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Chapter Six: Retailing
Information Systems and
Research
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Integrated Retail Management Flow Chart
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Objectives
• Define and explain the purpose of a retail information system (RIS).
• Explain the steps in conducting marketing research.
• Describe the difference between secondary and primary data and identify some tools for collecting data.
• Discuss the role of technology in gathering data.
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Data vs. Information
• Data – news, facts, and figures
• Information – meaningful
• Decision making - combination of gut reactions and planning
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Retail Information Systems (RIS)
• Retail Information System
• Systems should be
– General yet Specific
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Retail Information Systems (cont’d)
• Used by multichannel retailers
• “Real time” decision making
• Can provide a competitive advantage
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Input and Output Elements for a Retail Information System
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Universal Product Code (UPC)
• Standard for product identification
• Price verification software and services
• Quality of barcode important
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Universal Product Code (cont’d)
• Have company identifiers built into it
• Additional numbers are assigned to identify a specific SKU
• Participation costs varies with size of the retailer
• Sunrise harmonization initiative
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UPC Code
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Point of Sale Terminals (POS)
• Computer workstation
• Increases speed, reduces errors
• Optional peripherals include invoice printers, magnetic strip readers, modems, etc
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Similar to bar codes, except – Does not need to be in the line of sight of a scanner
– Does not require a human to operate
• Allows for mass scanning of items
• Consists of an antenna, a transceiver and a tag
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RFID
• How it works:
– Antenna emits radio signals that activate tag
– Transceiver picks up data and sends it to a computer
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Self-Checkout Systems
• 1999 - 6 % of grocery stores had self-checkout systems
• In 2003 - 30 % of grocery stores
• 2006 – 75% of grocery stores
• Cost ~ $100,000 for 4 checkout lanes
• Costs often recouped after 1 year
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Outsourcing
• Outsourced areas include
– RIS
– Security
– Theft management programs
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Marketing Research
• Research conducted to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems
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Market Research
• A subfunction of marketing research
• Retailer is concerned only with information about markets and potential markets
• Less theoretical than marketing research
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The Marketing Research Process
Source: Ranjit Kumar, Research Methodology (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999.)
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Gathering Information
• Secondary Data
• Primary Data
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Secondary vs Primary Data
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Secondary Primary
Ease to gather Yes No
Cost Low High
Accuracy
High – depends
on source
High – depends
on process
Problem specific No Yes
Data Privacy No Yes
Currency of
Information
Can be outdated Very current
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Primary Data
• Must resolve questions related to
– Sampling
– Data Collection
– Data Analysis
– Reports
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Sampling Concepts
• Probability sampling
• Nonprobability sampling
• Sampling frame
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Data Collection
• Methods for collection
– Surveys/questionnaires
– Observation
– Experiments
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Use of Technology in Marketing Research
• Approaches
– The World Wide Web
– Search Engines
• General directories
• Search engines based on algorithms
• Specialized search engines
• Industry specific searches
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