Questions from Retail Management

Q: 1. How important are store locations in Food City’s overall retailing

1. How important are store locations in Food City’s overall retailing strategy? Explain your answer. 2. Enumerate several criteria that Food City should consider when choosing a new location to open a...

Q: If a retail area is acknowledged to be “undersaturated,” what

If a retail area is acknowledged to be “undersaturated,” what does this signify for existing retailers? For prospective retailers considering this area?

Q: How could a Web-based retailer determine the level of saturation

How could a Web-based retailer determine the level of saturation for its product category? What should this retailer do to lessen the impact of the level of saturation it faces?

Q: Comment on this statement: “A competitive retail sector, facing

Comment on this statement: “A competitive retail sector, facing an uncertain economic future, is being challenged by consumers to compete for their business. In this environment, only the fittest and...

Q: Analyze the global population data in Table 7-1 from a

Analyze the global population data in Table 7-1 from a retailing perspective.

Q: How could a self-service frozen yogurt chain use the U

How could a self-service frozen yogurt chain use the U.S. population data presented in Table 7-2?

Q: Explain how a retailer selling expensive bicycles could reduce the six types

Explain how a retailer selling expensive bicycles could reduce the six types of perceived risk.

Q: Why is it important for retailers to know the difference between needs

Why is it important for retailers to know the difference between needs and desires?

Q: Why do some consumers engage in outshopping? What could be done

Why do some consumers engage in outshopping? What could be done to encourage them to shop closer to home?

Q: Is cross-shopping good or bad for a retailer? Explain

Is cross-shopping good or bad for a retailer? Explain your answer.