Luis Méndez, José; Oubiña, Javier; Rubio, Natalia - In: Journal of Product & Brand Management 15 (2006) 6, pp. 402-411
Purpose – In the marketing process, the positioning effort exerted by manufacturers for their brands is slowed by the commercial objectives of intermediary firms. In addition, to act as buyers, retailers act as suppliers of demand segments. When they receive privileged conditions in their...