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Defining a retailer's channel strategy applied to young consumers
Date Issued
2014
Date Available
2015-02-06T10:36:53Z
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop an approach at defining a retail channel strategy applied to young consumers. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use a qualitative study that adopts the consumer perspective and employed an investigative channel-scan approach based on two scenarios applied to 12 retailers selling children's wear. The authors studied 139 flows between all the channels and explored the retailers’ child orientation. Findings: The paper revealed that the channel configuration and integration of retailers showed a diversity of approach leading us to distinguish eight different retail channel strategies. It also appears that there is limited evidence of a specific selling channels designed for children by retailers in selling products aimed at the child market. Research limitations/implications: This study contributes to the retail marking literature by showing evidence of child orientation in channel management. Nevertheless, the results show the need for future research to understand the causes and effects of channel child orientation and the way it contributes to the retail channel strategy. Practical implications: The findings have practical implications for retailers by providing a framework to help them in their decision-making regarding retail channel strategy. It also sheds new light on the contribution from young consumers in retail channel strategy. Originality/value: The contribution of this paper is to explore the combined perspective of configuration and integration of the channel-to-market as part of the retail channel strategy. The paper also provides evidence of child orientation in retail channel strategy when retailers selling products for children are concerned.
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Nova Child
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Emerald
Journal
International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management
Volume
42
Issue
11/12
Start Page
953
End Page
973
Copyright (Published Version)
2014 Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
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