美国零售诊所商业模式创新的研究

2008年以前,美国零售诊所是以没有保险的底层顾客为目标市场,依靠自身资源提供经济便捷的基本医疗保健服务,这种单一收入来源无法实现盈利。2008年以后,通过与医院、医生和各种协会构建合作关系网络,美国零售诊所转变为以广大的偏好便利的患者为目标市场,提供基本医疗保健服务、慢性病治疗、美容等更全面的服务。通过利用医院系统的资源,美国零售诊所改善了服务过程,消除了患者顾虑,构建了更长的价值链,从而也获得了多种可持续的盈利来源。这种创新实质上是在信息通信技术推动下的合作网络创新,也是未来零售企业创新的机会和方向。     

FDI对我国零售业产业安全的影响

自从我国2004年兑现入世承诺全面开放零售市场以来,外资零售企业尤其是大型综合超市在我国发展迅猛。政府和企业为正确应对零售业市场日益激烈的竞争态势,首先应充分认识FDI对我国零售业产业安全的影响。建立零售业产业安全评价指标体系,对我国零售业产业安全度进行评价并得出结论：自2007年开始,我国零售业产业安全状态从基本安全向不安全发展,其不安全程度越来越严重。在此基础上,提出促使我国零售业转危为安、稳步发展的意见和建议。     

An Efficient and Robust Design for Transshipment Networks

Transshipment, the sharing of inventory among parties at the same echelon level of a supply chain, can be used to reduce costs. The effectiveness of transshipment is in part determined by the configuration of the transshipment network. We introduce chain configurations in transshipment settings, where every party is linked in one connected loop. Under simplifying assumptions we show analytically that the chain configuration is superior to configurations suggested in the literature. In addition, we demonstrate the efficiency and robustness of chain configurations for more general scenarios and provide managerial insights regarding preferred configurations for different problem parameters.     

Optimal Retail Return Policies with Wardrobing

Many retailers offer refunds to consumers who, after a trial period, return a product that they find does not fit their needs. Some consumers are willing to use this return option opportunistically for short‐term consumption rather than its intended purpose of resolving fit uncertainty. Such behavior has been termed “wardrobing.” Restocking fees (partial refunds) can be used to combat wardrobing. However, there is a trade‐off involved, since partial refunds will be viewed negatively by consumers who return an item due to a true lack of fit. In this study, we consider how the extent of wardrobing (how many consumers consider such behavior) and the benefit of wardrobing (how much value can be extracted during the trial) impact firm pricing decisions and profits in this retail context. Our results imply that an increase in the extent of wardrobing is most detrimental to profits when the current extent of wardrobing is low. On the contrary, if the extent of wardrobing is already very high, and the benefit of wardrobing to consumers is also high, the retailer can set prices and refunds such that additional wardrobing actually increases firm profits. In a model extension, we show how a retailer can effectively screen wardrobers from ordinary consumers by offering a menu of price/refund pairs, and that such an approach can lead to increased profits if the extent of wardrobing is sufficiently high. Overall, our findings provide new insights into how retailers can set prices and refund policies to effectively manage opportunistic behavior by consumers.     

清末民初上海零售业态变迁原因简析

清末民初的上海,由于商品经济的不断发展,其零售经营方式发生了巨大的变化,这是由当时上海的经济发展水平决定的。工业的增长、贸易的繁荣、人口的增加、消费观念的改变使得近代上海成为零售业态变迁最为剧烈的城市。环球百货业的兴起是这一时期业态发展的突出成就。     

我国零售业的供应商管理库存实施策略研究

针对我国零售行业库存方面普遍存在的问题，零售业采取比较先进的供应商管理库存（VMI）管理模式，通过实施VMI降低企业的运营成本，提高企业的经营效益与效率。本土零售企业在借鉴外国的先进经验的基础上，结合实际情况来发展供应商管理库存，从而促进了我国零售企业快速发展，提高了市场竞争力。     

浅谈成品油末端销售

在比较国内外成品零售行业的基础上，从零售和特许经营两个领域分析了成品油零售公司今后面临的严峻挑战。提出了应充分利用我国加入WTO后几年保护期的这段时间，尽快缩短与外资石油公司的差距，并建议引入连锁经营，建立管理信息系统，加强人才培养，改革用人制度和分配机制，并在竞争中加强合作。     

医药零售行业经营困境和对策分析--以深圳市医药零售市场为研究背景

近年深圳市的医药零售行业出现了前所未有的良好发展势头,医药零售连锁经营走在全国前面。但是,由于国家宏观政策等主客观因素,医药零售行业在发展中遭遇区域分割和地方保护主义壁垒、连锁经营的规模不经济、发展资金缺乏等经营困境。为有效解决这些问题,须从提升公司核心竞争能力,建立现代公司组织管理体系,重视无形资产的输出,重视定点药店的开发,整合外部资源,构筑公司联盟和加强政府部门监督着手。     

流通零售业态发展趋势及其调整

世界经济的发展使各国间企业管理者之间的距离越来越近,关系越来越密切,形成了相互依赖、相互促进、相互制约的复杂局面.商品零售业的发展融入了全球经济一体化的进程中,不断出现新的经营方式和销售方式,如何借鉴国外先进的方法,及时调整我国的流通零售业态,是本文所述的问题.     

发展湛江零售业的问题与对策

本文对湛江市零售业的现状、态势及发展战略选择进行分析研究。提出完善企业的经营体制,强化管理和营销手段,走连锁化道路,发展多种业态,重点讨论了今后发展的对策建议。