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Dr. Sumeet Gupta, Be, Mba, PHD, (National Univ. of Singapore)
Dr. Sumeet Gupta, Be, Mba, PHD, (National Univ. of Singapore)
RETAILING
CARREFOUR
METRO
TESCO
UK BASED RETAILER
US BASED RETAILER
SEIYU
BEST PRICE
OBJECTIVES
International marketing
Marketing analysis and foreign
market entry strategies
International retail environment
Selection of retail market
Methods of international retailing
Role of IT in international retailing
OUTLINE
The Humble Beginnings
Expansion and Growth Strategy
International Expansion
Mexico
Europe
Asia
Where
was the
store
located
and why?
The Concept
What
were the
Challenge
s?
Capitalizing on Challenges
Supplier Management
Supplier Management
Supplier Management
Supplier Management
Suppliers Credentials
Very stringent requirements in terms of
product quality, shipping, stocking, and
in-store displays
Transactions to be conducted through
Retail Link, a proprietary EDI (IS that
allowed the electronic tracking of
purchase orders, invoices, payments
and inventories)
RFID required imposed on its suppliers
that would enable enhanced capabilities
in tracking sales of individual items
within its stores, a potential gold mine of
inventory and customer preference data
Supplier Management
Supplier Management
Supplier Management
Passive submission
Active engagement in maximizing ones own
piece of Wal-mart Pie (Shelf capture approach)
Newell-Rubbermaid offered a wide variety of
largely non-seasonal, low technology, highvolume essentials that were relatively low
priced.
Positioned itself as a very responsive, highly
flexible supplier
It became the benchmark for supplier performance
Suppliers Strategies
Use of Technology
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
Evaluation Criteria
Mexico
Europe-Germany
WalMart-Failure in Germany
WalMart-Failure in Germany
WalMart-Failure in Germany
WalMart-Failure in Germany
WalMart-Failure in Germany
Europe-UK
Asia-China
LESSONS LEARNED
OBJECTIVES
International marketing
Marketing analysis and foreign
market entry strategies
International retail environment
Selection of retail market
Methods of international retailing
Role of IT in international retailing