SPPRIMAN Kimbel’s Department Store Problem Statement Frances Patterson‚ Kimbel’s CEO a regional chain of upscale department stores based in St. Louis. Kimbel faces the same challenges faced by most deopartment stores these days‚ how to stop loosing share of overall retail sales from competing discount stores. Frances was dismayed that it is rare to find a salesperson actively enganged with a customer and even rarer to find them engaged when the customer is willing to buy. Frances
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Denver Department Stores‚ a Colorado retail store chain‚ is an entity that was suffering from the effects of decreased sales volume. Jim Barton‚ the supervisor of four departments within the main location in Denver‚ was struggling with developing a process to improve the store’s sales. Barton identified with the notion that the decrease in sales volume was a simple matter of a slowdown in the economic landscape‚ and that the downturn would effect all stores in the retail business. However‚ Barton’s
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Kimbel’s Department Store CASE STUDY Kimbel’s Department Store Individual Assignment By PQHRM/64/12 Course: PQHRM – STAGE II Module 10 – Industrial Psychology Instructor – Mr. Samantha Rathnayake Institute of Personnel Management Colombo/November 2012 CONTENTS 1.0 Acknowledgment 2.0 Introduction 3.0 What theories abut motivation underlie the switch from salary to commission pay? What needs are met under the commission system? Are they
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CASE STUDY MASSENGILL’S DEPARTMENT STORE 1. The utilitarian approach seems to best describe Marv Heimlers turnaround strategy at Massengills. I think so because his decisions would result in the majority of employees keeping their jobs although a smaller amount would be laid off. This shows he is doing what’s best for the company and still seeks the interest of the greater number of people. To him‚ if he had not made the decisions he made‚ everyone would be out of a job. a) Individual
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Yedo Department Stores Profitability report Executive summary Due to extended research we determined that Yedo strategy of selling luxury goods and focusing on richer part of society is main disadvantage‚ particularly in current economy. Expanding products offer and attracting younger clientele should show positive results in near future. Also we recommend launching an on-line store to fill the gap and reach new customers. Introduction This report will look at: Yedo’s competition Expanding
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compensated for their level of effort‚ compared to other sales people and the compensation they receive for their level of work (Daft & Marcic‚ 2010). 2. What needs are met under the commission system? Are they the same needs in the shoes and handbag department as they are in lingerie? Explain. Solution: Higher level needs can be achieved through a commission payment system. Increased commissions and sales effort by the staff can lead to increased recognition of individuals and some will be able to
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way around the limited reach of personal selling is to use inside sales reps for the smaller markets. Inside sales reps can make a greater number of calls. Expensive * Personal selling is also expensive‚ especially when considering the salesperson ’s salary‚ commission‚ bonus and travel time. Some sales reps even travel to other cities by plane. Companies incur a high cost per action with personal selling. As of 2011‚ a sales call can cost $300 in some industries‚ according to Knowthis.com‚ an online
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same in both departments‚ a straight commission system in the lingerie department does not offer the same level of reward as it does in a shoes and handbags department. The per-item commission on lingerie is much lower than for shoes and handbags‚ resulting in reduced motivation because the lingerie salespeople must sell more products to make the same commission. 3. I think that Patterson should continue on the straight commission plan but alter it slightly. I think that in departments such as the
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ANALYSIS When is your Supervisor your own Achilles Heel? I. VIEWPOINT Edgar Joel Marcelo II. TIME CONTEXT Present III. PROBLEM STATEMENT How can Marcelo get a higher position within six (6) months? IV. OBJECTIVE/S 1. To be able to get a higher position within six (6) months. V. AREAS OF CONSIDERATION INTERNAL | EXTERNAL | Strengths | Weaknesses | Opportunities | Threats | - highly qualified for the position as evidenced by his accomplishments
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AJ Davis Department Stores - Project Part A‚ B‚ and C Stacie Borowicz June 14‚ 2013 Math 533 Project Part A – Exploratory Data Analysis Credit Balance ($) Based on a sample of 50 customers‚ the credit balance for customers of Davis Department stores is on average $3970.00. Based on the graph‚ 18 of the 50 sampled fall below and 17 fell above the average. The standard deviation for credit balance is 931.9. Income Annual Income of Davis Department Stores customers range anywhere
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