Retail Trade Task 1: Power-Point Presentation Situation: You are an expert on marketing questions and support a group of students who work on a marketing project by giving them a short impetus report about retail trade. Task 2: Fill in the empty fields! 1 direct-marketing In this case the producer sells directly to customers. Examples of a direct marketing channel would be factory outlet stores. Many holiday companies also market direct to consumers, bypassing a traditional retail intermediary - the travel agent. 2 indirect-marketing The remaining channels are "indirect-marketing channels". It contains a retailer. Producers such as Sony, Panasonic, Canon etc. sell their goods directly to large media retailers which then sell the goods to the final consumers such as: Media Markt, Saturn etc. 3 wholesaler Channel 3 contains a wholesaler and a retailer. A wholesaler buys and stores large quantities of goods and then supplies retailers with smaller quantities. http://www.tutor2u.net/business/marketing/distribution_introduction.asp Task 3: Situation: The manager of the firm, whose personal assistant you are needs an English description of the Austrian E-Commerce Quality Mark. Transfer the German text into English! Das Euro-Label: Sicherer E-Commerce in Europa. Seriöse Online-Shops werden auf den ersten Blick erkennbar. Sicheres Einkaufen im Internet wird ermöglicht. Das E-Commerce Gütezeichen wird an Firmen verliehen, welche sich durch seriöse Geschäftsabwicklung und Kundenfreundlichkeit auszeichnen. Das E-Commerce Gütezeichen wird unterstützt und anerkannt von Konsumentenschutzorganisationen. Firmen müssen sich zur Zertifizierung ihres Webshops anmelden. The E-Commerce Trust Mark is awarded to companies which distinguish themselves through serious business transactions and customer-friendliness. The E-Commerce Trust Mark is supported and recognized by consumer protection organizations. Companies must apply for certification. Task 4: 1. Tell me some of the functions of retail trade! to anticipate c onsumer d emand. to stock g oods in sufficient qu antities to buy the goods from the wh olesaler and to sell them to the c onsumer. to pack and sort goods like v egetables, f .ruits, etc. to offer d elivery – s ervice. Task 5: Fill in the empty fields! Grocery Store Shopping Power Healthy foods at home start with the choices you make at the grocery store. A balanced meal means buying 5 foods from each of the food groups, which are: Task 6: Fill in the empty fields! What do clever customers do in a grocery store to get shopping power? With over 7,000 food products to choose from you should: • make a list of food items you will need • check for season products that are usually a better value • keep an eye out for special offers • read the package and food label, because all the information you need is right there! Task 7: Find 8 expressions from the Text ‘Online Shopping’ R D D S A S H H L P K R J Q V V H J T O A U S L I A M G N I H S I H P S H A M C C V B N M Y I H J K L Ö Ä F L J N E H L D J H G F E A S E W T Z H O K F R S Z I I O H F N N A L Ö L W J V L N G C A S H O N D E L I V E R Y R E L O I H L C L L R J H G F S S A Q Z I R N N R Z O K E A E E W E R T Z U U I T L N I Z U Z R O D T N H J K L E I A R I E E W N E T R T I A I O P S Ä S Q T N T B S T D W F L H J I L P I T R Q H E B E Q S W E N R A S F L H J K V W M S A K X C V R B N M H O R T M W B E V H N R J O J T S A D F E G K R O R R D O K I F D S P I N P G D T Q W A D T S P I P G F D S S I I O I R U Z T D A E P N P H J L A N S X C V E B N M V E T I G E P O I E T Z T R R S E W Q C D Z N K P A S D E G H J K L A Y C B H F N G DISCOUNTS CASH ON DELIVERY ONLINESHOPPING PIN REGISTER PHISHING MAILS RETAIL TRADE TAN Task 8: Many people go to the stores and other consumers order via the Internet. What do you believe is more popular? (70 - 100 words) G H G F R S A L K J H W X V X L R A L