Positioning of Spanish Retailers. Perception of high frequency versus low frequency consumers

In today’s highly competitive marketing environment, the positioning decision of retailers is one of the most important element of marketing management. Retailing positioning is an integrated management activity that takes in elements of the retail mix and is of critical importance for retailers and...

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Autores: Abril Barrie, María Del Carmen, Gavilán Bouzas, Diana, Avello Iturriagagoitia, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/43484
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43484
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:M31
Store brands
Positioning
Retailer strategy
Consumer satisfaction
Price.
Marcas de distribuidor
Posicionamiento
Detallistas
Satisfacción
Precio.
Marketing
5311.05 Marketing (Comercialización)
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Sumario:In today’s highly competitive marketing environment, the positioning decision of retailers is one of the most important element of marketing management. Retailing positioning is an integrated management activity that takes in elements of the retail mix and is of critical importance for retailers and for manufacturers. Whereas consumer theory has traditionally place brand choice as the focus of the analysis, there is evidence that consumers are turning to shopping strategies rather than brand decisions. The objective of this research is to better understand the positioning of Spanish retailers analyzing the different perceptions between high frequency and low frequency consumers. Our results show the difficulties hypermarkets are facing to deliver a distinctive consumer proposition and the different perceptions on discounters accordingly to different types of consumers reflecting the need to deliver further benefits to consumers beyond pricing. On the other hand the overwhelming superiority of Mercadona is shown through their relevant price and store brands proposition leading consumer to perceive high level of service and consumer satisfaction.