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Sousa, Bruno Paulo Franco de. "DIA: food retail." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11724.
Full textBlank, Malin, and Anna Maria Persson. "The Swedish food retail market : An econometric analysis of the competition on local food retail markets." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2521.
Full textThe Swedish food retail market contains of three major actors, ICA, KF and Axfood, all in all dominating 75 percent of the total market shares. The scant number of retailing actors indicates that the Swedish food retail market is a highly concentrated oligopoly, which as a fact has given rise to definite discussions and argumentations concerning the market situation. But is the food retail market imperfect and how do we reach a workable competition? Economic theory does not provide any clear answer on these questions, but is rather divided into two fundamentally different approaches to define competition: the static and the dynamic perspective on competition.
In an attempt to examine the competition on local Swedish retail markets, the purpose of this study is to carry out an econometric model estimating the situation. The model serves to explain the variation of ICA’s achievements measured in terms of turnovers obtained in the company. The explanatory variables composing the model are divided into three separate groupings: degreeof market concentration, storespecific factors and region-specific factors. Furthermore, in order to find out which one of the competitive explanations best fits the reality, the regression results are interpreted from a static and a dynamic perspective of competition. In part, we also aim to compare the results with the outline of the Swedish competition law.
We found that the level of concentration obtained in our material is high and is steadily increasing. We also found that stores do not, in any great extent, use price, service and quality as competitive methods. Thus, to gain competitive advantage, market actors must find other ways to carry out strategic market activities. The region-specific variables had either none or very little influence on ICA’s turnover. According to these findings, neither the static nor the dynamic perspective of competition is solely able to produce an accurate method for reaching a state of a workable competition. Instead, a combination of the static and the dynamic ideas may be regarded as the most advantageous way to generate suitable conditions for competition to be efficient. Therefore, in order to promote workable competition, the Swedish competition law must consist of a balance between the static and the dynamic view of competition.
Claeys, Anthony, and Gal August Le. "Sustainable Last Mile Logistics in Urban Food Retail : Case of Axfood, a Swedish Food Retailer." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-65793.
Full textMañez, Castillej Juan Antonio. "Issues in UK food retail pricing." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1999. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/36400/.
Full textClough, Roger. "Retail change : a consideration of the UK food retail industry, 1950-2010." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2002. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/8105/.
Full textEmpen, Janine [Verfasser]. "Essays on food retail pricing / Janine Empen." Kiel : Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1047578859/34.
Full textSmith, Dianna Marie. "Potential health implications of retail food access." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.445845.
Full textWhite, Martin James Reeve. "Does food retail access influence dietary intake?" Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2010. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/995/.
Full textAkkas, Arzum 1978. "Transportation resource scheduling in food retail industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28505.
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The objective of this thesis is to find an appropriate analytical method for scheduling the daily driver tasks in the grocery industry. The goal is to maximize driver utilization. A "Bin-packing" approach is employed to solve the problem. A Bin-packing problem concerns packing a list of items into the minimal number of unit capacity bins. In our problem, the drivers correspond to the bins and the daily delivery tasks are equivalent to the items, where we use time units to measure bin capacity. The model is applied to characterize the operation of a grocery company. Several bin-packing algorithms are implemented on two weeks of delivery data, which represent the company's transportation demand. The driver requirements are calculated and compared with their actual assets. Driver requirements are assessed on a per-day basis, considering the volatility in transportation demand over the course of the week. The performance of a given bin-packing algorithm is measured by how well it maximizes driver utilization and balances the workload among the drivers. The model's solution generated labor savings and proved that better resource allocation is possible by considering the demands of the various dispatching locations and the days of the week. Extension of the current model to capture the time window constraints of the delivery locations is proposed for future further research.
by Arzum Akkas.
M.Eng.in Logistics
Gulabsinh, Meul. "Sonae SGPS: the resilience of food retail…" Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9878.
Full textOgbu, Christopher O. "Effect of Placard Grading on Food Safety in Retail Food Facilities." Thesis, Walden University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3733952.
Full textMost people have had an episode of foodborne illness at one time or another; however, the majority of those stricken with foodborne illness fails to associate ill health with something consumed within the past 72 hours. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that foodborne diseases affect 30% of the population in developed countries, and that in developing countries, about 2 million people die yearly due to foodborne illness. Previous researchers have indicated that food handlers with poor personal hygiene are potential sources of infection. Although public health agencies in many countries already regularly inspect food facilities to control potential foodborne illnesses to some extent, the question of the most appropriate and effective means of achieving the goal of food safety remains unanswered. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether a color-coded placard grading system is an effective tool for achieving this goal while simultaneously educating the public about food safety. This study involved 1,410 randomly selected food service establishments, consisting of traditional restaurants, take-out restaurants, grocery stores, public school cafeterias, and institutional food facilities located in Alameda County, California. Inspection data were analyzed for the first 12 months of placard grading and compared to the following 12 months during the placard grading period. Statistical analysis results did not show significant differences in the CDC major violations and in confirmed foodborne illnesses between the 2 years. However, it is expected that the new program will provide improved food handling practices in the future. Improvement in food handling practices will contribute to social change by reducing the number of foodborne illnesses, promoting better health for the community, and educating the public about food safety.
Ogbu, Christopher Ogbonna. "Effect of Placard Grading on Food Safety in Retail Food Facilities." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1708.
Full textEjnarsson, Ellen, and Ekström Sofia Bengtsson. "Food waste reduction in Swedish food retail : Understanding barriers and incentives." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279535.
Full text8% av Sveriges totala matavfall uppkommer i livsmedelsbutiker. Trots denna relativt låga siffra är butikerna avgörande för minimering av matavfall: de samlar stora mängder mat på ett begränsat antal platser och implementerade initiativ och policy får därmed stor verkan. Kungl. vetenskapsakademin (IVA) har konstaterat att förebyggande av matavfall och omfördelning av överskott till människor är de enda initiativ som signifikant bidrar till att nå Förenta Nationernas hållbarhetsmål 12.3, att halvera matsvinnet per person i butik- och konsumentled, och minska matsvinnet längs hela livsmedelskedjan. Studier visar att det finns ett tydligt business case för reducering av matsvinn, att initiativ i genomsnitt genererar 14 gånger så stor finansiell vinning som kostnad för aktörer i livsmedelskedjan, men att många aktörer saknar vetskap om detta. Myndigheter och forskare har de senaste åren i en allt större utsträckning ägnat fokus åt, och betonat vikten av, samarbete i livsmedelskedjan för att reducera matavfallet. Mindre fokus har ägnat åts livsmedelsbutikernas incitament att genomföra de initiativ som anses nödvändiga för att matavfallet i Sverige ska reduceras. Syftet med studien var därför att, från ett butiksperspektiv, förstå rådande hinder och incitament för förebyggande matavfall samt prisreduktion, förädling och donering av överskottsmat, och därigenom identifiera möjligheter att öka dessa incitament. Studien genomfördes i form av en fallstudie av nio livsmedelsbutiker från de tre största livsmedelskedjorna i Sverige, där semistrukturerade intervjuer hölls med ansvariga från varje butik. Resultaten visar interna och externa barriärer för reduktion av matavfall, av vilka de signifikanta är att ständigt tillfredsställande av konsumenters önskemål och variation i efterfrågan (förebyggande av matavfall), ineffektivitet i tillverkning av innehållsförteckningar (förädling), samt avsaknad av fungerande partnerskap (donering). Finansiell vinning är den största drivkraften för reduktion av matavfall, varför matavfall helst förebyggs och dyra produkter prioriteras. Det råder en generell osäkerhet kring den optimala strategin för att reducera matavfall, samt bristande tid att ägna initiativ. Incitament för reduktion av matavfall beror därför i stor utsträckning på vetskap om ett initiativs business case, samt hur effektivt det kan integreras i butikens verksamhet. Möjlighet att öka incitament finns därmed där: i) livsmedelsbutiker har vetskap om ett business case, men förhinder att agera; ii) livsmedelsbutiker saknar vetskap om ett business case); och iii) det saknas ett business case.
Lee, Heather N. "The Food Retail Hierarchy and Food Import Dependency in a Dominican Town." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42696.
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CARLSTRÖM, CARL, and HAGSTRÖM THERESIA SILANDER. "IoT in food retail New technology, new opportunities." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-223916.
Full textHenshaw, Kenneth Michael. "Marketing strategy development for a retail food establishment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14538.
Full textFelício, Madalena. "Jerónimo Martins, SGPS: food retail: equity investment report." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9875.
Full textSilander, Hagström Theresia, and Carl Carlström. "IoT in Food Retail : New Technology, New Opportunities." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209567.
Full textNguyen, Hai Thi Hong. "Retail globalisation and regulation : interpreting the transformation of the food retail structure in Vietnam." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2012. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/347106/.
Full textSenker, J. M. "Retail influence on manufacturing innovation." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375848.
Full textHusberg, Susanne, and Jessica Ljung. "Premium Retail Brands in the Food Retail Industry : A Customer Based Study of ICA Selection." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-24539.
Full textThis study concerns retail brands in the food retail industry and focuses on premium products. The research is investigating how ICA can best use premium products to increase their profitability. The study is thus based on their brand ICA Selection and investigates three sub purposes concerning the customers’ perception of the products, their purchase behavior and their willingness to pay a price premium.
To investigate, theory concerning brand resources was utilized, involving both brand equity and brand management. To measure brand equity, the authors adapted a customer mind set and utilized Aaker’s framework and the specific industry developments made by Anselmsson, Johansson and Persson. Accordingly, this theory is based on five brand equity attributes: perceived quality, brand associations, loyalty, awareness and uniqueness. These attributes were thereafter developed to explain food premium products. The brand management theory used was Kapferer’s brand management strategies, in order to assess ICA’s strategic advantages and disadvantages.
The research was quantitative and the authors utilized a visit self completion questionnaire, in order to describe and investigate the purpose. The questionnaire was handed out according to a systematic sampling method, to customers at the 4 different concept ICA stores in Umeå.
Based on the findings, the authors concluded that in order to increase the profitability of ICAs food premium products, the following strategies should be considered. First, the customer awareness of ICA Selection must be increased and the customers must be educated about the benefits of the product. Moreover, the premium brand should aim to provide value for money, high intrinsic product quality (i.e. taste, ingredients etc) and an improved store image. These factors will help defend the price premium. Furthermore, to attract buyers, the brand has to have a high enough brand status and a sufficiently attractive and functional packaging. This research has therefore concluded how to efficiently allocate the resources and obtain an increased customer satisfaction. This may in turn increase the profitability of ICA Selection. However, it is of course important to also take into account the external environment, such as the recession and competition, when deciding on the brand strategy.
Nagel, Christelle. "A business plan for an innovative food retail outlet." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6419.
Full textINTRODUCTION: This research report investigates the feasibility of an innovative food outlet in Cape Town called HOME CHEF. The food and groceries industry is continuously changing to suit the needs of individuals and to respond to current economic and health trends. Charles Darwin observed, “It‟s not the strongest nor the most intelligent creature that survives. It's the one that is most responsive to change” (Goodreads). HOME CHEF is a new business concept with a unique approach to assist people with the acquisition of their groceries and the preparation of their home-cooked meals, whilst providing a variety of different meal options for a typical family. With Darwin‟s theory in mind, HOME CHEF will respond to the changing environment by taking advantage of evolving food and retail trends. HOME CHEF will target a large market that includes the typical fast food, online retail and grocery segment. Because of the demographic variety of the customer base and due to the innovative nature behind the HOME CHEF concept, little information regarding, market trends, operations and existing strategies was available. Innovative approaches had to be used to acquire the information required for a suitable business plan.
Moura, Maria Beatriz Lopes de. "Equity Research in Food & Retail Industry - TESCO PLC." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/23303.
Full textThis Equity Research in the Food and Retail Industry follows the research report format recommended by the CFA Institute. The company under analysis is Tesco PLC and the main goal is to provide an estimation of the company’s PT for the end of 2021, considering the close share price on 30th June 2021. Events that may have happened after this date were not considered for the valuation. Tesco PLC is the largest food retailer in the UK and one of the most valuable grocery companies worldwide. The company is listed at the London Stock Exchange, and it is part of the FTSE 100 index. Nowadays Tesco has its stores spread across the UK, Republic of Ireland and in Central Europe, offering a wide range of products. This project provides an overview of the company including its history, business model, strategy, key performance indicators and the company’s corporate governance. Additionally, because Tesco was the first UK retailer to issue an 8.5-year Sustainability Linked Bonds (SLB) of £750m, it was considered important to create an ESG topic as it is incorporated in the company’s strategy. Indicators like GDP growth, unemployment rate, inflation, population growth and levels of disposable income were analyzed on the Economic Outlook topic. The highlight of these macroeconomic indicators was because they directly influence the performance of the food retail industry, both supply and demand, each one in their own way. Moreover, the analysis provides information about Competitive Positioning including SWOT and PESTEL, as well as the identification of Tesco peers’ companies using the SARD approach. After understanding the company’s business and projecting all FS, the valuation was conducted applying two approaches: the Absolute Valuation Approach using DCF, APV and DDM method; and Relative Valuation Approach through multiples of the peer group. To evaluate the risks of the company and support the final recommendation, a risk matrix was firstly performed, followed by a sensitivity analysis of the critical variables (kd, rf, MRP and growth) through Monte Carlo Simulation. Based on PT of 282.86 GBX/share, 2021YE, using the DCF method, an upside potential of 26.87% was reached, against the closing price of 222.95 GBX/share. A medium risk was considered based on: Brexit, a slowdown of the overall macroeconomic indicators and the highly competitive pressure and mature market.
Esta avaliação de empresa sobre a Indústria de retalho alimentar segue o formato recomendado pelo CFA Instititute. A empresa em análise é a Tesco PLC e o principal objetivo é fornecer uma estimativa do preço alvo (PT) da empresa para o final de 2021, considerando a cotação de fecho de 30 de junho de 2021. Quaisquer eventos que possam ocorrer após essa data não foram considerados na avaliação. Tesco PLC é o maior retalhista alimentar do Reino Unido e uma das mais valiosas empresas neste segmento no mundo. A empresa está cotada na Bolsa de Valores de Londres e faz parte do índice FTSE 100. Hoje em dia a Tesco tem as suas lojas espalhadas pelo Reino Unido, Irlanda e Europa Central, oferecendo uma vasta gama de produtos. Este projeto fornece uma visão geral da empresa incluindo a sua história, modelo de negócio e estratégia, indicadores-chave de desempenho e modelo corporativo. Além disso, como a Tesco foi pioneira na indústria do retalho alimentar, no RU, a emitir títulos vinculados à sustentabilidade, de 8.5 anos de £750 milhões, foi considerado importante criar um tópico de ESG, uma vez que está incorporado na estratégia da empresa. Indicadores como o crescimento do PIB, inflação, taxa de desemprego, crescimento populacional e níveis de rendimento disponíveis foram analisados no tópico “Economic Outlook”. O destaque destes indicadores macroeconómicos deve-se ao facto de estes influenciarem diretamente o desempenho da indústria, tanto a nível da oferta como da procura. Além disso, a análise fornece informações sobre o posicionamento competitivo da empresa, incluindo as análises SWOT e PESTEL, bem como a identificação de empresas semelhantes à Tesco, através da abordagem SARD. Depois de compreender melhor o negócio da empresa e projetar todas as Demonstrações Financeiras, a avaliação foi conduzida aplicando duas abordagens: Avaliação Absoluta usando os métodos dos Fluxos de Caixa atualizados (DCF), Valor Atual Ajustado (APV) e o modelo de atualização dos dividendos (DDM); e uma Avaliação Relativa por meio de múltiplos do grupo de empresas mencionado anteriormente. Para avaliar os riscos da empresa e dar suporte a recomendação final, foi realizada uma matriz de risco, seguida de uma análise de sensibilidade às variáveis consideradas mais críticas (custo da dívida, taxa livre de risco, risco de mercado e taxa de crescimento futura) através da Simulação de Monte Carlo. Com base no PT de 282.86 GBX/ação obtido através do método DCF, foi alcançada uma potencial valorização de 26.87% comparativamente com o preço de fecho de 222.95 GBX/ação. Foi considerado um investimento de risco médio tendo em conta os seguintes fatores: Brexit, desaceleração dos fatores macroeconómicos e alta pressão competitiva num mercado maduro.
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Kerek, Hanna. "Product Similarity Matching for Food Retail using Machine Learning." Thesis, KTH, Matematisk statistik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-273606.
Full textI den här rapporten studeras produktliknande matchning för livsmedel. Målet är att hitta produkter som är liknande men inte nödvändigtvis har samma märke som kan vara en ersättningsprodukt till en produkt som är slutsåld eller inte säljs i en specifik affär. Syftet med den här rapporten är att undersöka vilken maskininlärningsmodel som är bäst lämpad för att göra produktliknande matchning. Produktdatan som användes för att träna modellerna var namn, beskrivning, näringsvärden, vikt och märkning (exempelvis ekologisk). Produktmatchningen gjordes parvis och likhet mellan produkterna beräknades genom jaccard index för textattribut och relativ differens för numeriska värden. Random Forest, logistisk regression och Support Vector Machines testades och jämfördes mot en baslinje. I baslinjen räknades jaccard index ut enbart för produkternas namn och klassificeringen gjordes genom att använda ett tröskelvärde för jaccard indexet. Resultatet mättes genom noggrannhet, F-measure och AUC. Random Forest presterade bäst sett till alla prestationsmått och logistisk regression, Random Forest och Support Vector Machines gav alla bättre resultat än baslinjen.
Kuiper, Sarah. "The combine harvester: defining a new food retail typology." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13126.
Full textThe project developed out of a theoretical inquiry into the use of food as a design tool to facilitate urban regeneration. The need for change arises from the loss of public space due to corporate control over food and food retail taking place in privatised environments. This socio- spatial polarisation becomes visible when mapping the change from historic marketplace to supermarket. The two primary concerns which arise from this socio-spatial polarisation are that of food being viewed as a utilitarian commodity, which allows routine shopping to take place in a supermarket rather than a market, and an evacuation of the public realm with the disappearance of food from public marketplaces. Spatial and infrastructure analyses of existing food retail models within the existing food system in Cape Town identify an appropriate supermarket-market hybrid that facilitates the flows of people and produce while regenerating public space.
Cuellar, Jose. "Mexican consumer preferences for biotechnology and retail food outlets." Online access for everyone, 2004. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Fall2004/J%5FCuellar%5F121704.pdf.
Full textPulford, Andrew L. "MONETARY FACTORS and the U.S. RETAIL FOOD PRICE LEVEL." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2012. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/685.
Full textGreen, Trevor David. "Food Safety Practice and Food Safety Knowledge in Australia's Retail Food Businesses: Levels, Gaps and Directions for Reform." Thesis, Griffith University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365584.
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Smith, Julie K. "The everyday life of food : the cultural economy of the traditional food market in England." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2011. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/3261/.
Full textHedström, Claes. "Mind the Gap - Corporate External Communication in Swedish Food Retail." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-208913.
Full textDatta, Debarati. "Frosting and demand defrost control of retail food refrigeration systems." Thesis, Brunel University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285094.
Full textNadella, Bhanuteja. "Sustainability initiatives in the food retail sector : factors for success." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104511.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-30).
The world's population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050 and this creates an increased demand for food. Food manufacturers and retailers are scrambling to cater to this growth. However, they are also under constant pressure to manage their business operations more sustainably from external stakeholders such as consumers and governments. Consumers are demanding healthier and more ethically produced food products. Governments are strongly regulating the usage of natural resources such as water and land. These pressures have led many large food manufacturers and retailers to launch sustainability oriented projects and initiatives within their firm. These range from new product development and innovations to reducing environmental footprint of their operations. The outcome of these projects depends on different organizational factors. This thesis explores the question - What are the factors that contribute towards the success and failure of sustainability-oriented innovation and practices in the food manufacturing and retailing sector? What are the reasons for the positive outcome of a certain type of program/initiative? Based on literature review and semi-structured interviews with change agents in these firms, the thesis outlines different factors that could contribute towards a potentially successful sustainability project or initiative. Leadership & corporate vision, organizational complexities and incentive structures are identified as key reasons why these projects may succeed or fail.
by Bhanuteja Nadella.
S.M. in Management Studies
Sousa, Joana. "Jerónimo Martins, SGPS: food retail: ladybird flies on blue skies…" Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9890.
Full textMack, James C. "Policy Implications of Intentional Contamination of the Retail Food Chain." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7038.
Full textBourlakis, Michael A. "Logistics strategies in domestic and international retail expansion : the case of the Greek food multiple retail sector." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/22770.
Full textHardie, Kirsten. "Fictitious people as food brand icons : their role and visual representation in contemporary international food packaging." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2014. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/32fd3047-c4e1-4133-a4f0-e0457a0ce4d0.
Full textHulthén, Hana. "Information integration between retailers and manufacturers in Swedish food retail supply chains : The manufacturers’ perspective." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-11407.
Full textChamhuri, Norshamliza. "Consumers’ perceptions and experiences of food quality in purchasing fresh food from retail outlets in Malaysia." Thesis, Curtin University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/540.
Full textEkman, Emelie. "Self-Scanning Services in Food Retail : An Investigation on how Self-Scanning Services are adopted in the Swedish Food Retail Environment from a Service Fascination Perspective." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-188933.
Full textLivsmedelsdetaljhandeln är en konkurrenskraftig marknad som rör sig mot ett serviceinriktat klimat där upplevelser väger tyngre än produkter. Det är således viktigt för företag att förstå marknaden och anpassa sig för att särskilja sig. Ett sätt att uppnå konkurrensfördel och på samma gång engagera kunder är att investera i innovativ teknik. Självscanningstjänster är en snabbt växande teknik som erbjuder kunder ett bekvämt sätt att handla. Idag är det vanligt förekommande med självscanning genom scanners och “snabbkassor” på den svenska livsmedelsmarknaden. Detaljhandelsföretaget ICA är dock unika med sin tjänst att självscanna via mobiltelefonen med hjälp av “ICA Handla”-appen[1] som lanserades 2014. Trots den ökande användningen av självscanningstjänster finns det ett behov av mer forskning på området. Således är det av intresse att vidare undersöka synen på självscanning. Ett intressant begrepp är ”Service Fascination”, ett positivt känslotillstånd som uppkommer genom medveten och omedveten användning av innovativ teknik. Genom att studera ”Service Fascination” är det möjligt att undersöka hur innovativ teknik anammas. Uppsatsen visar därför till vilken grad Service Fascination kan mätas (gällande självscanning) med hjälp av “Service Fascination Evaluation”-modellen (SFEM). Baserat på modellen föreslår uppsatsen utvecklingspotential inom området Service Fascination och illustrerar synen på självscanning från kunders, ICA-handlares och experters perspektiv. Slutsatser som är föreslagna att arbeta vidare med är skräddarsydd kommunikation beroende på om mottagaren är en icke-användare, användare eller ICA-handlare. Kvaliteten på utrustningen och självscanningsenheters utseende/funktioner föreslås också att vidareutvecklas. Uppsatsens resultat motiverar för att självscanning som används på rätt sätt är ett användbart verktyg för att skapa konkurrensfördel på den svenska livsmedelsmarknaden. [1]http://www.ica.se/appar/ica-handla/
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Full textQuality is an accumulation of attributes that satisfy customer preferences and expectations. Lamb quality is a moving target that means different things to the supply chain and sheep/lamb industry stakeholders. The objectives of this research were to determine the rank, definition, relative preference, and willingness to pay (WTP) for seven quality attributes and quantify product attributes of lamb at U.S. retail markets. Structured interviews of retail and foodservice respondents were conducted from May 2014 to March 2015 via face-to-face or telephone with lamb/protein purchaser representatives of retail (n = 60), foodservice (n = 45), and purveyor (n = 15) marketing sectors. Shares of preference (relative percentage of preference) in best/worst evaluation for all interviews indicated that eating satisfaction (38.9%) was the most important attribute.
Shares of preference for all seven specified quality attributes were statistically different from each other (P < 0.05). Credence attributes of origin (17.2%) and sheep raising practices (13.6%) ranked second and third overall, respectively. Physical product characteristic traits of product appearance/composition (10.5%) and weight/size (8.5%) were ranked fourth and fifth in shares of preference, respectively. Nutrition/wholesomeness (7.1%) ranked sixth and product convenience/form (4.2%) ranked seventh in the overall ranking across all sectors of retailer, foodservice, and purveyor interview respondents.
In WTP analyses, origin (25.8%) and sheep raising practices (20.0%) had the greatest likelihood of being a non-negotiable requirement for lamb purchasers. Eating satisfaction was the trait most likely to receive a premium (71.7%) from buyers, and product assurance of eating satisfaction generated the greatest average WTP premium (18.6%). This research indicated, across all sectors, eating satisfaction, defined as lamb flavor/taste, was the most important quality trait to those who purchase lamb.
In-store evaluations of retail lamb labels showed that lamb shoulder and loin chops originating from the U.S. garnered the greatest price premiums compared to either New Zealand or Australian lamb (P < 0.05). Lamb was merchandised to American consumers at specialty type stores at an increased price per kg premium than either locally owned or national grocery chains (P < 0.05). Lamb shoulder prices at retail were merchandised with the greatest premium for product of U.S. origin from a specialty store packaged in modified atmosphere packaging and labeled with local (+ $5.42/kg) and natural (+ $5.40/kg) claims (P < 0.05). Lamb loin prices at retail were merchandised with the greatest premium for product of U.S. origin from a specialty store merchandised in a full service case or modified atmosphere packaged and labeled with a source verified and branded (+ $7.21/kg) label claim (P < 0.05). Shoulder and loin chop prices analyzed via hedonic modeling were not different for store location (East, Central, and West) nor USDA process verified Never-Ever 3 claim (P > 0.05).
Additionally, this research indicated that lamb loin and rib chops purchased at U.S. retail markets originating from U.S. lamb were the most muscular. Loin eye area of loin chops from U.S. origin were greater (19.55 cm2) than Australian chops (16.77 cm2), and chops from New Zealand (14.52 cm2) were the least muscular (P < 0.05). Also, Australian lamb (0.64 cm) had a trimness advantage of external fat of loin chops compared to lamb originating from either the U.S (0.84 cm) or New Zealand (0.86 cm; P < 0.05).
Lamb producers should strive to place a strategic emphasis on quality attributes identified in this research to ensure eating satisfaction and lamb flavor are optimized for American Lamb, and to produce lamb with product authenticity attributes requested by retail and foodservice sectors, and inevitably American lamb consumers.
An important application of the research included the development of an American lamb quality mission to: improve the consistency of quality, cutability, and marketability of American lamb with a consumer driven focus. The final phase of this project was a sheep/lamb industry strategy workshop that identified goals to: 1) Address factors contributing to lamb flavor, their impact on consumer satisfaction, and align flavor characteristics with target markets; 2) Improve lamb management to hit market-ready targets for product size, composition, and eating satisfaction while reducing production costs; and 3) Identify and capitalize on market opportunities for American lamb. A continuous improvement mentality is essential to lamb quality management throughout the supply chain in order to maintain (and increase) market share and demand for American lamb.