Many categories of middlemen can act in a distribution channel. We consider that the efficiency of a distribution channel is strongly connected with the number, kind and even identity of the middlemen that form it. The pattern analysis of the middlemen who acts in the distribution channel...

Le merchandising s'est développé avec la méthode de vente en libre service. Le merchandising a pour objectifs d'utiliser au mieux la surface de vente du magasin, de créer des rayons attractifs, de mettre en valeur les produits afin d'obtenir le maximum de vente. Le merchandising a pour but...

After the second World War, the classic supermarket innovated with the introduction of self service. Since then the notions of „supermarket” and „self-service” have become synonymous in the mind of large sections of the population. The corner shops have, in the mean time, developed into...