Increasing intertype competition has made it harder for retailers to identify their
journal article Show Journal of Marketing Vol. 14, No. 3 (Oct., 1949) , pp. 441-447 (7 pages) Published By: Sage Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.2307/1248197 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1248197 Journal Information The Journal of Marketing (JM) develops and disseminates knowledge about real-world marketing questions relevant to scholars, educators, managers, consumers, policy makers and other societal stakeholders. It is the premier outlet for substantive research in marketing. Since its founding in 1936, JM has played a significant role in shaping the content and boundaries of the marketing discipline? Publisher Information Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE is a leading international provider of innovative, high-quality content publishing more than 900 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. A growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC and Melbourne. www.sagepublishing.com Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Full file at /> Multiple Choice Questions Difficulty: Easy 2. (p. 6) Which of the following businesses would be considered a retailer? Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Medium 4. (p. 6) A ______________ is a business that sells products and/or services to consumers for Difficulty: Easy 5. (p. 6) The decisions that retail manger make include: Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Easy 7. (p. 7) A retailer's role in a supply chain is
to: Difficulty: Easy 8. (p. 7) ______________ is when a firm performs more than one set of activities in a channel. C. Horizontal integration Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Medium 10. (p. 7) Victoria's Secret, a popular retail chain in women's lingerie and perfume, design the E. product diversification Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Hard 12. (p. 7) A retailer that is vertically integrated: Difficulty: Medium 13. (p. 7) __________________ arises when a retailer performs some distribution and Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Easy 15. (p. 7) Retailers provide important functions that increase the value of the products and services they sell to consumers. Which of the following does not include value function Difficulty: Easy 16. (p. 8) Which of the following statements about retailers holding inventory is FALSE? Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> A. adaptive selling Difficulty: Medium 18. (p. 8) Providing assortments is an advantageous business activity because: Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> D. well-lit parking Difficulty: Easy 20. (p. 8) A credit union holds and maintains detailed records of the banking activities of its Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> D. promotions Difficulty:
Easy 22. (p. 11) When considering the largest retailers worldwide, ___________ retailers continue to Difficulty: Medium 23. (p. 11) Which of the following statements about the U.S. distribution system is true? Difficulty:
Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Medium 25. (p. 11) The fastest growing
retailers in the United States sell through: Difficulty: Medium 26. (p. 12) What factors have created differences in the distribution systems in the major E. all of the above Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Hard 28. (p. 12) Which of the following is NOT TRUE in describing distribution systems within F. All of the above is true. Difficulty: Medium 29. (p. 16)
The competition between the same types of retailers is called: Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Medium 31. (p. 16) Macy's, Belk, JCPenney and Nordstrom are ___________ competitors. Difficulty: Medium 32. (p. 16) Which of the following would be an intratype competitor for a Home Depot Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> B. Variety is the number of different SKU's within a merchandise category. Difficulty: Medium 34. (p. 16) When Taco Bell opened its first restaurant, a hungry patron could order a taco, a Difficulty: Medium 35. (p. 16) Dillards sells Godiva chocolates and coffees in their stores. By selling such products, Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Easy 37. (p. 16) While vacationing at the beach, Delia was delighted to see that the local Walgreens Difficulty: Medium 38. (p.
16) Scrambled merchandising increases: E. intratype competition Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Easy 40. (p. 16) The Lands' End Web site, the JCPenney catalog, and the Sears area all in Difficulty: Hard 41. (p. 16) Increasing intertype competition has made
it harder for retailers to identify their: Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Hard 43. (p. 16) Since convenience of location is important in store choice, a store's proximity to D. the target market Difficulty:
Medium 44. (p. 18) Once a retailer understands its environment, it needs to develop and implement a: Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Easy 46. (p. 18) When developing the _________________ for his new barber shop, Theo decided to Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> problem. Difficulty: Hard 48. (p. 20) Which of the following strategies has JCPenney changed to compete effectively with Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Easy 50. (p. 21) Once a well-articulated retail strategy has been developed, the next step is to: Difficulty: Hard buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Easy 52. (p. 21) Which of the following is part of
a retailer's retail mix? Difficulty: Easy 53. (p. 21) Which of the following is NOT an element in the retail mix? Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> 54. (p. 21) Which of the following parts of the retail mix can be utilized by a small hardware Difficulty: Medium 55. (p. 23) What are the principles governing the behavior of the individual and the company? Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> order to see if the product was a good fit for the company brand. During
lunch, the vendor Difficulty: Medium Essay Questions Difficulty: Medium 58. (p. 8) List the four functions performed by retailers. Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Medium 60. (p. 16) Distinguish between intratype competition and intertype competition. Give an Difficulty: Easy 61. (p. 16) Why would a Walgreens add novelty gifts, fresh bread, pre-wrapped sandwiches and Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Medium 63. (p. 17) Why do retailers consider customers important when developing a retail strategy? Difficulty: Medium 64. (p. 18) What are the three things identified by a retail strategy statement? Difficulty: Medium 65. (p. 18) Why is location strategy important for both consumers and for competitive reasons? Difficulty: Medium buy this full document at Full file at /> Difficulty: Medium Fill in the Blank Questions Difficulty: Easy 68. (p. 7) A _____ is a business that sells products and services to ultimate consumers. Difficulty: Easy buy this full document at What is a retailer's role in the supply chain quizlet?A retailer's role in a supply chain is to: add value to products and services sold to customers. Retailers provide important functions that increase the value of the products and services they sell to consumers.
Why is providing assortments an advantageous business activity?Why is providing assortments an advantageous business activity? It enables the customer to choose from a wide selection of brands, designs, sizes and prices all in one store.
Why is it advantageous for retailers to be vertically integrated quizlet?Terms in this set (20) Why is it advantageous for retailers to be vertically integrated? It is advantageous because retailers can develop unique merchandise sold only in their stores and possibly reduce costs associated with distribution.
How can supermarkets differentiate themselves from other food retailing formats?How can supermarkets differentiate themselves from other food retailing formats? E. Whereas conventional supermarkets carry about 30,000 SKUs, limited assortment supermarkets or extreme value food retailers only stock 2000 SKUs.
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