Description
Case Studies in Food Retailing and Distribution aims to close the gap between academic researchers and industry professionals through the presentation of 'real world' scenarios and the application of field-based research. The book provides contemporary explorations of food retailing and consumption from various contexts around the globe.Using a case study lens, successful examples of practice are provided and areas for further theoretical investigation are offered.Coverage includes:- the impact of retail concentration and the ongoing relevance of independent retailing- how social forces impact upon food retailing and consumption- trends in organic food retailing and distribution- discussion of how wellbeing and sustainability have impacted the sector- perspectives on the future of food retailing and distributionThis book is a volume in the Consumer Science and Strategic Marketing series.- Addresses business problems in in food retail and distribution- Includes pricing and supply chain management- Discusses food retailing in urban and rural settings- Covers both global distribution and entry in developing nations- Features real-world case studies that demonstrate what does and does not
Table of Contents
Case Studies in Food Retailing and DistributionThe changing nature of food retailing and distribution: using one case to understand manyJohn Byrom and Dominic Medway1. Community building strategies of independent co-operative food retailers Morven G. McEachern and Gary Warnaby2. Disrupting the giants: How independent grocers respond to the supermarket duopoly in Tasmania, AustraliaLouise Grimmer3. The effect of concentration of retail power on specialist knowledge of retail staff in the food and beverage sector: A case study of wine retailRosemarie Neuninger4. TazeDirekt.com: Branding charm or operational basics?Selcen Ozturkcan and Deniz Tuncalp5. Factors influencing consumers' supermarket visitation in developing economies: The case of GhanaSchmidt Helmut Dadzie and Felix Adamu Nandonde6. The home as a consumption space: promoting social eatingDonatella Privitera and Rebecca Abushena7. Supply chain analysis of farm-to-restaurant sales: A comparative study in Vancouver and ChristchurchHiran Roy, C. Michael Hall and Paul Ballantine8. The New Institutional Economics (NIE) approach to Geographical Indication (GI) supply chains: A case study from Turkey Pelin Bicen and Alan J. Malter9. Patanjali Ayurved Limited: Driving the Ayurvedic food product marketSujo Thomas, Abhishek and Sanket Vatavwala10. Organic innovation: The growing importance of private label products in the USXiaojin Wang, KATHRYN Boys and Neal H. Hooker11. Food retailing: Malaysian retailers' perception of and attitude towards organic certificationMuhammad Azman Ibrahim, C. Michael Hall and Paul Ballantine12. Inclusive food distribution networks in subsistence marketsMarcos Ferreira Santos and Andres Alberto Barrios Fajardo13. Food, health and data: Developing transformative food retailingHannu Saarijärvi, Leigh Sparks and Sonja Lahtinen14. Building consumer trust and satisfaction through sustainable business practices with organic supermarkets: The case of AlnaturaAdrienne Steffen and Susanne Doppler15. Spices of the future: Forecasting the future of food retailing and distribution with patent analysis techniquesDaniel Boller and Johanna F. Gollnhofer16. (No) time to cook: Promoting meal-kits to the time-poor consumerBeverley Hill and Sarah Maddock17. Supermarkets, television cooking shows and integrated advertising: New approaches to strategic marketing and consumer engagementMichelle Phillipov18. Premium Private Labels (PPLs): From food products to concept storesElisa Martinelli, Francesca De Canio and Gianluca Marchi
