Estimating Demand Flashcards
What is the Anagram for this topic?
DRG BEN
D =
Direct Household Expenditure Survey of 1m Households Gives monetary estimates of demand Compare with census Regional variation
R =
Reweighting
Loyalty Cards - can see what people are buying/ where they are coming from/ who they are
Can then combine with Household Expenditure Survey to adjust for your store
G =
Geodemographics
Classifying an area based on its social characteristics
Can use loyalty data to see what people from each classification spend at your store
Estimate per area
B =
By Person Type Age Sex Ethnicity Social Class Used for niche marketing e.g. NEXT
E =
Elasticity
Can effect how you estimate demand:
If its elastic can be harder to estimate
Grocery = both (have to buy food, but amount spent can change)
N =
New forms of demand: Multipurpose trips - Arentze (2005) Work-place demand Convenience New locations - shops, tourism (Newing et al., 2012), hospitals, stations
Arentze (2005) =
Importance of considering multi-purpose trips
Newing (2012) =
Tourist demand - Second homes, Campsites, Seasonality, Hotels.
Uses the Cornwall Example