... The article examines the supply chain (SC) in a food industry in Bulgaria. The relations between suppliers and the degree of integration of the activities along with the SC will be studied by building forms of partnerships with suppliers and the areas of cooperation they work in. The relevance of the topic...

... al., 2012), especially for the food industry, as everybody needs food no matter what age (Meneely, Burns and Strugnell, 2009 ; Meneely, Strugnell and Burns, 2009). After all, 20.6 per cent of Germany’s population is over 64 years old and possesses 22.1 per cent of the purchasing power...

... concerning the differences of price‐knowledge due to the nature of the brand. Finally, it is shown that incentives and certain demographics have no influence on price‐knowledge. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Pricing Consumers Food industry Additionally, research argues...

... is an increasingly topical issue amongst academics, students, planners and those working in the retail sector of the economy. Food industry Retailers Sustainable development United Kingdom Old policy issues such as food security, planning, fishing, farming and health now jostle for attention alongside...

... Labelling Food industry Intense competition and market saturation are forcing supermarkets to access new revenue streams worldwide. Supermarkets are expanding their array of products through mass customization, developing private label lines, embracing internet and home delivery services...

... (2004) , McLeod (2004a) and The Economist (2006) also report that retailers in particular will benefit, from labour cost savings and a reduction in theft and out‐of‐stocks. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Suppliers Food industry Identification Radiofrequencies...

...@nfc.teagasc.ie © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Distribution systems Internet Food industry Online operations Product attributes Over the last decade the use of the internet has grown and is now among the most popular forms of communication. It is also increasingly used as a method...

... 2006 Brand identity Brand image Quality Food industry Price positioning In consumer marketing, branding provides points of differentiation between competitive offerings and allows for market positioning. The brand can create an image of the product in the consumers' mind...

...John L. Stanton; Kenneth C. Herbst Purpose The food industry is the largest industry in the world, and when considering all of the other non‐food products (e.g. cleaning products, paper, etc.) that are sold through the food channel, it becomes even larger. There is one practice in the food channel...

... that (particularly for a dominant party) the perception of symmetrical interdependence is perpetuated (Feldman, 1998); if in truth this can never be the case. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Food industry Retailers Buyer‐seller relationships Management power Power as a construct...

... and the establishing of customer service policy by each company. Customer service management Food industry Channel relationships Greece A crucial issue in logistics management involves if and in what way customer service measurement is feasible. In practice, customer service elements can be used...

...Steven Burt R.   Clarke , S.   Davies , P.   Dobson and M.   Waterson . Buyer Power and Competition in European Food Retailing . Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing   2002 . © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Europe Food industry Retailing Competition...

... Food industry Distribution Direct selling Farming Pick‐your‐own (PYO) operations began to appear in the USA during the late 1930s. Spurred on by low prices and occasional shortages of migrant workers, PYO operations began to flourish, as more farmers sought ways to increase sales (Hall...

... the means of the independent variables age, status and education as there are more than two independent groups (Coakes and Steed, 1999). Sales promotion Retail trade Food industry Marketing Sales promotion is the offer of an incentive to induce a desired sales result (Gilbert, 1999...

.... Research by A.T. Kearney (1995) for the food industry identified the customer service elements shown in Table I as important. The first column is for 1995 and the second projects customer expectations for 2000. The Table shows that the customer service expectations for 2000 were higher than those...

... of the industry. The eighth most important concern was insufficient transportation infrastructure. For details about these issues, see Table I and Adelaja et al. (1997). Retailing Food industry USA Marketing environment Consumer behaviour The food retail industry, which encompasses...

... known ‐ or not ‐ how to implement structures and to develop strategic behaviours to reduce the risk linked to global sourcing, from experience acquired in distribution channel management on the domestic market. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Food industry France International sourcing Logistics...

...‐equivalent holdings, it had virtually zero net debt at the time of the Sainsbury acquisition. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Food industry International trade Market entry Retail trade USA Within nine months of Sainsbury’s acquisition of the stake in Giant, Cohen was diagnosed as having...

... in the post‐recession period. Capital investment Food industry International trade Market entry USA It is now almost ten years since the UK’s leading food retailer, J. Sainsbury plc, paid $261 million in June 1987 to take full control of Shaw’s ‐ a north‐east USA regional food chain of 49...

... on shopping in order to, in effect, reduce the non‐pecuniary cost to consumers of the goods purchased, and thereby maximize retail sales. Information on shopping behaviour would make an important contribution to knowledge for the purpose of decision making. Consumer behaviour Drinks industry Food...