• 제목/요약/키워드: Retail Format

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Pitch based carbon fibers for automotive body and electrodes

  • Yang, Kap Seung;Kim, Bo-Hye;Yoon, Seong-Ho
    • Carbon letters
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.162-170
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    • 2014
  • Pitch is an attractive raw material for carbon fiber precursors due to its low cost stemming from its availability as a residue of coking and petroleum processes. Ford Motor Company reported a carbon fiber target price of $11.0/kg by using a fast cycle-time manufacturing method with carbon fiber in an inexpensive format, allowing for an average retail price of gasoline of $3.58/gallon. They also recommended the use of carbon fiber with strength of 1700 MPa, modulus of 170 GPa, and 1.5% elongation. This study introduced a ca. $5.5{\mu}m$ carbon fiber with 2000 MPa tensile strength obtained from a precursor through simple distillation of petroleum residue. Petroleum pitch based carbon nanofibers prepared via electrospinning were characterized and potential applications were introduced on the basis of their large specific surface area and relatively high electrical conductivity.

회원제 도매클럽의 연회비부과에 대한 이론적 연구 (Theoretical Analysis on Membership Fee of Wholesale Club)

  • 김상훈
    • 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.91-105
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    • 2001
  • Wholesale club is one of the fastest expanding retailer formats. Given its key features such as limited assortment and no promotion policy, the current paper provides a theory on why the wholesale clubs charge their members fixed annual fees. In a competitive setting with supermarkets, the proposed model demonstrates that the membership fee is the optimal reaction of wholesale clubs to supermarkets" sales promotion. More specifically, the positive amount of annual fee is only justified under the condition that there exists consumer heterogeneity in consumption rate and when the supermarket exercises price promotion on the product that the wholesale club carries. This paper describes the competition in a stylized fashion and derives the optimal membership fee under a scenario where retail promotion is present. This study is valuable in that it offers a different explanation on wholesale club membership fee than conventional wisdoms such as cost sharing and that it provides insights to the managers who consider no-fee format.

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소매업체의 글로벌 확장전략과 공급사슬관리에 관한 연구: 메트로 그룹을 중심으로 (A Study on the Retailer's Global Expansion Strategy and Supply Chain Management : Focus on the Metro Group)

  • 김동윤;문미진;이상윤
    • 유통과학연구
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    • 제11권12호
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    • pp.25-37
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    • 2013
  • Purpose - The structure of retailing has changed as retailers develop markets in response to business environment changes. This study aims to analyze the general situation of retailers in order to predict future global strategy using case studies of overseas expansion strategy and the Metro Group's global strategy. Research design, data, and methodology - The backgrounds to the new retail business model and retailer classification are analyzed as theoretical data. In addition, the key success point of the Metro Group's "cash and carry" strategy is analyzed as is the Metro Group's global CFAR (collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment) strategy. Finally, the plan for cooperation and precise forecasting under the Metro Group's supply chain management are analyzed from the promotion environment viewpoint. Related materials analyzed included the 2012 annual report, the Metro Group's web page, and a video interview with the executive in charge of global strategy and the new market development department. Some data were revised to avoid disrupting essential aspects of the case studies. Results - The important finding was that the Metro Group could be a world-class retail company with its successful global expansion strategy. The Metro Group's global strategy's primary goal is to have a leading business position in Eastern and Western Europe. The "cash and carry" strategy is highest priority in its overseas expansion strategy. Moreover, the Metro Group has standardized product planning capacity, which could be applied in various countries with different structural and cultural backgrounds. This is the main reason that the Metro Group could rapidly become successful in the Eastern Europe and Asian markets through its structural overseas expansion strategies. In addition, the Metro Group emphasizes the importance of supply chain management. Conclusions - First, retailers should create additional value through utilizing the domestic market, market power, and economies of scale to launch a global strategy to maximize benefits from diversification. Second, the political, economic, and cultural background of the target country needs to be understood to successfully implement the overseas expansion strategy. Third, the main factor of successful cooperation with a local partner is how quickly the company gains total understanding of the business resources and core competence of its partner. All organizations should focus on the achievement of goals in order to successfully operate the partnership. Fourth, retailers should improve their business, financial and organizational structure. Moreover, the work processes and company culture should also be improved to respond strongly in the competitive global market. Fifth, the essential point of a successful retail business is the control capacity of its branding and format. The retailer could avoid forecasting errors through supply chain management by perfectly distributing the actual amount of its inventory. In addition, the risks along the supply chain are effectively shared between the supply chain partners. Finally, the central tendency of the market is to gain in strength with this taking place across all parts of the business.

Developing an Assortment Planning Process Model for Clothing Retail Buyers: An Exploratory Research

  • Kang, Keang-Young;Kincade, Doris H.
    • 한국의류산업학회지
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    • 제6권6호
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    • pp.815-824
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    • 2004
  • 학계에서나 업계에서도 패션에 민감한 상품의 상품구색계획이 체계적이고 객관적으로 연구된 사례는 찾아보기 힘들다. 이 연구의 목적은 현장에서 실제 사용되는 상품 구색 모델을 연구하여 개념적인 상품구색 모델과 조합함으로써 여성복 유통 바이어에게 제안하는 상품구색모델을 개발하기 위한 것이다. 개념적인 상품구색모델을 개발하기 위해서 이 연구는 문헌들에서 발견되어지는 상품구색 활동들에 대한 단편적인 묘사들을 IDEF0 모델링 분석 도구를 이용하여 수집하고 분류하였다. 실제 사용되는 상품 구색 모델을 개발하기 위해서 백화점과 유통전문점에서 근무하는 10명의 유통 바이어들과 인터뷰했다. 인터뷰 내용은 IDEF0 분석도구에 의해 개념과 연구 요인들에 의해 분류되고 요약되었다. 요약한 내용은 인터뷰 대상자들에 의해 검증되었고 실제 사용되는 모델을 위해 재구성되었다. 5명의 전문가들이 개념적인 모델과 실제 사용되는 모델을 비교하고 관계분석과정을 거쳐 최종적으로 제안 모델을 완성하였다. 최종 제안 모델에 포함된 모든 업무활동의 유효성과 신뢰성 검증을 위한 설문지를 인터뷰 대상자들에게 보내어 검증과정을 거치었다. IDEF0 모델 상의 추상 개념 단계에서 상품구색모델과정은 (가) 문제 인식, (나) 정보 조사, (다) 상품의 질적 평가, (라) 상품의 양적 평가, (마) 상품 선정, (바) 계획 수립의 단계로 정리되었다.

The Effect of Convenience Store Dessert on Consumers Value and Satisfaction

  • CHA, Seong-Soo;LEE, Su-Han
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.191-199
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to investigate what selection attributes of customer value are more crucial when consumers choose the dessert at convenience store, which is the fastest growing retail format in Korea recently. Factors considered to be important when customers buy dessert, such as economics, diversity, convenience, and safety were examined and also relationship between customer value and satisfaction was analyzed. The survey was conducted through online (including SNS) from April 6, 2019 to April 30, 2019. A total of 303 questionnaires were used for empirical analysis. Factor analysis was performed to verify the validity and reliability of the measured variables. And the structural equation model (SEM) was used as a statistical method for hypothesis testing. As a result, factors as 'diversity', 'safety' were revealed to significantly affect hedonic customer value, while 'convenience' was shown to affect utilitarian customer value significantly. In addition, the path that customer value leads to satisfaction was also found to be significant. The result of the study suggests that selection attributes of convenience store dessert and providing meaningful implications of related hedonic and utilitarian values when customers purchase dessert at convenience store. This study provided practical implications for managers of the fiercely competitive dessert industry.

The Localization Strategies and Success of Costco : Focusing on a Japanese Mature Retail Market

  • Baek, Jung-Yim;Wang, Shuguang
    • 산경연구논집
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.7-16
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    • 2018
  • Purpose - This research addresses the question of how an international retailer like Costco can succeed in a foreign mature market and satisfy the local consumers. Our study aims to promote our understanding of how foreign retailers influence local consumers in a mature market with differentiated business models. Research design, data, and methodology - Our study uses company publications, secondary sources of information and the results of a questionnaire survey consisting of 106 participants. Consumer responses were solicited through a questionnaire survey conducted in the city of Kobe in December of 2013. Results - Product differentiation from local retailers in a mature market like Japan gave Costco a competitive edge. Compared with local supermarkets, Costco was preferred by Japanese consumers for its variety of goods that it carries, as well as in-store promotion large package of selling units, in-store amenities, and customer services. Conclusions - First, a theoretical framework is proposed in this study that can aid in developing localization strategies in a mature market such as Japan. Second, it reveals that an international retailer can succeed in a foreign market by stimulating local consumers to change their purchasing behavior, without having to alter the prevailing format of operation.

이커머스에서 정보 탐색을 위한 네비게이션 인터페이스 디자인 유형 연구 (A study on the type of navigation interface design for information search in e-commerce)

  • 정다영;김승인
    • 디지털융복합연구
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    • 제19권10호
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    • pp.411-418
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구에서는 Statista와 National Retail Federation가 선정한 100대 이커머스 서비스들을 대상으로 실제 사용자에게 제공하고 있는 정보 탐색 방식 및 사용자 인터페이스의 유형을 조사하고, 인터페이스를 구성하는 시각화 요소 및 조작에 대한 상호작용 방식을 분석한 후 각 유형이 가지는 특성을 도출하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 정보의 수와 위계단계가 많을수록 스프레드 형태를, 적을수록 드롭다운과 메가 메뉴 방식을 사용하는 경우가 많았다. 둘째, 정보 위계에 따른 시각적 구분 방식은 배경색상, 서체의 변화, 선을 가장 많이 사용하며 변화에 대한 인지가 가장 빠른 배경 색상과 영역간 구분을 명확하게 할 수 있도록 돕는 선을 사용하는 경우가 많았다. 셋째, 사용자 조작에 대한 상호작용 방식은 배경 컬러, 텍스트 컬러, 선 등 다양한 요소들을 두 가지 이상 동시에 적용하는 경우가 가장 많았다. 본 연구는 이커머스의 정보 탐색을 위한 인터페이스의 유형과 세부 요소들의 선택 기준이 될 수 있는 항목들의 분석을 통해 유형별 특성을 정의하였다는 점에서 의미가 있다.

지속적인 가치 유지를 위한 화예디자인 패키징의 소비자 요구에 관한 연구 -소비자와 공급자의 설문 조사 분석 중심으로- (A Study on Consumer Needs of Sustainable Floristry Packaging : Focused on the Survey Analysis of Consumers & Suppliers)

  • 안혜경;김흥렬
    • 한국화예디자인학연구
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    • 제41호
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    • pp.25-44
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구는 소매 샵에서 꽃다발 패키징의 필요성과 효용성에 대해 소비자와 공급자의 이견이 있음을 인지하고 지속적인 가치 유지를 위한 화예디자인 패키징의 소비자 요구를 설문형식을 이용하여 조사 분석하였다. 도입에서는 화예디자인의 이해와 지속 가능함에 대한 것을 고찰하였다. 설문은 일반적 구매 형태, 패키징 관련 문항 그리고 소비자와 구매자의 프로필에 대한 문항으로 구성되었다. 소비자 대상은 목동 대단지 아파트의 중류층 주민들과 목동 외 소수 소비자와 직장인들이었으며 공급자는 전국에서 현재 활동하는 플로리스트였다. 그들의 요구 공통점과 차이점을 중심으로 소비자의 요구를 반영한 효과적이고 전략적인 패키징의 방향을 제시하여 비즈니스 모델로 제시하였다. 향후 조사 연구 결과는 패키징 디자인을 제작하고 보급하는데 기초가 될 것으로 사료되었다.

할인점 서비스품질의 각 차원이 CS에 미치는 영향에 대한 한(韓).중(中)간 비교 문화적 연구 (The Cross-Cultural Study about Effects of Service Quality Dimensions on CS in Korea and China)

  • 노은정;서용구
    • 마케팅과학연구
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2009
  • A hypermarket as the one of the most globally standardized retailing format is also the type of store among various types of stores that the most active in expanding into other foreign markets. Recently, as several Korean retailing companies start to penetrate into Chinese market they differentiate themselves with modern facilities and customers service oriented high-end concept. China and Korea as Far East Asian countries share many common values, however precise and careful analysis should be carried out since there may also be critical differences in socio-economic aspects as well as in consumption patterns due to the level of development stages of retail industry among two countries. Even though precise and careful study is crucial on Chinese retailing market and consumers, none of researches and studies on 'how the quality of service dimensional structure is different between Korea and China', and 'what will be the most important and influential service dimensional factors for Chinese consuers compared to the hypermarkets customers in Korea' in order to improve the level of Chinese consumers satisfaction' have been fulfilled At this point of view, this study uses KD-SQS (Rho Eun Jung & Sir Yong Gu, 2008) which is a measure of Korean hypermarkets service quality to set up a hypothesis on Korean and Chinese consumers, and an empirical analysis is conducted. We try to get the answers about how the comparative importance of Service quality dimensions which decides the level of customer satisfaction is different depending on the cultural dimensions and socio-economic factors among two countries, Korea and China. Based upon the results, we try to give a valuable suggestion of what service dimensional factors should be reinforced to improve the level of CS in Chinese retailing market. Hypotheses for this study are as follows : H1. Each dimension of Service Quality significantly affects the level of CS H2. The effect of 'Basic Benefit' in service quality dimensions on the level of CS is greater in China than in Korea H3. The effect of 'Promotion' in service quality dimensions on the level of CS is greater in China than in Korea H4. The effect of 'Physical Aspects'in service quality dimensions on the level of CS is greater in Korea than in China. H5. The effect of 'Personal Interaction' in service quality dimensions on the level of CS is greater in China than in Korea H6. The effect of 'Policy' in service quality dimensions on the level of CS will be greater in Korean than in China H7. The effect of additional convenience in service quality dimensions on the level of CS will be greater in Korean than in China. More than 1,100 data were collected directly from the surveys of Chinese and Korean consumers in order to verify the hypotheses above. In Korea, stores which have floor space of over $9,000m^2$and opened later than year 2000 were selected for the samples, and thus Gayang, Wolgye, Sangbong, Eunpyeong, Suh-Suwon, Gojan stores and their customers were surveyed. In China, notable differences in the income levels and consumer behaviors between cities and regions were considered, and thus the research area was limited to the stores only in Shanghai. 6 stores which have the size of over $6,000m^2$ and opened later than 2000, such as Ruihong, Intu, Mudanjang, Sanrin, Raosimon, and Ranchao stores were selected for the survey. SPSS 12.0 and AMOS 7.0 were used as statistical tools, and exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and multi-group analysis were conducted. In order to carry out a multi group analysis that decides whether the structure variables which shows the different effects of 6 service dimensions in Korean and Chinese groups is statistically valid, configural invariance, metric invariance, and structural invariance are tested in order. At the results of the tests, 3 out of 7 hypotheses were supported and other 4 hypotheses were denied. According to the study, 4 dimensions (Basic Benefit, Physical Environment, Policy, and additional convenience) were positively correlated with CS in Korea, and 3 dimensions (i.e. basic benefit, policy, additional convenience) were significant in China. However, the significance of the service-dimensions was turned out to be partially different in Korea and China. The Basic Benefit is more influential in deciding the level of CS in china than Korea, however Physical Aspect is more important factor in Korea. 'Policy dimension' did not make significant difference between two countries. In the 'additional convenience dimension', the differences in 'socio-economic factors' than in'cultural background' were considered as more important in Chinese consumers than Korean. Overall, the improvement of Service quality will be crucial factors to increase the level of CS in Chinese market same as Korean market. In addition, more emphases need to be placed on the service qualities of 'Basic Benefit' and 'additional convenience' dimensions in China. In particular, 'low price' and 'product diversity' that constitute 'Basic Benefit' are proved to be comparatively disadvantageous and weak points of Korean companies compared to global players, and thus the prompt strengthening those dimensions would be urgent for Korean retailers. Moreover, additional conveniences such as various tenants and complex service and entertaining area will be more important in China than in Korea. Besides, Applying advanced Korean Hypermaret`s customer policy to Chinese consumers will help to get higher reliability and to differentiate themselves to other competitors. However, as personal interaction, physical aspect, promotions were proved as not significant for the level of CS in China, Korean companies need to reconsider the priority order of resource allocations when they tap into Chinese market.

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