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Despite recent consolidations, the retail industry is fragmented. To become distinctive, companies need to figure out how to grow, sharpen their brand image, and at the same time improve their return on investments.
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Price Promotions in Latin American Retailing
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Using Technology to Improve In-store Marketing
The McKinsey Quarterly, April 2007
Consumer goods manufacturers are using simulation technology to test in-store marketing ideas more quickly.
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How Big Retailers Can Serve Brazil's Mass-market Shoppers
The McKinsey Quarterly, March 2007
Large food retailers in Brazil can grow only by reaching out to its 130 million mass-market consumers.
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Selling to "Mom-and-Pop" Stores in Emerging Markets
The McKinsey Quarterly, March 2007
Traditional shops and the companies that serve them are finding life harder and harder. For the suppliers, segmented execution is the answer.
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Winning In A Value-driven World
Tekla Back, Kelly Haveron, Laxman Narasimhan, Stacey Rauch, Kevin Sneader
The grocery industry has continued its rapid shift to value, and to date, responses from traditional retailers have not succeeded in stemming the shift. Conventional, piecemeal strategies are not enough. Retailers who want to survive – and win – must embrace an integrated, four-part program that creates and delivers 'Total Value Advantage.'
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