Sentences with phrase «box chains marketing»

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UPS told Reuters it is now eyeing the furniture delivery business — one of the fastest - growing segments of online retail — with Amazon, Wayfair and other e-commerce companies competing for market share against chains like Crate and Barrel and big - box stores.

The IPO market has been tepid despite a few high - profile splashes from companies such as the Shake Shack burger chain and online storage company Box.

There are $ 5 copycats by Quiznos, Blimpies and countless regional sandwich chains, not to mention $ 5 knockoffs across the fast - food smorgasbord — KFC ($ 5 Fill - Up Box), Pizza Hut ($ 5 P'Zone), Boston Market ($ 5 menu), Burger King ($ 5 Burger) and Cici's Pizza ($ 5 «25 - footlong buffet»)-- all taking direct aim at the Footlong.

The desire to support the small (local) business owner vs the big box chain store is potent marketing these days and it sounds like some authors are trying to capitalize on that hip, trendy image.

Also, focusing on a warehouse - type outlet could enable Amazon to do something that the big - box chains like Walmart, Target and even Petco and PetSmart have been trying but unable to pull - off successfully — find a model that works in densely populated urban markets.

In fact, even as the national big - box pet stores and certain regional chains across the country expanded significantly from 2007 through 2012, the total number of pet store operators actually declined by eight percent over those five years, according to a December 2012 industry report from IBISWorld, a Santa Monica, Calif. - based market research firm.

While many pet - specialty stores fight to maintain market share under the dark clouds of an inhospitable economy and big - box competition, Zamzows, with its chain of 10 pet - specialty / lawn - and - garden stores in and around Boise, Idaho, thrives with a profitable business model that has served it well over the past 40 years.

The relative success of the industry has created a tough competitive environment, where small, independent stores must go up against not only big - box retailers, but also online outlets that wield price and convenience as a weapon, and a rising class of chain retailers backed by the formidable resources of outside investors looking to get in on the lucrative pet market.

As for its traditional stores, Brenner is confident that a combination of assortment, price and service is helping the chain stand out amongst its competition, including the big - box retailers that are well represented in Jack's marketing area.

ith online, big box and chain stores grabbing a significant percentage of the retail aquatic pet market, there is precious little left for small, independent stores to call their own.

Market and consumer analysis, development of local (quality) food labels, development of processing activities and innovative consumer relations (for example through local procurement, direct sales in supermarkets and restaurants or consumer organic food boxes) are important elements of RUAF's approach to short food chain development with urban producers.

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Many of the grocery store and big - box chains, content that they have the Atlanta market thoroughly covered, are moving out to the secondary cities of Augusta, Albany, Savannah and Columbus.

Value - minded shoppers gave big boxes and discount chains most of their business, while middle - market retailers toughed it out amid competition from newcomers like Kohl's, which entered California this year, as well as rising costs related to security / terrorism and supply disruptions from the SARs outbreak and labor disputes.

In fact, the chain has been diligently looking at almost every mid-size big - box opportunity that has hit the market over the past year, says Andy Graiser, co-president of real estate consulting and advisory firm DJM Realty, including vacant Borders and Linens»n Things stores.

Since late 2008, the market has seen one big - box chain after another face troubles.