any Wal-Mart Supercenter and get a haircut, buy groceries, cash a check, get an exam with prescription glasses or contact lenses, fill medical prescriptions, or even have your car’s oil changed and tires rotated. Wal-Mart is able to provide all these services to consumers around the globe while offering more choices or varieties, while
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