Marketing Mix - Tesco Poland Case Study
Contents
List of figures 3
List of Tables 3
Introduction 4
1. Marketing mix using Tesco Poland as an example 5
1.1 Products 5
1.2 Price 6
1.3 Place 6
1.4 Promotion 7
1.5 People 7
1.6 Process 8
1.7 Physical evidence 9
1.7.1 Parking 9
1.7.2 Buildings 9
1.7.3 Stores/decor/furnishings 10
2. Micro environment - competition 11
2.1 Tesco vs. Biedronka (Ladybird) 12
2.2 Tesco vs. Carrefour 12
2.3 Comparison of the top 3 retail chains in Poland 13
2.1 Current and potential threats to Tesco in Poland 16
3 Suggested recommendations 16
References 17
Appendix 1 Tesco - relations with suppliers and producers of goods...................................................19
Appendix 2 Tesco and Nestle joint business plan..................................................................................20
List of figures
Figure 1 Reflected location of Tesco’s stores across the Republic of Poland
Figure 2 Types of food products in Tesco Poland
Figure 3 The biggest logistics base and the main distribution center of Tesco Poland, Teresin near Warsaw
Figure 4 “Too much, too hard, Tesco” – strikes of the Tesco’s employees in Poland 2008 – 2009 (photos from the private collections of protesting staff).
Figure 5 Tesco car parks – Poland (psboy, 2010)
Figure 6 Modern Tesco in Krosno with large shopping galleries (Krzanowski, 2010)
Figure 7 Tesco Poland – interior of store (Tesco,2010)
Figure 8 Factors impacting on a firm (Loh, 2009)
Figure 9 Top 10 retail chains in Poland – turnover in 2008 and 2009 (ITM Pl, 2010)
Figure 10 Percent market shares - retail chains in Poland in 2009 (top five) (PMR, 2010
List of Tables
Table 1 The compare of expansion and activity of the selected chains (Tesco, 2010; Carrefour, 2010; Real, 2010)
Introduction
In this report I will discuss the marketing mix for Tesco Poland and also the current and potential treats in the
List of figures 3
List of Tables 3
Introduction 4
1. Marketing mix using Tesco Poland as an example 5
1.1 Products 5
1.2 Price 6
1.3 Place 6
1.4 Promotion 7
1.5 People 7
1.6 Process 8
1.7 Physical evidence 9
1.7.1 Parking 9
1.7.2 Buildings 9
1.7.3 Stores/decor/furnishings 10
2. Micro environment - competition 11
2.1 Tesco vs. Biedronka (Ladybird) 12
2.2 Tesco vs. Carrefour 12
2.3 Comparison of the top 3 retail chains in Poland 13
2.1 Current and potential threats to Tesco in Poland 16
3 Suggested recommendations 16
References 17
Appendix 1 Tesco - relations with suppliers and producers of goods...................................................19
Appendix 2 Tesco and Nestle joint business plan..................................................................................20
List of figures
Figure 1 Reflected location of Tesco’s stores across the Republic of Poland
Figure 2 Types of food products in Tesco Poland
Figure 3 The biggest logistics base and the main distribution center of Tesco Poland, Teresin near Warsaw
Figure 4 “Too much, too hard, Tesco” – strikes of the Tesco’s employees in Poland 2008 – 2009 (photos from the private collections of protesting staff).
Figure 5 Tesco car parks – Poland (psboy, 2010)
Figure 6 Modern Tesco in Krosno with large shopping galleries (Krzanowski, 2010)
Figure 7 Tesco Poland – interior of store (Tesco,2010)
Figure 8 Factors impacting on a firm (Loh, 2009)
Figure 9 Top 10 retail chains in Poland – turnover in 2008 and 2009 (ITM Pl, 2010)
Figure 10 Percent market shares - retail chains in Poland in 2009 (top five) (PMR, 2010
List of Tables
Table 1 The compare of expansion and activity of the selected chains (Tesco, 2010; Carrefour, 2010; Real, 2010)
Introduction
In this report I will discuss the marketing mix for Tesco Poland and also the current and potential treats in the
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