Efficient allocation of shelf space and product assortment can significantly improve a retailer's profitability. This paper addresses the problem from the perspective of an independent franchise retailer. A Category Management Decision Support Tool (CMDST) is proposed that efficiently generates...

Given the current economic and marketplace pressures on retailers to maximise the productivity of their marketing expenditures, the marketing budgeting practices of retailers are examined. Results of the study reported here show that most of the retailers used relatively unsophisticated methods...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to examine the effects of different touch points on customer experience, second, effects of customer experience on loyalty intentions, and actual spend, and third, the moderating role of motivation orientation on these effects....

Considering the growing importance of EDI in improving business performance examines the level of EDI usage in industrial buying and attitudes towards EDI among Australian organizations. Reports the results of a survey. Suggests that the use of computers for communication is expected to increase...

Little research has been done on the impact of realistic job information on the salesperson′s decision to terminate a sales position. Using propensity to leave as a surrogate for salesforce turnover, presents the results of an investigative study of realistic job information in sales...

Anomia describes the individual’s lack of integration in social life. The construct has been linked to various types of activities and concepts but no research appears to have been undertaken linking it to deviant behaviour inmarketing. In this preliminary study the literature on anomia and...