... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 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...

... et al., 2011 ; Silvera et 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...

... increase the level of participant involvement, we can hypothesize: H3. Incentives will influence the levels of price‐knowledge. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Pricing Consumers Food industry Over the last 30 years of research, both behavioral economics...

... 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...

... juxtaposition of the supermarket industry within developed and developing economies provides various insights into the commonalities and differences within various countries studied. Supermarkets Consumer behaviour Logistics data processing Retailing Labelling Food industry © Emerald Group...

... product shrinkage as a result of employee/customer theft (Jones et al., 2005a ; Smith, 2005). Suppliers Food industry Identification Radiofrequencies The emergence and development of Information Technology (IT) systems in business transactions are well recognised and have been...

... characteristics. It applies this categorisation to speciality food and examines the influence of these characteristics on the role of the internet as both a sales and marketing channel in Ireland. It uses both consumer and producer perspectives in the analysis. Distribution systems Internet Food industry...

... for Sainsbury's the lowest priced is compared with Aldi. 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...

...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...

... to unbalance symmetry in order to gain a larger share of the benefits. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Food industry Retailers Buyer‐seller relationships Management power Power as a construct in business‐to‐business relationships has received irregular and contrasting treatment...

... in order to include only the retailers' stores that are supplied with sausage products by the food supplier. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Customer service management Food industry Channel relationships Greece A crucial issue in logistics management involves if and in what...

... Food Retailing . Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing   2002 . © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Europe Food industry Retailing Competition This book is based on a European Commission‐sponsored research project and at times the origin is evident. That said, the material...

... and purchase fresh produce (Gibson, 1994). However, while certainly outlets for direct sales, entertainment farms tend to conjure up images of the “dude ranch” and in all likelihood do not represent most working farms. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Food industry Distribution Direct selling Farming...

... there are no significant differences across the different buying behaviours. In addition, a chi square value of 10.326 was found. Hence, the use of the consumer promotional tool of providing a free sample does not have a significant influence. Table V questionnaire statements were: Sales promotion Retail trade Food...

... Food industry Retailing Shorter product life cycles, an increasingly sophisticated and demanding consumer, growing retailer concentration both nationally and internationally, among other factors, are combining to increase the competitive pressure on Irish food manufacturers. Consequently...

... at all in the 1995 ranking of industry concerns. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Retailing Food industry USA Marketing environment Consumer behaviour The food retail industry, which encompasses grocery stores, supermarkets, and other food stores, is one of the most important and dynamic...

... for research. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Food industry France International sourcing Logistics Transactional analysis So, to adopt a global sourcing strategy is not without risk as the smallest failure in the transaction system has almost immediate consequences on the retailers...

... 1997 Food industry International trade Market entry Retail trade USA The second phase of Sainsbury’s US expansion was publicly announced in October 1994 ‐ the acquisition for $337 million of 50 per cent of the voting stock and 16.7 per cent of the total equity of Giant Food Inc...

... of critical investment in Shaw’s property, distribution, own‐label development, and IT systems being borne by Sainsbury to ensure competitive advantage in the post‐recession period. Capital investment Food industry International trade Market entry USA It is now almost ten years since...

... for 42 per cent of sales in the province[ 15 ]. The specific objectives in relation to Shanghai are to: Consumer behaviour Drinks industry Food industry Management Retailing Shanghai evaluate the evidence in relation to the prior belief that broader economic factors may affect...