Introduction IKEA is a privately-held‚ international home products retailer that sells flat pack furniture‚ accessories‚ and bathroom and kitchen items in their retail stores around the world. The company‚ which pioneered flat-pack design furniture at affordable prices‚ is now the world’s largest furniture manufacturer. IKEA was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden and it is owned by a Dutch-registered foundation controlled by the Kamprad family. IKEA is an acronym comprising the initials
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attention on choosing distribution channels. Keegan and Schlegelmich (2001) explained that distribution channel can be considered as the method which is used for enterprises putting products into the market for consumers to use. The traditional distribution channel goes from supplier‚ manufacturer‚ distributor‚ wholesaler and retailer (Frazier‚ 1999). Indirect and direct are two different types of distribution channels (Wilkinson‚ 2001). According to Silva (2008)‚ “Well-chosen channels constitute a significant
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Intercontinental University Unit 3 Individual Project MKTG 205 – Principles of Marketing June 29‚ 2011 Abstract This paper gives an overview of distribution channels; Channel Levels such as: Direct vs. Indirect Channel Organizations such as Conventional Vertical‚ Horizontal and Multichannel Marketing Systems. It also‚ explains my target market needs at the Hershey Company. There is also a brief description of how many channel members the company needs and why they need them. Hershey Company Introduction
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Functions and types of channels of distribution * Functions; reconcile the needs of producers and consumers‚ improving efficiency‚ improving accessibility and providing specialist services * Consumer Channels; producer direct to consumer‚ producer to retailer to consumer‚ producer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer‚ producer to agent to distributor to wholesaler to retailer to consumer * Industrial Channels; producer to industrial customers‚ producer to agent to industrial customer
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Channel levels Most businesses use third parties or intermediaries to bring their products to market. They try to forge a "distribution channel" which can be defined as "all the organisations through which a product must pass between its point of production and consumption" Why does a business give the job of selling its products to intermediaries? After all‚ using intermediaries means giving up some control over how products are sold and who they are sold to. The answer lies in efficiency of
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Direct marketing as a channel of distribution Direct marketing is the direct selling of products to the consumer. Examples: telesales‚ e-commerce‚ vending machines and direct mail Advantages * Because there is no intermediaries‚ the businesses does not have to share so much of its profit * Firms can have direct control over their marketing * Developments in e-commerce‚ which means that this channel of distribution is growing in popularity among customers * Direct marketing can also
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Table of Contents: 1. IKEA – An Introduction …………………………………………………………………………….. 2 2. The reason of why distribution is such a key element of IKEA’s value chain.. 2 3.1 Distribution System of IKEA ………………………………………………………………………… 2 3.2 Porter’s and IKEA modified value chain ……………………………………………………….. 2 3.3 Importance of distribution for IKEA value chain …………………………………………… 2 3. SMA techniques in IKEA for managing its distribution network ………………….. 3 4.4 Target costing
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Running Head: The Marketing Mix: Distribution Channels What might the inventors of new “flying cars” need to consider to develop a distribution strategy for their proposed products? Customers are more sophisticated than ever before and they have access to high quality information from the internet‚ so they make decisions based off excess information. The first step that should be considered to sale Flying Cars is a centralized location. Once a location is established then what would be the
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Channels of Distribution In the uncertain fluctuating market of today‚ it is essential for a company to hold on and face those uncertainties in order to survive. Consumers can be an aid for a company’s survival‚ thereby it is essential for consumers to get the goods of a company whenever and however they need them. Here is where distribution channels come in and give hand. "Channels of distribution are the different paths that goods passed through in moving from the producer to the consumer"‚ (Meyer
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ambassadors. * Will to expand to customers outside the core Product Line Eight smaller lines Gross margin from 40% to 55%‚ variability on geography and distribution channel Patagonia’s activities Design and Development : 3 criteria : quality‚ impact on environment and aesthetics Feedback on products by professionals Environment : use of recycled polyster new supply chain more expensive Procurement and Production Most garments raw materials 200 different suppliers around the world
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