The Retail Value Chain: How to Gain Competitive Advantage Through Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) Strategies

By Hanna Sivonen and Sami Finne

The Retail Value Chain analyses the changes in the retail industry such as internationalization and consolidation and looks at the strategic options open to companies. It covers retail structures, efficient consumer response, partnerships in retail value chains, demand management, store operations, IT trends, loyalty programmes, shopper information sharing and more.

In addition to providing useful insights into why retail operates the way it does, The Retail Value Chain describes the key concepts of Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) and provides several illustrative cases to demonstrate the results. As such, it is essential reading for both retail practitioners and students of retail and channel marketing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749454563
• ISBN13: 9780749454562
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.4"