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Product Market Competition and Human Resource Practices: An Analysis of the Retail Food Sector

Davis, Elizabeth E.; Freedman, Matthew; Lane, Julia; … - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2005

The rise of super-centers and the entry of Wal-Mart into food retailing have dramatically altered the competitive environment in the industry. This paper explores the impact of such changes on the labor market practices of traditional food retailers. We use longitudinal data on workers and firms...

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COMPETENCE ACQUISITION IN RETAIL FOOD: EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Marcus, Alfred; Spielmann, Brian; Qu, Lu - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1997

Based on interviews with retail food store managers and a subsequent survey, this paper traces the pathways that spawn competence acquisition in the retail food industry. It finds that having an essential capability for learning, that is, obtaining new ideas, concepts, methods, tends to breed...

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A SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS OF U.S. GROCERY STORE SHOPPERS

Mangaraj, Sandeep; Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2001

store for the Food Marketing Institute's 2000 consumer trends survey. Stores must satisfy the attributes important to all …

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NEW COMPETITION FOR SUPERMARKETS: A CASE STUDY

Capps Jr., Oral - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1997

Non-traditional retailers such as warehouse club stores, discount drug stores, and discount mass merchandisers are new competitors for traditional food retailers. It is expected that non- traditional retailers will account for roughly 14 percent of total grocery sales by the turn of the century....

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SLOTTING ALLOWANCES: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THEIR ROLE IN NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES

Rao, Akshay R.; Mahi, Humaira - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2000

The retail practice of charging a fee to stock new products is a relatively new but growing phenomenon. Termed a "slotting allowance", it has attracted considerable scrutiny because of uncertainty about its purposes and consequences. We propose and statistically test several hypotheses to assess...

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THE HOME MEAL REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY: A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE

Larson, Ronald B. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1998

design and marketing of the HMR concept. To increase the profitability of their HMR programs, supermarkets and restaurants … need to address the seven key "Ps" of HMR marketing: positioning, product, package, place, price, promotion, and people …. This paper reviews these seven marketing issues and summarizes the lessons learned by early HMR providers. …

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CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN FOOD RETAILING: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE ABOUT CONSUMER IMPACT

Kinsey, Jean D. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1998

Increased concentration in ownership of retail and wholesale food companies in the United States naturally leads to the question "How does concentration of ownership affect consumers?" Does it lead to higher or lower food prices, better or worse service, more or less choice between stores and...

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THE 2001 SUPERMARKET PANEL ENERGY MANAGEMENT STUDY

King, Robert P.; Seltzer, Jonathan M.; Poppert, William - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2003

Energy costs are a major concern for supermarket operators, since they typically represent the third largest operating expense after the cost-of-goods sold and labor. Supermarkets may also be some of the largest customers of electricity in an area and have a high "base load" (stable) demand. In...

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THE OBESITY CRISIS: CHALLENGE TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2003

Rising rates of overweight and obesity pose a major challenge to the food industry. The industry has the opportunity to take positive steps to become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem, which is the increasing perception. By 1999-2000 almost two-thirds of American adults were...

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FOOD MARKETING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS

Kinsey, Jean D.; Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1996

The most efficient food delivery system in the world is becoming even more so with new electronic information gathered at the checkout counter and quickly transmitted to food distributors and manufacturers. In order to meet new competition in the retail market for food and food services,...

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