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. For this specific assignment I have chosen the major leader in the electronics industry, Dixons Plc. Dixons Plc started off as a photographic studio founded by Charles Kalms in 1937. There was high demand for portrait photography. Above all conditions for growth, there must be a gap in the market. The belief that the firm can quickly recognise and profitably supply some area of consumer demand. Stanley Kalms, the son, was quick to recognise the public's new-found interest in photography, which was growing rapidly. They started selling simple cameras and accessories. The challenge to the firms is to market the product so that the value to consumer exceeds its price and price exceeds costs of production. Dixons customers valued their products higher than the price charged. Consumers priced the cameras and accessories as exceeding its retail price. By very clever management and efficiency Dixons were able to produce the goods as...

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