...Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business ISSN: 2046-7141 Vol. 2, Issue. 1, (pp.01- 14) | 2012 An Empirical Analysis of the Human Resource Management Activities in Retail Sector: A Study of Saudi Arabian companies Dr. Abdalelah S. Saaty Dean, College of Business (COB), King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia Mohammed Owais Qureshi Lecturer, Human Resource Management, College of Business (COB), King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia Email: drzaidansari@gmail.com ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) generates competitive advantage for a company and also the subsequent performance of a company is influenced by a set of effective human resource management activities. The success evident in the Saudi Arabian retail industry is attributable to numerous lucrative activities undertaken by respective human resource departments. This ranges from planning endeavors to appropriate grievance handling mechanisms. In this study, we intend to assess the human resource practices in retail companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Primary data based on 355 respondents were analyzed to assess human resource activities being practiced by retail companies in Saudi Arabia. Six factors were analyzed. ‘Human resource planning and recruitment’ was fairly practiced in retail organizations. Recruitment practices observe transparency and equality and thus offer due opportunities. It was also observed that human resource planning incorporated knowing and sourcing when...
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...ANSWER SHEET A: Question 1 - What marketing mix and ‘other’ key issues need to be addressed? Complete using charts below, please. Marketing Mix Issues | Proof/evidence from case | Product | Value Added Product * Client turnover and loss related to Canadix Convenience service support and intranet system – This support system is only offered to SME and larger businesses, nothing similar and customized is offered to large retail chains that may benefit from an easier way to order PDA systems to better suit the needs of customers locally therefore increasing sales * Service for PDA systems is provided by CCC certified technician from a third-party service partner that typically provided service for several manufacturers products – These technicians are not loyal to the CCC brand and may not uphold the same quality level of service that an employee working directly for CCC will provide (First time fix 30% below industry average). They may also be working on other repair processes for other manufacturers and the CCC PDA system may not be priority and therefore lengthening repair time. Technicians may have a personal opinion on PDA products and pitch another product to the customer * Average time of 240 hour fix time is much above the industry average of 144 hours – PDA systems are a hefty investment and needed daily, a fix time so much above the industry average will result in frustrated and negative customer feedback and negative word of mouth in the industry the customer...
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...Title: Foreign Direct Investment in Retail in India: Good or Bad? Name: Amit Rohilla*, Manoj Bansal** Official Address: *Department of Commerce, Gargi College (University of Delhi), Siri Fort Road, New Delhi-110049 ** Department of Commerce, R. K.S. D. (P. G.) College (E), (Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra), Ambala Raod, Kaithal-136027 Email id: *rohilla_amit@yahoo.co.in; ** manoj.bansal.5686@facebook.com Phone/fax number of author(s): *+91-8860-82-8731; **+91-9812-39-4945 A brief biographical note of the author(s): Amit Rohilla [M. Com., MBA (Finance), M.Phil. (Finance)] is currently Assistant Professor of Commerce at the Gargi College, University of Delhi, Delhi. Earlier he has worked as a Lecturer in R.K.S.D. (P.G.) College, Kaithal (Haryana). He is an active researcher and a teacher with an experience of more than 4 years in commerce and management. He has four papers to his credit out of which one has been published in South Asian Journal of Marketing and Management Research (SAARJ). He has also attended five seminars and one workshop. His area of interest is Finance and Marketing. Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2163952 Title of the page: Foreign Direct Investment in Retail India: Good or Bad? Abstract: Indian retail industry is a sunrise sector and many global players are willing to enter this. Indian retail industry is one of the pillars of the Indian Economy. Since 1991, when the policy of the liberalization was introduced by the Indian...
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...A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF STORE ATMOSPHERIC ATTRIBUTES ON CUSTOMERS’ EXPERIENCES AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL INTENTION AT SIME DARBY AUTO BAVARIA SDN BHD, GLENMARIE, SHAH ALAM AKMAL SYALWANI BINTI IDRIS 2010132513 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH HONOURS (RETAIL MANAGEMENT) FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA SHAH ALAM DECEMBER 2013 A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF STORE ATMOSPHERIC ATTRIBUTES ON CUSTOMERS’ EXPERIENCES AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL INTENTION AT SIME DARBY AUTO BAVARIA SDN BHD, GLENMARIE, SHAH ALAM AKMAL SYALWANI BINTI IDRIS 2010132513 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours (Retail Management) FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA SHAH ALAM DECEMBER 2013 DECLARATION OF ORIGINAL WORK BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH HONOURS (RETAIL MANAGEMENT) FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA "DECLARATION OF ORIGINAL WORK" I, AKMAL SYALWANI BINTI IDRIS, (I/C Number: 911026105140) Hereby, declare that: This work has not previously been accepted in substance for any degree, locally or overseas, and is not being concurrently submitted for this degree or any other degrees. This project-paper is the result of my independent work and investigation, except where otherwise stated. All verbatim extracts have been distinguished by quotation marks and sources of my information have been...
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...GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF RETAIL INDUSTRY IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS SUNITA SIKRI & Ms. DIPTI WADHWA Assistant Professor M.L.N College Yamuna Nagar-Haryana ABSTRACT The Indian Retail Industry is the fifth largest in the world. Comprising of organized and unorganized sectors, Indian retail industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India, especially over the last few years. Though initially the retail industry in India was mostly unorganized, however with the change of taste and preferences of consumers, the Industry is getting more popular these days and getting organized as well. The Indian Retail Industry is expected to grow from US$330 billion in 2007 to US$640 billion by 2015. According to the 10th Annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) of A.T. Kearney, India is having a very strong growth fundamental base that’s why it’s the perfect time to enter into Indian Retail Market. Indian Retail Market accounts for 22% of country’s GDP and it contributes to 8% of the total employment. The total retail spending is estimated to double in the next five years. Of this, organized retail –currently growing at a CAGR of 22%- is estimated to be 21% of total expenditure. The unorganized retail sector is expected to grow at about 10% per annum with sales expected to rise from $309 billion in 2006-07 to $496 billion in 2011-12. This paper focused on changing face of Retail Industry, organized or unorganized retail industry, major players in retail industry and also highlights...
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...it can be web, via mail, phones, manufactures, importers, nonprofit, wholesalers. * Retail impact economy; functions in Distribution and relationship with firms selling goods and services to retailers for their resale. * Durable goods store: meaning store like last longer such as: motor vehicle, parts dealer, furniture, home furnishings, electronic, appliances and hardware store. * Nondurable goods and services: general merchandise such as food, beverages, health, personal care stores, gasoline stations, clothing and hobby, book, music. Retail Functions AND Distribution * Retail last stage in CHANNEL OF DISTRIBUTION : * This means business and people are involve in physical movement and transfer of ownership of goods and services from producer to consumer: * Example an exchange: buying IPhone from Apple. * Retailer’s job: communicate with customer and manufacture, deal with products and services. * Sorting process: retailers collect sources and buy large amounts and sell in small amounts. * MULTI-CHANNEL Retailing : * Retailers sell to consumers through multiple retail formats: Example, mail, order, web, phone, stores. * Helps manufacture reduce cost, improve cash flow. * Exclusive Distribution: Suppliers make an agreement to with few or one retailer to sell certain brand, product or a location. * Example Target retail store sells Archer Farms only or up items. * Intensive Distribution: Suppliers sell...
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...A E-Book The Store: Sponsored by The Intersection Of All Channels How Innovative Companies Are Using Unique Strategies & Channels To Drive Margin Expansion Cautious Optimism Buoys Consumerism Meeting Consumers Where They Shop Strategy 1: Retailing in a Social World Strategy 2: Optimizing Cross-Channel Merchandising and Product Assortment Strategy 3: The New Era of POS Strategy 4: Labor Motivation and Consumer Engagement: The Heart of the Retail Store Strategy 5: Harnessing the Latest In-Store Technologies Conclusion: Merging Channels to Delight Customers and Deliver Profits 3 5 6 8 10 13 15 17 2 © 2011 Retail TouchPoints Cautious Optimism Buoys Consumerism Although consumer spending continues to have its ups and downs since the height of the recent recession, retailers can be cautiously optimistic that retail spending will not take another swift fall. In part, shoppers have what some industry experts refer to as “frugality fatigue” — they are simply tired of not spending. That said, they are not likely to return to frivolous spending. Today’s shoppers are much more conscious of where every penny is going; they are looking for deals and sales on the products they desire. With the growth of mobile technology and the ability to find information on products and pricing in real time, consumers are better educated and are not willing to settle, or make as many impulse purchases. Recent BIGresearch data shows that consumers are more focused on “needs” than...
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...Introduction I was asked to create a portfolio of a retail organisation that has atleast 100 employees overall and at least one physical retail store. So I chose JD Wetherspoon (a chain of hotels and pubs). In this portfolio I have mention about training and development of new employees, how do we deal with absenteeism, remuneration policies and organizational involvement towards employee’s problem. 5.1 Task 1 Learning Concepts and Learning need: There are two basic learning schools of thoughts namely Behaviourist and Cognitivists: * Behaviourist * “Pavlov Classical Condition” based on Reward & Punishment, used when a person have the tendency to learn, the person is not new at work. Rather the reward and no reward affect the general behaviour. * “Skinner Operant conditioning” is based mainly on (Trial & Error). * Cognitivists * It analyses employee learning need through concrete action. * It based mainly on observation, lateral thinking and experience. * The approach is direct in nature quite different from that of that skinner’s and Pavlov’s. Security and Loss Prevention Officer:- In the retail environment, it is very important to have a constant eye on loss-prevention that is keeping an eye on organization’s stocks and hard currency. The calculations that retail stores is based on the merchandise they have and how much they should have in actual which can be determined through sales ; The difference is known as shrinkage....
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...A REPORT ON A Study On Customer Delight In More Supermarkets For ADITYA BIRLA Retail Ltd, Nettoor, Cochin, Kerala Submitted to the Department of Management Studies in partial fulfillment of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management Under the Guidance of Shri Sudheer Sudhakaran Associate Professor by RAKESH KUMAR FK - 2296 School of Communication and Management Studies SCMS CAMPUS, PRATHAP NAGAR, MUTTOM, ALUVA, COCHIN-06. October - 2012 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION & MANAGEMENT STUDIES S C M S SCMS CAMPUS, PRATHAP NAGAR, MUTTOM, ALUVA, COCHIN-06. DECLARATION I, the undersigned, hereby declare that this project report entitled “A Study on Customer Delight in More Supermarkets with Aditya Birla Retail Ltd Kerala” has been written and submitted under the guidance of Sudheer Sudhakaran, Associate Professor and is my original work or fully and specifically acknowledge wherever adapted from other sources. I understand that detection of any copying is liable to be punished in any way the school deems fit. DATE: RAKESH KUMAR (FK-2296) SCHOOL OF S C M S COMMUNICATION & MANAGEMENT STUDIES SCMS CAMPUS, PRATHAP NAGAR, MUTTOM, ALUVA, COCHIN-06. CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project work entitled ' A STUDY ON CUSTOMER DELIGHT IN MORE SUPERMARKETS ' has been carried out under my guidance by RAKESH KUMAR in partial fulfillment of his Post Graduate Diploma in Management during the academic year 2011 - 2013. Date: Sri Sudheer...
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...becoming more prominent. – Official ABS statistics are not produced for domestic and overseas online retail sales in Australia. – Market analysts estimate that the domestic online share of total retail sales in Australia is between 3 and 7 per cent. The Commission considers the share to be at the lower bound of these estimates at 4 per cent. – Overseas online sales account for around a third of total online sales. That is, around 2 per cent of total retail sales are being spent on overseas websites. – Domestic and overseas online sales account for 6 per cent of total retail spending in Australia in 2010 which equates to $12.6 billion. By comparison, market analysts estimate the online share of retail sales in the United Kingdom and the United States at 11 per cent and 8 per cent respectively. Official estimates for the online share in the United Kingdom and United States are lower at 9 and 5 per cent respectively. – Online sales in Australia are projected to grow by between 10 and 15 per cent per annum over the next three years. New electronic devices including mobile phones with internet capability are stimulating further growth in online sales. Australian consumers are attracted to online shopping due to three main factors — lower prices, convenience and a wider range of goods to choose from compared to those available from bricks and mortar retailers. Online penetration of retail sales in Australia is much higher in categories such as books, CDs, DVDs, clothing, sporting goods...
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...mentioned herein. Our opinion of a company’s prospects should not be considered a guarantee of future events. Investors are reminded that there can be no assurance that past performance will continue, and that a mutual fund’s current and future portfolio holdings always are subject to risk. As with all mutual funds, investing in the Fairholme Fund involves risk including potential loss of principal. Opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. and should not be considered a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice. The Fairholme Fund’s holdings and sector weightings are subject to change. As of May 31, 2012, Sears securities comprised 10% of the Fairholme Fund’s total net assets. The Fairholme Fund’s portfolio holdings are generally disclosed as required by law or regulation on a quarterly basis through reports to shareholders or filings with the SEC within 60 days after quarter end. A complete list of the Fairholme Fund’s top ten holdings is available on our website at www.fairholmefunds.com. The Fairholme Fund is non‐diversified, which means that it invests in a smaller number of securities when compared to more diversified funds. Therefore, the Fairholme Fund is exposed to greater individual security volatility...
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...plans • Summary Brightstar Confidential & Proprietary 2 Marketing Strategy Definitions: what we will influence Marketing Strategy Themes Customer Experience & POSM Trade Marketing & Training Definitions All material points of physical contact with endusers Activities that ensure our Vendor partners are connected with the our customers & end-users; TTL execution that drives sell-through All communications (print & on-line) with customers & end-users Mechanics to encourage end-user loyalty, increase spend & to drive sell-through Activities to provide technical and after-sales support to end-users. Includes delivery of CRM opportunities Online, PR & Digital Marketing Consumer Incentive Programmes Customer Care Marketing Strategy Components: what we deliver These Operational & Tactical mechanics are co-developed by Regional & Local Marketing teams. They are then implemented by Local teams, with Regional review Customer Experience & POSM Fixtures In-store Literature Store-in-a-store Dummy units Live units Live SIMs Design, manufacture & Design & production of ininstallation of fixtures store literature: consumer or (or a combo of the retail staff focused above) Design & delivery of store-in-store environments Sourcing dummy handsets for retail Sourcing SIM cards Sourcing live for live handsets in handsets for retail retail Trade Marketing & Training Promoters Merchandisers Training Dealer/Partner Events VAR/SI Events (Non-Cellular) Programs to engage non-cellular channels...
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...The paradox of an online presence for luxury brands By Florian Risch Introduction Not all that long ago online retailing was a very uncommon distribution channel for the luxury industry. To many luxury managers, there was no space for luxury products on the world wide web and therefore have been hesitant to move online. Notable international brands such as Versace and Prada did not have corporate websites until 2005 and 2007, respectively1. They mainly feared that selling online and luxury contrasted strongly with each other. However, the changing shopping habits of consumers imply that even luxury product companies have no alternative but to adapt. Today's world is intensely led by the internet. People communicate over the net, they play games with their friends online, they carry out their work and most coherent in this context, they shop online. Research in the last decade proved that online retailing became very popular and still grows in its extent. Affluent consumers are particularly heavy users of the internet. They go online to search for information as well as purchasing there. Up to 90 % of high-income internet users regularly shop online2 and make the internet their number one source of information for luxury products. And countries like China and India, prognosed as the current emerging markets to be the future leading luxury markets, already started to favor the option of online shopping with increasing use. The trend towards online retailing of luxury products...
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...repository@sauuni.ernet.in © The Author A STUDY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR IN MALLS VIS-ÀVIS MOM-&-POP SHOPS A THESIS SUBMITTED TO SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF Ph.D. IN MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED BY AJAY D. SHAH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MBA PROGRAM OSHWAL EDUCATION TRUST MANAGED SHRI JAYSUKHLAL VADHAR INSTITTUE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES JAMNAGAR-361 004 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Dr. PRATAPSINH L. CHAUHAN DEAN – MANAGEMENT FACULTY DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (MBA PROGRAM) SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY RAJKOT - 360 005 SEPTEMBER - 2009 CHAPTER – 1 OVERVIEW OF RETAIL INDUSTRY IN INDIA 1.1 1.2 Introduction Types of Retail Chain 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.2.5 1.2.6 1.3 1.4 Food & Beverage Retail Health & Beauty Retail Clothing & Footwear Retail Home Furniture & Household goods Retail Consumer durable Goods Retail Leisure & Personal Goods Retail Global Retail Industry Global Retail Chains 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 1.4.5 1.4.6 Wal-Mart Carrefour Tesco IKEA Metro...
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...Phone: (250) 555-5555 Fax:(250) 555-5555 Contact: Mr. V. Happy Title: Loans Officer g. Anticipated Start Date: Reid's Convenience store is prepared to purchase the equipment and inventory necessary to begin operations immediately, upon approval of funding. h. Business concept: Mr. Reid recognized a need for a store in the area after a neighbouring store closed. Mr. Reid conducted a resident's survey asking about the need for a corner store and the result was the community overwhelmingly supported the concept. There are no such stores within an 8-block radius. The target market will include local residents both on and off reserve. Mr. Reid has extensive retail experience in both grocery and sundry sales, and has identified four primary categories of product; pop/chips; toys; taxable cigarettes and food products. The Principal, Mr. Reid will, upon approval of funding, renovate the building, and purchase the necessary equipment and inventory. i. Business operations (facility, equipment,...
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