by Ivy Chan Kit-chuen. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 67-68. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION / Reasons Behind Grocery Product Expansion --- p.1 / Obstacles to New Product Introduction --- p.2 / Differential Treatment Among Manufacturers --- p.3 / Objectives of This Paper --- p.5 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.6 / The New Product Flurry --- p.6 / The Birth of Slotting Allowances --- p.9 / Cost Center or Profit Center --- p.9 / Payment Upfront or In Disguise --- p.10 / An Evolution from Trade Allowances --- p.11 / The Extent of the Practice --- p.12 / The Amount Involved --- p.12 / The Type of Company and The Form of Payment Involved --- p.13 / The Controversy Involved in Failure Fee --- p.14 / Beyond Supermarkets --- p.16 / Implications of the Problem --- p.17 / The Effect of Slotting Allowances on All Concerned --- p.17 / The Outcome of Consolidation and Information Control --- p.18 / Factors Influencing New Product Decisions --- p.19 / Management Information at the Retail Level --- p.19 / The Product and Its Company --- p.20 / The Customer's Needs --- p.20 / Alternative Courses of Actions to Consider --- p.21 / Government Regulation --- p.22 / Manufacturer-Retailer Settlement --- p.23 / Venture into Other Channels --- p.23 / Innovation in Packaging --- p.23 / Exercise Family Planning --- p.25 / Return to Pull Marketing --- p.25 / Innovation in Fixtures --- p.26 / Manufacturer-Retailer Cooperation --- p.26 / Summary --- p.29 / Chapter III. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.31 / The Scope of Study --- p.32 / The Approach --- p.32 / The Response --- p.33 / Chapter IV. --- FINDINGS OF THE STUDY --- p.34 / The U.S. and Hong Kong: A Preliminary Comparison --- p.35 / The Birth of Listing Allowances --- p.36 / What is a New Product --- p.37 / Where is the Competition for Space? --- p.37 / Slotting Allowances Practices in Hong Kong --- p.37 / Listing Allowances --- p.38 / In-Store Promotions --- p.39 / Discounts --- p.40 / Summary of New Product Introduction Charges --- p.41 / How Much is Involved? --- p.42 / Is It Negotiable? --- p.42 / Criteria for New Product Acceptance --- p.43 / Alternative Channels of Distribution --- p.44 / Japanese Supermarkets --- p.44 / The Independents --- p.45 / General Sentiments of the Industry --- p.45 / Other Issues --- p.46 / Choice of Location --- p.47 / Types of Promotion --- p.48 / Undersells --- p.49 / Chapter V. --- SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS --- p.50 / APPENDIX --- p.53 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.67