Article

Speculative inventories in the food retailing industry: a comment on French practices

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Examines the reasons driving French food retailers to build major speculative inventories through forward buying from their suppliers. First analyses the origin of the phenomenon and its strategic basis. Then, using the model of postponement‐speculation proposed by Louis Bucklin in the mid‐1960s, explains why forward buying does not conflict with a reduction of in‐store inventories. Finally, offers comments on the future of speculative inventories in the French context, which is characterized by permanently conflicting relations between manufacturers and distributors. To do so, reference is made to information collected in the course of interviews with the logistics managers of ten of the leading companies in the sector.

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Ketersediaan

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

No. Panggil

ATC LO PAC s

Penerbit

France : Emerald Insight., 1995

Deskripsi Fisik

9 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

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Klasifikasi

LO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Vol. 23 Issue: 12, pp.36-42

Subjek

Logistics
France
Food industry
Inventory‐based ordering systems
Sales promotion

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Gilles Paché

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