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““Store values/ambiance per se cannot provide a sustainable advantage, as copying is relatively easy. But if a player commits to stay ahead of the pack through constant improvement, then significant advantage can accrue.””

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“Marketing aims/image: A retailer that has positioning aims (e.g. trying to improve its image with respect to healthy food or trying to upstage wholesaler…

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“Importance of price: Price is imperative for FMCG retailers, much more so than for manufacturers. Retailers must constantly keep their real prices competitive and put…

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“Hoping to create a little prestige, some retailers develop and advertise premium clothes sub-brands. In 2006, Myer, one of Australia’s largest retailers, launched a…

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“The shift of power to retailers is not an inevitable phenomenon: technological changes and associated innovative ideas have been instrumental in moving power and…

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“In markets where consumers are sensitive to quality differences (e.g. washing powder, instant coffee, sanitary protection) the share for generics and copycats usually plateaus…

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