3.03 fashion retailers

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3.03 fashion retailers
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Types of retailers

• General merchandisers
• Specialized merchandisers

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General merchandisers

• Carry many types of goods in several price ranges
• May be a rural general store or a huge mass
  merchandiser

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Specialized Merchandisers

• Narrow lines of related merchandise
• Distinct group of customers
• Market certain categories of goods to particular
  age groups, sizes, and consumer tastes and
  preferences
• Examples Victorias Secret, Footlocker, Lane
  Bryant

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Department Store

• Large-scale mass merchandisers
• Usually carry a wide range of sizes
• Carry household goods
• Departmentalized by category/sizes of goods
  being sold
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• Offer numerous customer services such as gift
  wrap, layaway
• Sell to many income levels, but generally target
  middle to upper income customers
• Advertise heavily
• Large buying and sales volume

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Types of department stores (dont write this down)

• Branch stores
• Flagship stores
• Junior department stores
• Chain stores

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Branch stores

• Small retail stores owned and operated by a
  parent store.

• May be located in suburbs or other urban areas
• Receive merchandise and operation instructions
  from the original store

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Flagship stores

• Parent or main stores originally located in a
  central business district.

• Responsible for merchandising and promotion for
  entire operation
• Can get merchandise to branch stores on short
  notice

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Junior department stores
Small department stores with limited assortments
of apparel, housewares, gifts, and household
textiles.

• Moderately priced
• Locally owned
• Low sales volume

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Chain stores
A group of stores owned, managed, merchandised,
and controlled by a central office.

• All stores carry similar goods at similar prices.
• Private label merchandise (Example Kenmore,
  Hunt Club)
• Decisions made at central headquarters
• May serve as anchor stores
• Anchor stores The attractions that draw
  customers to shopping centers and malls.

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Discount store retailing
Discount stores Mass merchandisers that sell at
lower-than-average prices.

• Located in high traffic areas
• minimal customer service
• Merchandise is paid for at checkout counters
  located near store exits.

• High sales volume
• Fashion followers
• Extended operating hours

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Discount store retailing (cont.)

• Many imports from low-wage countries

• Off-price discounters
• Factory outlets

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Off-price Discounters
Retailers that sell brand name or designer
merchandise at lower-than-normal prices.

• High fashion goods at moderate prices
• Changing collection of merchandise
• Buy merchandise at below-wholesale prices
• Labels may be cut out to protect merchandise sold
  in upscale shops

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Off-price discounters (cont.)

• Make low-cost special purchases during the season
  when other stores are planning for the next
  season
• Stock consists of production overruns,
  end-of-season goods, closeouts, and
  irregulars.

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Factory outlets

• Discount stores that are manufacturer owned and
  operated

• Sell only merchandise produced by the company
• Products sold include overruns, canceled orders,
  and discontinued items.
• May be located in factory malls

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Specialty store retailing
Specialty stores Retailers that sell limited
classifications of merchandise.

• Low sales volume
• High prices
• Offer unusual merchandise, more personalized
  service, convenience, and ambience
• Known for a certain level of design or quality of
  merchandise

• Franchise stores
• Boutiques

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Franchise stores
Retail establishments in which a firm or an
individual buys the right to use a famous or
established name or trademark in a specified
trading area.
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Franchise stores (cont.)

• Often located in exclusive shopping areas of
  major cities or boutique areas within large
  department stores
• The designer does not own the franchise and does
  not run the business. They only supply goods to
  the retailer.

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Boutiques
Small, stand-alone shops or areas within larger
stores that sell unusual, limited quantity
apparel, accessories, or decorative items.
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Boutiques (cont.)

• High level of customer service
• Fashion-forward merchandise
• Target special-interest customers
• Unique images
• New, artistic, and handmade items

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Nonstore retailing

• Selling without a conventional store facility.

• Mail-order retailing
• Telecommunication retailing
• In-home selling

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Mail-order
Selling merchandise through catalogs distributed
to customers.

• Customers select items by looking at pictures and
  reading product descriptions.
• Orders are placed by mail, toll-free calls,
  computer, or fax.

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Telecommunication retailing
Selling merchandise using communication devices.
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Television retailing

• Television channels are used to show and describe
  merchandise.
• Many celebrities sell signature lines of
  merchandise.
• Consumers can control what they view.
• Used to introduce and test the market for new
  products

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Internet retailing

• Electronic retailing or e-tailing
• Combines computer and telephone technologies with
  marketing and merchandising
• Allows customers to view electronic catalogs
• Allows for comparison shopping

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In-home selling

• Used to sell cosmetics, jewelry, clothing lines,
  and other merchandise through selling parties or
  door-to-door sales
• Merchandise is often high quality and unusual in
  design.
• Prices may be high.