This study focuses on the variability of Canadian's value added meat purchase patterns by animal species, by level of processing, by branding and by grocery store chains. The results highlight that meat price, advertising and household socio-demographic characteristics and regional segments are strongly related to meat demand. The findings also indicate that there is no one correct pattern of meat product development across animal products from different species. In addition grocery store meat purchase exhibits little store loyalty most households purchase meat at more than one store chain regularly. The implications of the study suggest the importance of meat marketing segmentation by socioeconomic and household demographic factors in the development of marketing programs and product promotion for the food industry in general and meat industry to expand sales by targeting marketing strategies. Public health implications include the fact that habit persistence is important and likely an impediment to behaviour changes. / Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Ces dernières années, le développement continu des marques de distributeurs (MDD) a abouti à un marché composés de trois grands segments de consommateurs : (i) ceux qui sont fidèles aux marques nationales, (ii) aux marques de distributeurs et (iii) ceux qui combinent les deux. Pourquoi ce dernier groupe de consommateurs migrent-t-il d’une marque nationale vers une marque de distributeurs et inversement ? A notre connaissance, aucune étude n’a été menée sur cet aspect de la concurrence entre marque nationale et MDD. Les travaux de recherche en marketing ont surtout étudié les changements entre marques nationales ou le choix des MDD. Or, le comportement migratoire entre les deux types de marques peut représenter jusqu’à 20% des comportements d’achat (source : Panel MarketingScan). L’objet de cette thèse est donc de proposer un cadre théorique permettant de comprendre la migration entre les deux types de marques. Nous analysons l’influence des variables relatives à la marque (ou des références) et à la catégorie de produits tout en tenant compte des différences individuelles (observées et non observées) entre les ménages et les enseignes. Nous utilisons comme cadre empirique le panel Angevin de la Société MarketingScan. Nous élaborons pour cela un modèle de choix avec coefficients aléatoires et facteurs latents (Latent Factor Random coefficients Multinomial Logit Model) permettant de contrôler l’hétérogénéité entre les ménages. Les résultats montrent que le type de MDD (marque enseigne ou marque propre) a une influence à la fois sur la migration vers et le rachat des MDD. Le prix reste toujours important dans la concurrence entre les deux types de marques. Une plus grande disponibilité des références au niveau de la marque de distributeurs permet d’attirer plus de consommateurs. Toutefois, une forte présence de MDD réduit la satisfaction des consommateurs à l’égard de l’assortiment et les pousser à migrer vers les marques nationales. / For the last years, the consistent development of store brands or private labels has resulted in a market composed of three segments: customers who are national brand loyal, (ii) store brand loyal and (iii) those who combine store and national brands. So the question becomes: why does the latter group of consumers migrate from a national brand to a store brand and vice versa? To our knowledge, no study has been conducted about this aspect of national brand and private label competition. The research in marketing has mainly studied brand switching between national brands and the choice of store brand. However, migration between the two types of brand might account for up to 20% of the purchase behaviours (source: MarketingScan panel). The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest a theoretical framework to understand the migration between the two types of brands. We analyzed the influence of variables at the brand and SKU, and product category levels, while accounting for the (observed and unobserved) individual and store specific factors. Our empirical analysis is based on the panel data from MarketingScan. We developed a Latent Factor Random Coefficients Multinomial Logistic Model that allows us to control for unobserved heterogeneity. We showed that the type of store brand had an influence on both the migration and the behavioural loyalty to store brand. The price is still important in the competition between private labels and national brands. Greater availability of SKUs at the brand level promotes migration to store brands, which helps them capture additional purchases. Nevertheless, a strong presence of private labels in a product category reduces consumer satisfaction with the assortment and consequently causes households to migrate to national brands.

The broad objective of this study is to examine how assortment factors and category performance are related within the context of specialty retailing. This study formulates two clusters of research questions. The first cluster of research questions focuses on product assortment in general, for example assortment variety and composition. The second cluster of research questions concentrates on a specific area of product assortment, that is, private label products. An organic retailer in Australia collaborates by providing its assortment records and sales reports. The Australian organic retailing industry is an ideal candidate for this study for 1) it is specialty retailing, and 2) the supply situation allows organic retailers considerable flexibility to experiment with different assortment compositions. This study analyses store level cross sub category data and, to supplement this, it conducts a qualitative study and collects field data. Included in the cross sub category analyses are approximately 140 to 180 organic sub categories. The results show that assortment variety has a positive influence on sub category sales. The strength of this positive relationship varies across different sub category types, for example food or non-food. For the private label analyses, the results show that, within the focal store, private label SKUs are more likely to be present in sub categories with larger sales and with supermarket competition present. This study also finds that a deeper manufacturer brand assortment hurts private label performance. This study contributes to a body of cross category empirical generalisations about the complex decisions retailers face by examining the effects of assortment decisions within the context of specialty retailing. It provides some clear empirical evidence for how assortment factors and sub category performance are related through an empirical investigation in a bricks and mortar retail environment. In addition, it tests the generalisability of extant private label research beyond the much discussed conventional supermarket industry and convenience consumer goods contexts. Keywords: assortment, private label, store brand, specialty retailing, cross category, sub category, empirical investigation, organic retailing, Australia

The broad objective of this study is to examine how assortment factors and category performance are related within the context of specialty retailing. This study formulates two clusters of research questions. The first cluster of research questions focuses on product assortment in general, for example assortment variety and composition. The second cluster of research questions concentrates on a specific area of product assortment, that is, private label products. An organic retailer in Australia collaborates by providing its assortment records and sales reports. The Australian organic retailing industry is an ideal candidate for this study for 1) it is specialty retailing, and 2) the supply situation allows organic retailers considerable flexibility to experiment with different assortment compositions. This study analyses store level cross sub category data and, to supplement this, it conducts a qualitative study and collects field data. Included in the cross sub category analyses are approximately 140 to 180 organic sub categories. The results show that assortment variety has a positive influence on sub category sales. The strength of this positive relationship varies across different sub category types, for example food or non-food. For the private label analyses, the results show that, within the focal store, private label SKUs are more likely to be present in sub categories with larger sales and with supermarket competition present. This study also finds that a deeper manufacturer brand assortment hurts private label performance. This study contributes to a body of cross category empirical generalisations about the complex decisions retailers face by examining the effects of assortment decisions within the context of specialty retailing. It provides some clear empirical evidence for how assortment factors and sub category performance are related through an empirical investigation in a bricks and mortar retail environment. In addition, it tests the generalisability of extant private label research beyond the much discussed conventional supermarket industry and convenience consumer goods contexts. Keywords: assortment, private label, store brand, specialty retailing, cross category, sub category, empirical investigation, organic retailing, Australia

Les distributeurs se caractérisent désormais comme de véritables marques qui cherchent à construire leur capital pour délivrer davantage de valeur aux consommateurs et ainsi tenter de les satisfaire, de les fidéliser et finalement d'améliorer leur performance. Si de nombreuses recherches académiques et managériales insistent sur la pertinence pour les entreprises de développer leur capital-marque, d'autres investigations rappellent la complexité dune telle tâche et les nombreuses difficultés afférentes à la mesure. Le distributeur n'échappe pas à cette complexité, pis encore, les spécificités de la distribution et les comportements des consommateurs dans ce secteur requièrent davantage de précaution dans l'application du concept aux firmes de distribution. L'objectif de ce travail porte donc sur la définition, la conceptualisation et la mesure du capital-marque du distributeur. Pour ce faire, une analyse qualitative exploratoire est tout d'abord menée afin de compléter la revue de littérature, d'explorer les perceptions et comportements des consommateurs et de faire émerger les variables d'action du distributeur grâce auxquelles il peut générer de la valeur. Afin de pallier aux insuffisances théoriques et de proposer un outil opérationnel aux managers, un cadre conceptuel du capital-marque adapté au distributeur est ensuite construit sur la complémentarité des apports de la littérature et de l'étude exploratoire. Puis le test empirique de ce modèle, par l'usage d'un questionnaire administré auprès de 313 consommateurs et d'une analyse avec l'approche PLS, permet de confirmer le cadre conceptuel défini. Enfin, la discussion des résultats suggèrent que les distributeurs peuvent construire leur marque sur huit dimensions distinctes qu'elles soient relatives aux produits vendus, aux points de vente ou aux expériences de magasinage des consommateurs. Plus spécifiquement, l'apparence du magasin et la qualité des produits contribuent le plus fortement à la création de valeur / Nowadays, retailers must be considered as real and unique brands that wish to build their equity. By enhancing the value offered to consumers, they can retain and attract them and consequently, increase their own performance. However, the brand equity measure is complex and many specificities arise from the retail area that clearly call for a specific conceptualization. The aim of this research is to define, conceptualize and measure the equity of the retailer as a brand. In that respect, an exploratory qualitative research is conducted to firstly, obtain a better understanding of consumers' perceptions and behaviors and secondly, to identify the variables the retailer can leverage to build its equity. Then, a new conceptual framework is established. It includes eight variables related to the product assortment, the outlet or the consumer experience. The model is estimated by using a survey based upon 313 consumer responses and the PLS path modeling approach. The results provide evidence that retailers can build their equity on these eight dimensions. More specifically, the outlet interior appearance and the product quality are the two main drivers of retailer brand equity

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La recherche en gestion de la force de vente concernant les produits du luxe en est à ses prémices. Compte tenu du poids accru des marques de luxe et des perspectives futures très prometteuses, il importe d’enrichir la recherche et de comprendre les leviers de ventes des produits de luxe. L’industrie du luxe dispose de deux voies d’accès aux consommateurs finaux. D’une part, un réseau spécialisé / dédié contrôlé directement par les fabricants du luxe et d’autre part, des boutiques généralistes multi-marques (en dehors du contrôle des fabricants du luxe). Une part importante des ventes de produits de luxe est réalisée dans ces boutiques non dédiées au luxe où de multiples marques de luxe coexistent et côtoient d’autres marques aux divers statuts. Cette thèse s’attache à expliquer le niveau d’effort que la force de vente de ces boutiques généralistes va dédier aux marques de luxe. Cette thèse repose sur une vaste littérature sur la dissonance cognitive et la théorie de l’identité sociale / The domain of sales management research for luxury products is still nascent. With the persistent growth of luxury brands and ongoing optimistic projections for the future, it is imperative to take a step forward in this field and understand the triggers that enable luxury sales. The personal luxury goods industry operates via two routes to market – “retail” (directly controlled by luxury brand manufacturers) and “wholesale” (outside of luxury brand manufacturer’s control). A significant amount of sales happen via the “wholesale” route, in multi-brand stores where a mix of luxury brands co-exists with non-luxury brands. Drawing from a literature on cognitive dissonance and social identity theory, using multilevel methods, this dissertation raises the question of how to predict salespeople’s effort allocation towards a focal luxury brand in this multi-brand selling environment