Book description
This Element is an excerpt from Competing in Tough Times: Business Lessons from L.L. Bean, Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Other World-Class Retailers (9780132459198) by Barry Berman. Available in print and digital formats.
How retailers can gain deeper insights into their true position--and choose the right strategies for a marketplace that won’t get any easier.
According to Porter, the least-defensible competitive strategy is being “stuck in the middle.” These retailers offer no long-term benefit in terms of either low prices or strong differentiation. The first part of addressing this is to recognize your true--not ideal--marketplace positioning. Next, how can you determine whether a cost, value, or differentiation strategy is most suitable....
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Product information
- Title: Lessons for Competing in the Tough World of Retail
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- Release date: December 2010
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780132698009
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