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RETAIL MARKETING
LECTURER: VALERIA VOLPONI
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Lessons: every Wednesday, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
One exception: November the 23th, the lesson is
dedicated to a RETAIL TOUR in Milan
Final lesson is November the 30th
Last week of the course examination week - is the
first week of December
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15 minutes break
Suggested readings: Retail marketing, by
Ogenyi Omar, Financial Times Pitman Publishing
Available at Amazon and Libreria Hoepli, Milan
Lessons uploaded on ESE portal, the following
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Two assessment sessions
1. Mid term examination: November the 2nd
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2. Final project
Group written project
Final project is due on November the 30th
Last week of the course: oral presentation in class
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Do not show up late in class
Participate
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Exam
On the Oral Presentations day, student must stay in
Those leaving before will be penalized
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What is retail marketing
History & evolution of fashion and design
distribution
Location & Architecture
Product selection, buying & merchandising
management
Understanding the store environment
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Visual merchandisingWindow design, signage & graphics
Consumers purchasing behaviour
On line and off line
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Know the elements of retail marketing
Establish the relationships between the variable
elements
Understand the basic model of consumer
behaviour
Design the perfect store for your target
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Technical but also very concrete
Wide
Focused on the global context
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Fast fashion vs haute couture?
Global vs local?
Safety or surprise?
Loyalty or not?
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Fast fashion vs haute
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Fast fashion vs haute
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Hypermarkets
store?
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Hypermarkets
store?
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Safety or
surprise?
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Safety or
surprise?
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Loyalty or not?
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Retail its hard to define
StoresDistribution channels
Architecture
Experience
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The prosperous retail organisations are those that: THINK AHEAD
CHANGES
DEVELOP AN ORGANISATION CAPABLE OF
RECOGNISING AND EVALUATING BUSINESS
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COMPETITORS
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marketing
Retail marketing influences our daily lives in our
AS CONSUMERS
AS SHOPPERS
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marketing
It encompasses a wide range of activities Environmental analysis surrounding the retail
industry
Retail market research
Consumer analysis
THE ROLE OF RETAIL MKTING CHANGES
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What is marketing? The concept of presenting goods which people
want, in the manner and place in which they are
required
With the aid of acka in romotion r
At the right price
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When was marketing born?
Ever since people started to barter the surpluses
they had accumulated, that was marketing (Kotler)
The 60s, marketing in its modern form
More and more sophisticated
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When was RETAIL -marketing born?
When there had been a shift in power from THEMANUFACTURER to THE RETAILER, in the early
That was the moment in which most own labelac v es s ar e o grow as a par o re a ers wopronged strategy:
IMPROVE THEIR MARGINS
DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES FROM THECOMPETITORS
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The key aspect of retail mkting is an attitude of
In taking marketing decisions, the retail manager
customer
ese ec s ons w us e r ven y w a ecustomer needs and wants
The most difficult part of retail mkting, but the keyto its success, is the ability to adopt thecustomers view oint
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Los Angeles, 1927
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Los Angeles, 1927
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Paris, Les Halles, 1850
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4 theories to explain retail institutional changes:
THE DIALECTICAL PROCESS
RETAIL LIFE CYCLES
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Proposed by Mc Nair (1957)
Changes in retail institutions move in circle,
consisting of three phases:
Entry Innovation
Trading Up
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The repetition of these phases creates a pattern of
1. ENTRY - INNOVATION
A new retail institution enters the market at thelower end of the sho in o ortunit
Its differential advantage over existing competitors
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Lower price is obtained through
STRICKT COST CONTROL
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at low rent sites, and even lowering storestandards and merchandise ualit
The innovator sometimes sacrifices profit
competitors
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2. TRADING UP
If the innovation succeeds, emulators copy it over
3.VULNERABILITY
In response to competitive pressure, the stores add
services and improve quality, to overpass their
This creates the opportunity for new institutions to
enter at the lower end of the shopping opportunity
line, and the cycle continues
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It views retailing as an evolutionary system
The different retail institutions adapt to each
other, in the process generating new retail
formats
When challen ed b a com etitor ith a
differential advantage, an established institution
will adopt strategies and tactics in the direction
of that advantage, thereby negating some of the
innovators attraction
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The new institution then modifies its strategy to
These mutual adaptations gradually move the two
retailers together in terms of
merchandise offerin s
service
price
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application
The emergence of the DISCOUNT department
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This model states that retail institutions pass
stages
INTRODUCTION
GROWTH
MATURITY
DECLINE
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New types of retail institutions first appear at the
Department Stores (1860)
Fast food (1950)
During this stage the new retail concept has a
marked competitive advantage over
,assortment, convenience or a new approach to
sales & romotion
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The competitive advantage pushes the institution
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characterised by growth in both sales and profits
(This stage is also marked by the emergence of
new competitors who imitate the original
As competition increases, firms expand their
chains geographically to reach new market and
increase sales
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The stage of rapid growth is inevitably followed by
growth slows and sales start to stagnate
The final stage is the decline: sales and profits are
low
Failure can be avoided by REPOSITIONING
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Charles Darwins theory of the evolution of the
According to this working hypothesis, retail
institutions may lose their relative positions or
disappear
No retail institutions is sacred
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Retailing is more competitive than most other
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MULTIDIMENSIONAL COMPETITIONS exists
We can identif five levels of retail com etition
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Marketing mix is a term used to describe the
formulate and execute marketing strategy
Product, price, place, promotion
Store location
Merchandise assortment
Store ambiance
us omer serv ce
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Customer service
Customer communications
Store image
Sales incentives
THE AIM IS FOR EACH STORE TO HAVE A
DISTINCT RETAIL IMAGE IN CONSUMERS
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An appropriate retail marketing mix creates a
Seller-buyer trust
Customer loyalty
Goodwill
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marketing mix
STORE LOCATION
Shopping decisions are based upon:
Available parking space
Travelling time
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marketing mix
MERCHANDISE
The nature of merchandise the store offers may
depend on the customer expectation and the
stores perceived image of itsself
Merchandise assortment defines the stores
competitive advantage
the nature of merchandise assortment
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STORE AMBIENCE
This is the atmosphere or the experience that the
retailer wishes to convey
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
Its extent may depend upon the expectations of the
shoppers
For some groups of customers, the range andde th of services offered b the store ma be the
key incentive to patronage and their continuous
loyalty
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marketing mix
PRICE
Brand price can be seen as the signature of brand
quality
In the absence of other variable marketing cues,rice ma be used as a surro ate to erceived
quality and value for money
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marketing mix
COMMUNICATION
Its role is to make customers aware of the stores
offerings and to integrate the activities of
merchandise display, internal signs, advertising
and personal selling
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PERSONAL SELLING
Remains a very important element of the retail
marketing mix in some sectors, especially where
products are relatively complex, expensive and
infrequently purchased
In predominantly self service stores, they help to
guide shoppers in their brand selection
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STORE IMAGE
Many retailers have developed particular images
that they consider to be assets
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SALES INCENTIVES
Most retailers now offer store cards and loyalty
schemes as an added inducement to patronise
their store
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You work for FOREVER 21: an American fast
as on re a er, se ng c o es, accessor es, s oesto young girls 15 to 35 yrs
You intend to establish a new store in Milan
important area of its international operation
ou recogn se e mpor ance o mar e ng ncontributing the companys successful
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The task:
Using international retailers which, in your opinion,
have got their retail marketing right as examples
Prepare a report for your company director (me)
Explain how your organisation could benefit from
adopting a retail marketing philosophy of the
forefront of every operation)
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The task:
Choose your favorite store
the variable elements of the retail marketing mix
Store location, merchandise, store image, sales
incentives, personal selling, communication, price,
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