COMPETITION IN THE RETAIL GASOLINE INDUSTRY by Jedidiah Brewer _________________ A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2007 UMI Number: 3288772 UMI Microform 3288772 Copyright 2008 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under
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Economics April 16‚ 2012 n Price Controls: How efficient are price ceilings and price floors? If you think one is better than the other‚ make sure to bring up examples from our economy to validate your stand. Price ceilings and price floors are essential aspects of our economy. Price ceilings are government enacted laws preventing suppliers from establishing prices of key resources higher than a certain price‚ which is set by the government. Price floors are price minimums that can be charged
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1 Explain why specific products have a higher demand on certain occasions The product that I have selected is tangerine and clothing. Firstly‚ tangerine is the products that will be have higher demand during Chinese New Year. During Chinese New Year is a high yield of tangerine and tangerine represents Luck. For example‚ during Chinese New Year Singaporeans will took a charming little tape‚ containing two tablets of tangerine as a New Year gift‚ two tablets tangerine symbol of "good luck"‚ "two
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Lecture 5: PRICE AND PLACE Price: - Define the pricing concept and explain different pricing methods ( cost oriented‚ competitor oriented and market oriented pricing) -Explain pricing strategies for new products( market penetration and market skimming) AND existing products. ( Understand condition and when we can use it) -Consider ethical issue in pricing ( don’t think it will be on the exam) PLACE: Define place(distripution) concept and explain the role of intermediaries in distribution
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Introduction Neiman Marcus‚ is an American luxury specialty department store that involves a high standard of quality‚ style and customer service. Neiman Marcus offers a huge assortment of Women’s Apparel‚ Men’s Apparel‚ Shoes‚ Handbags‚ Jewelry‚ Accessories‚ Beauty‚ Kids Apparel and Home Furnishing from the very best designers. Neiman Marcus is multi-channel retailer‚ they sell to the public via more than one distribution channel - through mail order catalogues‚ bricks and mortar stores‚
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led to the continuous hikes of gas prices. Since gas plays an important role in our economy‚ people should understand that the high gas price does not only mean people need to pay more for driving their cars‚ but it also leads the pervasive inflation‚ the change of people’s consumption habits‚ and more seriously‚ the recession of the global economy. First of all‚ the rising prices of gas‚ a critical input in almost all production processes‚ will trigger the price hikes of most consumer and industry
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A century ago‚ author Robert Louis Stephenson wrote‚ “Everyone lives by selling something” (Kerin‚ Hartley‚ & Rudelius‚ 2011‚ p. 246). Selling has changed and taken different avenues particularly over the last decade due to the economy. Understanding the fast pace of marketing is such an important factor for any business to be successful. There is traditional selling which is of the past. and modern selling that is looking for newer‚ better ways to improve daily. Not to mention the innovative technology
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Buying/Handling 1. Merchandise planning 2. Merchandise control-OTB 3. Inventory planning 4. Managing Inventory 5. Vendor Selection 6. Vendor Negotiations 7. Merchandise Handling Dollar Merchandise Planning (314) * (up arrow) inventory cs (down arrow) inventory * Inventory=largest retail investment * Buyers responsible for a planning of merchandise requirements * Analyze inventory performance with: * Gross Margin return on inventory(GMROI): Gross margin divided
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Date of submission: 20-09-2012 RETAIL LOCATION Location is the most important ingredient for any business that relies on customers. It is also one of the most difficult to plan for completely. Location decisions can be complex‚ costs can be quite high‚ there is often little flexibility once a location has been chosen‚ and the attributes of location have a strong impact on a retailer’s overall strategy. In India‚ most retailers prefer to own the property rather than avail of the desired property
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The case describes Tesco’s ’Steering Wheel’ strategy and explains how it enabled the company to emerge as the largest retail chain in the UK. In 1997‚ Terry Leahy (Leahy) took over as CEO of Tesco. He aimed to make Tesco a ’Value Retailer.’ Leahy named the strategy he wanted to adopt as ’The Tesco Way’ which comprised of the company’s core purpose‚ values‚ principles‚ goals and the Balanced Scorecard. Tesco adapted the Balanced Scorecard approach to meet its own requirements renaming it the Steering
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