Away Quote by Natalie Massenet

“They could see the economic attractiveness of being able to strip out the burgeoning brand-related costs from manufacturer brands and make a very good…

— Greg Thain

With smaller brands often the problem is sourcing; you can't source the product at the right price, or they haven't got the minimum quantities.…

— Touker Suleyman

“retailers are developing their own brand equities via impressive private label strategies (see Chapter 9) and will begin seeing brand premiums being factored into…

— Greg Thain

“Relative to manufacturers, retailers have huge fixed costs and miniscule margins: this makes their profits more susceptible to small changes in volume and pricing,…

— Greg Thain

“Owing to the ever-increasing pressure on space, as retailers continue to extend private label ranges, there is a risk of branded products being moved…

— Greg Thain

Suppliers and especially manufacturers have market power because they have information about a product or a service that the customer does not and cannot…

— Peter Drucker

The brands that will thrive in the coming years are the ones that have a purpose beyond profit.

— Richard Branson

The managers of the big brands have a very clear responsibility. It's attracting and keeping talented people in order to sustain and build the…

— Robert Reich

Instead of worrying about potential disruption, brands can be creative societal disruptors - because their consumers will be right there by their side as…

— Richard Edelman

“This is because the quality and innovation of retailer brands is limited to what they can negotiate from manufacturers. For products that are technologically…

— Greg Thain

The general rule is that entrepreneurs need the fear of their brand's demise to make it magic. It is too safe to do it…

— Andy Dunn

“These loyal customers cost us less to maintain. They produce high margins and we make more money from them.”

— James Dion