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Enumerate the tactics AFW uses to keep its prices low. What other strategies and tactics could a furniture retailer use to hold the line on retail prices?
If you were one of PenAgain's small retail customers, how would you react to the company's selling its products through Walmart?
What are the design characteristics of an effective loyalty program? How effective is Nordstrom's program in terms of developing customer loyalty?
How can Diva demystify what happens behind the scenes and make potential Generation Y employees aware of the opportunities available to them beyond the shop.
Why is Avon so committed to diversity? Select another retailer that also values diversity. How does this commitment affect its financial results?
List the pluses and minuses of each location. What type of store most appropriate for each location? If you were Stephanie, which location you choose? Why?
Which of the main components of a merchandise strategy are most valuable? Why Why is a mission statement so important to a merchandise strategy?
What are the brand images of A&F and AE? What words and phrases are associated with each retailer's brand name?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the growth strategies pursued by Royal Ahold, Carrefour, and Walmart?
What's the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic rewards? What are the effects of these rewards on the behavior of retail employees?
How do on-the-job training, Internet training, and classroom training differ? What are the benefits and limitations of each approach?
Where do you think pop-up stores would be most successful? Why? What type of merchandise would sell well from this format? Explain.
What factors should be considered in dividing up the advertising budget among a store's different merchandise areas?
How can brand strategy, advertising, personal selling, public relations, direct marketing and sales promotion complement one another in an integrated marketing?
For this line to be successful, The Limited needs to make $900,000 profit. What is its break-even point in units and dollars?
Men's Wearhouse purchased black leather belts for $15.99 each and priced them to sell for $29.99 each. What was the markup on the belts?
What are the gross margin in dollars and the initial markup as a percentage? Explain why initial markup is greater than maintained markup.
What is the difference between bundled pricing and multiunit pricing? A department store's maintained markup is 38 percent, reductions are $560.
Describe how supply and demand can impact the price of tickets for sporting events, concerts, and other entertainment.
How can signage and graphics help both customers and retailers? Consider the following types of retail formats that you likely have visited in the past.
What are the pros and cons for both centralized cash wraps and departmental cash wraps for stores such as JCPenney and Kohl's?
How would you make sure that a store's retail layout both meets accessibility requirements and enables the company to reach profitability objectives?
The merchandise manager for men's clothing is also trying to gain the space. What points should each manager use when presenting his or her rationale?
Customers in this group may have limitations in their vision, hearing and movement. How can retailer develop store designs with this population's needs in mind?
Drugstore retailers, such as CVS, place diabetic test strips and perfume behind locked glass. Describe how these security measures influence honest customers.