Lessons for competing in the tough world of retail / Barry Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Barry.

Contributor:

Berman, Barry.

Series:

FT Press Delivers elements.

FT Press Delivers elements

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retail trade--Management.

Retail trade.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([21] p.).

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : FTPress Delivers, 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This Element is an excerpt from Competing in Tough Times: Business Lessons from L.L. Bean, Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Other World-Class Retailers (9780132459198) by Barry Berman. Available in print and digital formats. How retailers can gain deeper insights into their true position--and choose the right strategies for a marketplace that won’t get any easier. According to Porter, the least-defensible competitive strategy is being “stuck in the middle.” These retailers offer no long-term benefit in terms of either low prices or strong differentiation. The first part of addressing this is to recognize your true-- not ideal --marketplace positioning. Next, how can you determine whether a cost, value, or differentiation strategy is most suitable....

Notes:

Description based on resource description page (viewed Mar. 29, 2011).

"This Element is an excerpt from Competing in Tough Times: Business Lessons from L.L. Bean, Trader Joe's, Costco, and Other World-Class Retailers (9780132459198) by Barry Berman."--Resource description page.

"An e-burst of inspiration from the best books"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [20-[21]).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Related Work:

Berman, Barry. Competing in tough times: business lessons from L.L. Bean, Trader Joe's, Costco, and other world-class retailers.

ISBN:

9786612941481

9780132698016

0132698013

9781282941489

1282941488

9780132694933

013269493X

OCLC:

711780511