chain of six branches‚ Plaza Grocery‚ in the metropolitan area. Mr. Holden’s recently been swamped with problems regarding his employees‚ specifically the stock employees considering they are paid according to what is stated in the hourly wage rate in the Federal Law. He observed that they are not efficient and effective enough in their jobs‚ which resulted to empty shelves and slow service most of the time. He also had a hard time in obtaining enough applicants for Plaza Grocery and worse is his employees
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Online Grocery’s Competitive Analysis Peapod‚ Fresh Direct‚ Walmart‚ and local online grocery are the top competitors 1. Peapod Peapods‚ which was founded in 1989‚ hold the most shares in the online grocery industry with 5.8 percent. The company has presence on 14 states‚ offers more than 8‚000 products‚ and serves to more than 350‚000 customers annually. The customers are various‚ but typically are dual-income couples or families. In 2012‚ Peapod introduced posters with pictures of foods and QR
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Case 1 (C & C Grocery) The mission statement for C & C Grocery is to provide an abundance of quality meats‚ produce and dry goods to customers at a convenient location for the most reasonable prices around with a smile and “a satisfied customer is a happy customer” attitude. This statement would afford the brothers the chance to branch out to other communities and open more stores and ensure they are as successful as the original store. By having over 200 stores by 1997 and with the employees
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Grocery Gateway: Customer Delivery Operations Background: Grocery Gateway was founded in 1997‚ by Bill Ni Nardo. In 2001‚ Grocery Gateway was Canada’s largest direct online grocer‚ providing a selection of 6‚500 items from the GroceryGateway.com website. Nature of the Business: Grocery Gateway offers food products with a delivery service competing in the grocery industry. The service is offered to residents in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)‚ which is the largest urban area in Canada.
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Problem Statement Grocery Gateway would like to increase their deliveries from 2.7 to 4 per hour. Dominique Van Voorhis‚ vice president of industrial engineering and operations systems‚ must provide recommendations for improving and optimizing the delivery operations. Situation Analysis Background Grocery Gateway‚ founded in 1997 by Bill Nardo‚ is Canada’s largest direct online grocer and provides its services to residents of the Greater Toronto area (GTA). The company provides approximately
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According to the article entitled Online Grocery Shopping: Ripe Timing for Resurgence‚ Maya Swedowsky report that the online shopping for groceries in United States of America is reborn and increasing as the consumers’ behaviour is changing towards online tools to fill in their grocery bags and have been influenced by four factors‚ which are convenience‚ usage of broadband‚ Generation Y‚ and customization of products. This can be proven by the number of grocers which has increased more than 13 times
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Pea Pod Behaviors and Comparison What behaviors are involved in online grocery shopping? How does online grocery shopping compare with traditional shopping in terms of behavioral effort? The behaviors involved in online grocery shopping are information contact‚ funds access‚ and transaction. The information contact “…occurs when consumers come into contact with information‚ either intentionally or accidentally‚ about products‚ stores‚ or brands…” (J. Paul Peter‚ 2010‚ p. 195) Funds access or money
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CASE STUDY REPORT FreshDirect www.freshdirect.com Online Grocery Store BACKGROUND/HISTORY FreshDirect is an online grocer that provided 100% fresh foods to locations near you and to your front door. It allows you to order your food online and delivery of your food will come the next day. The primary business of FreshDirect to is provide healthy fresh foods for you to shop online without going to the grocery store. FreshDirect key players would be the founders of the company‚ Joseph Fedele
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ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IHSAN ABDULLAH ZUBIR 1061103678 AZRIF REDZA BIN BADZLY 1081103812 AZFAR BIN KADIR 1111114625 MOHD SHAHRIL BIN SULAIMAN 1111114242 Online Grocer 1. What are the reasons you think WebVan failed? There are many reasons why Webvan failed so spectacularly but I’m going to focus on Webvan’s management team and its technology as the panicle reasons for their spectacular failure. To the outside observer
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How Online Marketing could Provide Competitive Advantages in the Grocery Retailing Industry “With household internet access continuing to increase‚ the customer base for online grocery shopping is widening‚ while other technological innovations such as the advent of smart phones is further benefiting the market” (Source: “Global Market Review of Online Grocery Retailing” report available at www.MarketResearch.com). The grocery retailing industry has many opportunities inherent in it for online
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