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Survival through continuous acquisition of consumers' resources

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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING CONSUMER'S BEHAVIOUR 3 3. SEGMENTATION, TARGETING AND POSITIONING 5 4. IN - STORE ATMOSPHERICS 7 5. CONCLUSION 10 REFERENCES 11 APPENDIX 1. 14 1. Introduction Survival through continuous acquisition of consumers' resources is the most vital achievement and most appropriate orientation of a retail firm. In the increasingly competitive retail industry, in every corner of the globe, companies are trying to identify and satisfy target customers' needs and wants. Their efforts are focused on how individuals, groups, and organisations select, buy, use, and dispose of goods, services, ideas, or experiences to suit their needs and desires. (Kotler, 2003). The aim of the assignment is to identify and analyse all the factors that influence consumer's buying behaviour within the retail industry, to identify and adopt the most appropriate positioning for a specific retail company, which requires careful appraisal of existing competition, possible gaps, and customer needs within the target market and finally, to suggest some recommendations...

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