Over the last 20 years, retailing has become one of the most dynamic industry sectors and the supermarket chains in particular have become the focus of regular headline news. The history of retailing, though, goes back much further.
Leading international food retailers have in recent years expanded beyond national boundaries and started to operate on a global scale. This book describes the current state of play, looking in detail at the main competitors worldwide and analyzing the factors underlying their successes and failures. The authors are leading commentators on this industry and identify the essential characteristics of a global strategy in food retailing and include many compelling examples.
Retailing has been the most dynamic sector of industry over the past 20 years and supermarkets such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Safeway, M&S, Walmart, Aldi and Lidl have led the way in growth, operating efficiencies and profitability. With unrivalled access to the top decision-makers in all the leading companies, The Grocers describes and analyses the strategies, organization and cultures that have made the supermarkets what they are today. With a forward by former Asda CEO Allan Leighton, this fully updated third edition of The Grocers also includes material on the rise of online retailing, the success of the hard discount chains and the influence of environmental issues on consumer attitudes and behaviour. Retailers, managers and students can all learn from the secrets of success it contains, and the pitfalls to avoid.
If natural law arguments struggle to gain traction in contemporary moral and political discourse, could it be because we moderns do not share the understanding of nature on which that language was developed? Building on the work of important thinkers of the last half-century, including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis, and Bernard Lonergan, the essays in Concepts of Nature compare and contrast classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of nature in order to better understand how and why the concept of nature no longer seems to provide a limit or standard for human action. These essays also evaluate whether a rearticulation of pre-modern ideas (or perhaps a reconciliation or reconstitution on modern terms) is desirable and/or possible. Edited by R. J. Snell and Steven F. McGuire, this book will be of interest to intellectual historians, political theorists, theologians, and philosophers.
Effective Marketing will be ideal for those who need to grasp the essentials of marketing quickly. The book divides into three sections: the first looks at marketing as a concept, the second at marketing in practice and the third shows how to - and how not to - put together a marketing plan. Key topics covered include marketing as a strategic tool, environment and markets, customers and consumers, products and services, pricing and distribution, communication and promotion, planning for success, and teamwork. Concise, clearly structured and practical, this book will spark off marketing ideas and show how to turn them into successful marketing practice.
Unlike other works on the subject which are directed toward attorneys or are philosophical dialogues offered by organizational behaviorists, this resource is written for the general partner who intends to form and manage a private investment limited partnership; but it will also serve the interests of a wider constituency, including investment advisers and account executives as well as those responsible for their oversight. Coverage includes state laws governing private investment limited partnerships, significant legal and regulatory issues, and significant tax issues and related matters. The appendix offers documents outlining risk factors and conflicts of interest, a limited partnership agreement, and a subscription booklet. Presented in a tabbed, three-ring binder. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Leading international food retailers have in recent years expanded beyond national boundaries and started to operate on a global scale. This book describes the current state of the industry, looking in detail at the main competitors worldwide and analysing the factors underlying their successes and failures.
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