Exam 15: Retailing

Which of the following statements about restaurants is true?

Electronic retailing includes the 24 hour,shop-at-home television networks and online retailing.

_____ carry a limited line of high-turnover,high-priced goods and resemble miniature supermarkets.These self-service stores are typically located near residential areas and are open long hours,seven days a week.

Kroger is the largest supermarket chain in the U.S.Which of the following is the most likely reason why Kroger supermarkets sell all types of foodstuffs as well as nonfood products including a wide range of eyewear and accessories?

Which type of retail store specializes in a given type of merchandise?

Apple Inc.opened its first Apple Store in 2001 and currently has hundreds of stores spanning several countries.Many of the Apple Stores are inside malls,but Apple also has several free standing stores they call their flagship stores,with each looking a little different on the outside.These are located in New York City,Boston,Los Angeles,Chicago,San Francisco,Montreal,Tokyo,and Osaka. The store in New York City is a glass cube with a glass cylindrical elevator and spiral staircase that leads to an underground store.Inside they have long tables displaying products ranging from the iMac,MacBook Air,iPods,printers,cameras,and other accessories.All these products are accessible to customers who can try them out and ask various questions of informed associates.The walls are mostly metallic and the signs are all backlit. All stores have a Genius Bar where a customer can receive technical advice or set up service and repair for their products.To address the needs of the many iPod users,some stores,such as the New York store,have set up a separate iPod Bar where customers can get their own technical assistance.They also have an iMac station for kids who want to try out games and learning products and a theatre for workshops,product training sessions and special presentations. Apple introduced the handheld Easy Pay system where customers don't have to wait in line to purchase products and with a simple click of a paperless,handheld credit card scanner,the employee brings the cash register to the customer.Items can be rung up anywhere on the show room floor.Apple plans to open several more stores in the years to come. Apple also has its online store.At its web site a customer can order any Mac or iPod product,plus a large variety of accessories.In addition to its product offerings,a customer can watch a demonstration of how products work or check out the latest Mac ads or news. -Refer to Apple Stores.What method of nonstore retailing does Apple take advantage of through the use of its Web site?

Retailing opportunities can take place without customers shopping at a store.Name and briefly discuss four forms of nonstore retailing.

Specialty discount stores differ from other discount stores.While most other discounters offer a predictable assortment of merchandise,the styles and brands offered at specialty discount stores change frequently because they buy only what is currently available at a good deal.

The overall impression conveyed by a store's physical layout,decor,and surroundings is referred to as the store's:

A specialty store is considering locating a retail store in a regional shopping mall.Which of the following is NOT a likely benefit associated with a locating in a mall?

Whenever a customer opens an account at First Southern National Bank,a teller or account representative asks the customer whether she needs a CD,online banking or other services.In other words,the account representative engages in:

Walmart,the world's largest retailer by revenue,announced that it will get back to its founder's roots by initiating more price cuts.Critics claimed that the giant was getting away from its original focus because it posted relatively high gross profit margins.CEO Mike Duke assuaged critics by saying Walmart's $400 billion in sales will become even larger because the price cuts will attract more customers and it will lower its costs of goods sold. -Refer to Walmart.Which type of pricing strategy describes Walmart's commitment to offer consistently lower prices?

_____ refers to shopping without visiting a store and is currently growing faster than in-store shopping because of the consumer demand for convenience.

When Irvin went into Lowe's to buy his wife a small tool set she said she wanted,the sales clerk suggested a larger set with a tool kit on wheels that included a router and circular saw.In this example,the sales clerk engaged in:

John Diaz immigrated to Tallahassee from Cuba in the 1980s.He set up a coffee shop called Diaz in a small upper-middle-class neighborhood.It rapidly became popular because of the wonderful coffee it brewed.Soon Diaz was selling the finest coffees from around the world,plus coffee-making necessities such as grinders and brewers.Within ten years,Diaz was operating a lucrative mail-order business in addition to his coffee shop. Upon entering the shop,the first thing the customer sees is a countertop crowded with all of the machinery needed for making a perfect cup of coffee.Marble-topped tables are set in cozy nooks with overstuffed chairs.Bookshelves on one wall hold books about coffee for patrons to read while they sip.The smell is intoxicating to a real coffee lover.Coffee drinkers can take home a pound when they leave.The store carries all types of coffee from $300 per pound Kopi Luwak from Sumatra to Brazilian Cerrado for $8 a pound. -Refer to Diaz.If Diaz wanted to grow his business and granted another owner the rights to use his format and approach to doing business,he would be involved in:

Traditional department stores and specialty stores are more likely to charge the full "suggested retail price" for goods than are factory outlets.

Domino's pizza,Hyatt Corporation,and Wendy's are all examples of _____ because the franchisee buys the right to use the franchisor's approach to doing business.

The person who called Alisa last night and tried to sell her double-paned windows for her home was using outbound telemarketing.

Define independent retailer,chain store,and franchise and give an example of each.

Apple Inc.opened its first Apple Store in 2001 and currently has hundreds of stores spanning several countries.Many of the Apple Stores are inside malls,but Apple also has several free standing stores they call their flagship stores,with each looking a little different on the outside.These are located in New York City,Boston,Los Angeles,Chicago,San Francisco,Montreal,Tokyo,and Osaka. The store in New York City is a glass cube with a glass cylindrical elevator and spiral staircase that leads to an underground store.Inside they have long tables displaying products ranging from the iMac,MacBook Air,iPods,printers,cameras,and other accessories.All these products are accessible to customers who can try them out and ask various questions of informed associates.The walls are mostly metallic and the signs are all backlit. All stores have a Genius Bar where a customer can receive technical advice or set up service and repair for their products.To address the needs of the many iPod users,some stores,such as the New York store,have set up a separate iPod Bar where customers can get their own technical assistance.They also have an iMac station for kids who want to try out games and learning products and a theatre for workshops,product training sessions and special presentations. Apple introduced the handheld Easy Pay system where customers don't have to wait in line to purchase products and with a simple click of a paperless,handheld credit card scanner,the employee brings the cash register to the customer.Items can be rung up anywhere on the show room floor.Apple plans to open several more stores in the years to come. Apple also has its online store.At its web site a customer can order any Mac or iPod product,plus a large variety of accessories.In addition to its product offerings,a customer can watch a demonstration of how products work or check out the latest Mac ads or news. -Refer to Apple Stores.Apple has the Genius Bar,the backlit signs,the Apple products themselves,the modern metallic walls and spiral staircases in its stores.These are all work together to convey the store's _____.