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The Success of Walmart Case Study

This Walmart case study offers students a real-world example of cost leadership and successful retail strategy. By reviewing its Everyday Low Pricing, economies of scale, and efficient logistics management, students will gain insights into this competitive strategy. A great exercise for delving into the reasons for Walmart’s dominance in a highly competitive market sector.

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In-Class Experiments: Sales Promotions

This task is designed to engage your students with a series of interactive sales promotion trade-offs. They will need to choose between competing offers – creating a series of in-class experiments. It is helpful exercise for determining the power and ideal structure for sales promotion to drive and influence consumer behavior. It also works as a great in-class discussion tool and even an ice-breaker exercise.

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The Ethics of Shrinkflation: Debate Ideas

Students are provided with two debate questions, as well as some for and against points to get them started and thinking about the role and impact of shrinkflation. Debate are often a good method of generating a deeper understanding of a topic. Shrinkflation extends beyond just pricing, to brand management, promotion, ethics, customer trust, and profitability.

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Are Price Discounts Worthwhile?

As we know, sales promotions and discounts are commonly used in supermarket channels. However, do they make a difference? In this activity, students examine different consumer motivations, using an excerpt from a focus group, to identify the type of consumer (segment) that are responsive to sales promotions and why – as well as identifying the long-term impact on a brand, if any.

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