week 4 Flashcards
types of retailers
TYPES OF RETAILERS (3)
food retailers
General Merchandise Retailers
Non-store Retail Formats
is a place of business where consumers can purchase food and take it with them to be consumed off-premise.
Food Retailers
Retail food is basically food obtained through a
business transaction with an organization that is not a restaurant.
Food Retailers
what are the 4 food retailers
- Mom and Pop Stores
- Convenience Stores
- Supermarkets
- Supercenters
is a rural or small-town store that carries a general line of merchandise.
General Merchandise Retailers
It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general goods.
General Merchandise Retailers
what are the 7 General Merchandise Retailers
- Department Stores
- Specialty Stores
- Discount Stores
- Category Specialists
- Off-Price Retailers
- Warehouse Clubs
- Home Improvement Centers
is a form of retailing in which a firm sells its products without a physical retail store/space.
Non-Store Retail Formats
what are the 5 Non-Store Retail Formats
- Electronic Retailing
- Catalog and Direct Mail
- Direct Selling
- Television Home Shopping
- Vending Machines
SERVICE RETAILERS CHARACTERISTICS
- Problems in Evaluating Service Quality
Intangibility
SERVICE RETAILERS CHARACTERISTICS
- Problems in Evaluating Service Quality
Intangibility
SERVICE RETAILERS CHARACTERISTICS-
Performance of Service Provider
Intangibility
SERVICE RETAILERS CHARACTERISTICS
* Inability to be perceived by the sense of touch
intangibility
- Service products are consumed at the same time they are being produced.
- Importance of Service Provider
Simultaneous Production and Delivery
- The quality of a food, beverage or another product that makes it expire or spoil quickly.
Perishability
- No inventory, Must Fill Capacity
Perishability