A sequence of
marketing organizations that directs a product from the producer
to the ultimate user.
A marketing
organization that links a producer and user within a marketing
channel.
A middleman
that actually takes title to products by buying them.
A middleman
that buys from producers or other middlemen and sells to
consumers.
A middleman
that sells products to other firms.
The use of all
available outlets for a product.
The use of
only a portion or percentage of the available outlets for a
product in each geographic area.
The use of
only a single retail outlet for a product in each geographic
area.
The combining
of two or more stages of a distribution channel under a single
firm's management.
A centrally
managed distribution channel resulting from vertical
channel integration.
A middleman
that purchases goods in large quantities and then sells them to
other wholesalers or retailers and to institutional, farm,
government, professional, or industrial users.
A middleman
that performs the entire range of wholesaler functions.
A middleman
that deals in a wide variety of products.
A middleman
that stocks only a few product lines.
A middleman
that carries a select group of products within a single line.
A middleman
that assumes responsibility for a few wholesale services only.
A middleman
that helps in the transfer of ownership of products but does not
take title to the products.
A middleman
that carries merchandise and negotiates sales for manufacturers
but does not take title to the goods it sells.
A middleman
that facilitates exchanges, represents a buyer or a seller, and
often is hired permanently on a commission basis.
A middleman
that specializes in a particular commodity, represents either a
buyer or a seller, and is likely to be hired on a temporary
basis.
Essentially a
merchant wholesaler that is owned by a manufacturer.
Essentially a
sales agent that is owned by a manufacturer.
A firm that
operates only one retail outlet.
A firm that
operates more than one retail outlet.
A retail store
that (1) employs twenty&-five or more persons and (2) sells
at least home furnishings, appliances, family apparel, and
household linens and dry goods, each in a different part of the
store.
A self&-service general&-merchandise outlet
that sells goods at lower than usual prices.
A retail
outlet that displays well&-known brands and sells them at
discount prices through catalog sales within the store.
A retail
outlet that sells a single category of merchandise.
A large self&-service
store that sells primarily food and household products.
A large retail
store that carries not only food and nonfood products ordinarily
found in supermarkets but also additional product lines.
A small food
store that sells a limited variety of products but remains open
well beyond the normal business hours.
A minimal&-service
retail food outlet.
A retailer
that sells directly to consumers in their homes.
A retailer
that solicits orders by mailing catalogs to potential customers.
A hypothesis
that suggests that new retail operations usually begin at the
bottom&-in price, profits, and prestige&-and gradually
evolve up the cost/price scale, competing with newer business
whistle blowing informing the press or government officials about unethical practices within
one's organization.
A planned
shopping center consisting of several small convenience and
specialty stores.
A planned
shopping center that includes one or two department stores and
some specialty stores, along with convenience stores.
A planned
shopping center containing large department stores, numerous
specialty stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and sometimes
hotels.
All those
activities concerned with the efficient movement of products
from the producer to the ultimate user.
The process of
managing inventories in such a way as to minimize inventory
costs, including both holding costs and potential stockout
costs.
Those
activities that are involved in receiving and filling customers'
purchase orders.
The set of
activities that are involved in receiving and storing goods and
preparing them for reshipment.
The actual
physical handling of goods, in warehousing as well as during
transportation.
The shipment
of products to customers.
A firm that offers transportation
services.
