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An Analysis on Marketing Mix Strategy of Agora
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1.1 Agora General Superstore Ltd Rahimafrooz Superstores Ltd. (RSL) launched Agora the first ever retail chain in Banglade 2001. Agora promises a valuale shopping e!perience that provides "ualit# and fresh produ the right price. $t aims to consistentl# provide a remar%al# satisf#ing and valuale shop e!perience through a usiness that improves the "ualit# of life for customers and team mem
&ach store of Agora is planned to have a total floor space of minimum '000 s"ft offering 20 variet variet# # of product productss coveri covering ng all essent essential ial commod commoditi ities es edile ediles s grocer groceries ies and oth household re"uirements including fresh produce fresh meat poultr# fish pac%ed and ca Sign up to vote on this title grocer# toiletries and all dail# necessities from 10 am till 10 pm. seven da#s a ee% throug Useful Not useful the #ear ($nternet 2). *he first store as opened on August 2+ 2001 at Rifles S"uare Ro ,hanmondi. *he second store as opened in -ulshan in April 2002 and third one has open
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1.2 Scope of the study *his *his report report covers covers the asic asic mar%et mar%eting ing strate strategie giess centra centrall to Agora5 Agora5ss e!iste e!istence nce ami competition from neer retail outlets. *he focus of this report ill e on draing the elem products price promotion and distriution together in anal#zing the comple! natu mar%eting that characterizes large4scale retail stores li%e Agora.
1.3 Obecti!es of the "eport *he main oective of the report is to find out the suppl# chain management s#stem of A 6ther oectives of this report are
*o %no the usiness process of Agora. *o %no the organizational structure of Agora. *o %no the product of their store hich its offering to the customers *o %no the mar%eting strateg# of Agora. *o %no the product promotion strateg# of Agora. *o %no the communication structure of Agora. *o %no their additional services of Agora. *o ma%e a recommendation for Agora.
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Chapter 2 2.0 Conceptual issues 2.1. About Agora
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Sign up to vote on this title Bangladesh entered the 7supermar%et era8 on August 2+ 2001 ith Rahimafrooz Supers Useful introducing Not useful Ltd. launching Agora a retail chain superstore in Bangladesh a nea# to *he compan# has alread# opened four outlets 9 Rifles S"uare -ulshan Avenue aghaza
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2.2. Corporate Infor$ation *he Rahimafrooz ourne# dates ac% to the earl# fifties hen Late r. A : Adur R founded a small trading compan# and paved the a# for ma%ing of one of toda#>s lea Bangladeshi usiness conglomerates. 6ver the decades Rahimafrooz has gron in size s and diversit#. *he -roup toda# has seven 6perating :ompanies (SB?s) three other us ventures and a non4profit social enterprise. As of 200' the -roup currentl# emplo#s more to thousand people directl# and a further tent# thousand indirectl# as suppliers contra dealers and retailers. Rahimafrooz operates in three road segments automotive afterma poer and energ# and retail. Ranging from automotive after4mar%et products energ# and solutions to a orld class retail chain 9 the team at Rahimafrooz is committed to ensuring class "ualit# standards and living the -roup>s four core values 9 $ntegrit# &!cellence :ust ,elight and innovation.
2.3 Organi&ational Structure
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2.- Obecti!es of Agora Agora has some oectives that ever# emplo#ee is ound to given their customers. *hes given elo4
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2.8.1 Economic Status
A person5s economic situation ill effect on product choice. erson can consider u#ing e!pensive product if heCshe has enough spendale income savings or orroing poer (o et all 200+ p. 1<<). Agora primaril# targets the folloing classes their customers. *he# are
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longer special case. *he prospects felt that elite ould come ith it on general elief that ant "ualit# at a reasonale price. 2.8.2 Education
*he other reason ehind choosing the middle and higher4middle class is that the# are usu the more educated among all the other classes ensure taste and choice according to management. 2.8.3 Age
:onsumer needs and ants change ith age (otleret all 200+ p.2+1). Agora uses age and c#cle segmentation offering different products. Surprisingl# the generation factor seems to affecting the plans of Agora in a positive a#. According to the mar%eting manager #o people are more at home shopping at Agora rather than going
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Observation: $ have visited roarta% :ircle ranches of Agora that time $ m oserved their products products prices their shop>s environment as ell as product prices.
Secondary information: Secondar# information has collected # re esites ournals rochures and some other relevant documents
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#.1. Supply chain strategy of Agora Eere e ill mainl# discuss the distriution process of Agora>s product to their custo Actuall# Agora doesn>t produce an# product. *he# u# their product from local mar%et *he# Refine their product for their customer. *hen the# store their product at their sho r Reading a Preview *hen the# rearrange their product You're under their hole ranches. *hen the# sell their produ their customer. *heir main motive isUnlock G8e full ill access#our with aproduct8 free trial. Download With Free Trial
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#.2. ar*eting $i7 Strategy *he proect5s strategic aim to source in ul% "uantities from the producers or manufactur products there# reducing distriution la#ers. *raditionall# such practice rings organization ithin the industr# and essential commodities ediles and groceries account fo significant portion of the food industr#4hich in turn is the largest contriutor to the retailing industr# (estalishment of the chain of supermar%et ould have a significant impa the entire retailing industr# in Bangladesh. You're Reading a Preview
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on4 perishale (includes canned4 house4 hold goods li%e personal care products and items). harmaceutical products
Perishables *he fresh fruits and vegetale are local products from local farms.
Frozen meat and dair# products are among the fast moving products. Flour pulses and staple foods are pac%ed graded and laeled # local suppliers an idea given to them # A *he idea is to proect the image of convenience to the shoppers. You're Reading a Preview *he international rand in the frozen meat and fish products pizzas cheese utter and full access withmoving a free trial.as the# cater to the varied tast meat fish or dail# goods. *he# areUnlock relativel# fast4 are of relativel# high standards. $t has to e noted that although some foreign consumer Download With Free Trial in the store the suggestions suggested that por% and alcoholic drin%s e made availale dropped to %eep in line ith the larger cultural concept.
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:anned and ottled items li%e fruits and fruit uices are mostl# imported from Australia general idea that these products are good value for mone# accounts largel# for the prominen these rands. Brands are preferred oing to image value.
$tems such as soft drin%s and snac%s are availale at different prices and varieties although to e noted that most of them are common rands availale almost ever#here e!cept for a especiall# imported # Agora.
,ail# rea%fast needs are among the fastest4moving items in the store hich include coffee mil% cereals and chocolate items. &!cept for mil% and tea rands the rest is dominate foreign rands. :hocolate rands are comparativel# diverse. Non-Perishables
*hese items include personal h#giene products and household utensils. *he# ta%e up onl# 20H of all the goods availale. Eousehold cleaners and insecticides comprise of oth loca international rands. Soaps Shampoos ,ishashing li"uids and ,etergents are availale i personal h#giene products section dominated # ?$L&I&R an estalished rands pref Preview as the# have a general acceptailit#You're in theReading mar%et aand usuall# have a high turnover. *his Agora maintain a high sales volume. ?tilities such as disposale %nives for%s Unlock full access with a free trial. aluminum foils and rappers are availale in small "uantities (understandal# aiting demand to e created) Download With Free Trial .
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:osmetics and deodorants are availale providing a reasonale amount of variet#. e pro and innovations # local farmers are encouraged # Agora. $t itself ta%es the responsiil mar%eting these special products in their stores. *he idea is to represent Agora as the spons local innovations and in turn enefit from the profit made though such sales. $t also gives an edge over most competitors # eing the first to introduce them. B# the # the mar% manager said that presentl# ide acceptance of 7*&& R &,$BL& 6$L8 is result of their contriution Pharmaceutical Products
*he pharmaceutical section is similar to a small pharmac#. *he medicines availale ar special in that the# are the usual drugs availale in other small pharmacies in the cit#. *he# pharmaceutical products as it same price as other medicine shop.
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$n the perishale items sector the fresh fruits vegetale eef and fish are priced higher than elsehere. *he e!ecutive e!plained this case # relating e!tra price to the 7solid8 eight tha provided # the store and the e!tra effort that goes in to clean the vegetale and meat from t hole unch. You're Reading a Preview
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6verall Agora5s advertising concentrates upon the nes media rather than electronic media. reason given is that at the moment Agora has onl# to outlets so giving advertisements in th electronic media ould e inappropriate. o4agora e! penses 0.;1 H of net sales for advertising.
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Sales Promotion
Sales romotion is a short4term incentive to encourage the purchase of sale or a product or service (?llha et all 2001 p.+<;). 3ithout sales promotion compan# might never have mad a Preview that purchase or might have ought You're anotherReading rand (Bennett et all 1;<< p./2+). Agora empl ide range of sales4promotion methods. mainwith methods includeD Unlock*he full access a free trial.
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Special shelves are placed at the forefront and are reserved for an# compan# anting to pro their products. $n e!changes Agora is paid a special rent # the prospective companies other trade promotions # suppliers include leaflets and small posters.
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6pening a ne ranch of Agora
*he picture shos the launching ceremon# of AgoraJs :hittagong outlet. Rahimafrooz Superstores is the managing authorit# of Agora. hotoD Agora (httpDCC.thedail#star.netCnes4detail41+01;+) You're Reading a Preview
#.2.# /lace8)istribution Unlock full access with a free trial. *he "ualit# of products is not ala#s enough as customers have to e convinced that the# value for mone#. anagement5s responsiilit# is to Free selectTrial and manage the trade channels thr Download With hich the products ill reach the right mar%et at the right time and develop a distriution s# for ph#sicall# handling and transporting the products through these channels (Stanton e 1;;1 pi =). *he folloing convenience Agora tries provide facilitate this processD
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*he first ranch of the super4 mar%et is at the Rifles S"uare at ,hanmondi. *his area is un as it is on of the usiest and ell4connected areas region. *he second ranch of the super has een opened at -ulshan. $t is as ell connected as the ,hanmondi ranch. *he third of super store has een opened at ohgazar. $t is a more populated area ar%ing facil roughl# as good although a fe aspects of the ,hanmondi ranch had to e sacrific accommodate the asic re"uirements.
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A ver# uni"ue Sign up to vote on this titlefeature ,hanmondi ranch is that it also has a %id5s pla# area. tv is Useful useful room enou aNotsmall accommodate a good numer of small children. A female m careta%er is %ept to ta%e care o children in the area. *his is another strateg# to ensure that the or%ing parents can spen
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As shoppers loo% for etter values Agora has added several services to roaden the apple including air4conditioning child5s pla# area and ac%ground music.
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Chapter -.0 "eco$$endation and Conclusion
-.1 "eco$$endation for the Agora 3ith single stores in :hittagong Agora is a leader in superstore retail organizatio comination of "ualit# and price under various rand name offers customers value for mone#. $ have e!amined and evaluated the operations of Agora Ltd including its strength ea%nesses. $ recommend the folloing in order to ensure continued success for the future ar%s and Spencer storesD
Agora is still not eing ale to accommodate enough customers. *his is a general vie the customers surve#ed over half suggesting an increase. ?nless this prolem is solv "uic%l# the competitors of the store ma# ta%e aa# those 7unsatisfied8 customers fro Agora. *he costs of most perishales are ver# high compared to the general trend of the mar o matter ho the mar%eting manager tries to e!plain their reasons ehind this high the customers ould invarial# tend to shift lo the sources that provide them at a less price if the# do not feel that the price the# are pa#ing is orth the convenience. *he numer of staff at the store should e increased ecause the customer feels that t You're Reading a Preview spend more time to pa# their shopping. *his ma# e a source of more convenient of Unlock full access with a free trial. customer. Find alternative sources to suppl# resources to ar%s and Spencer stores aroad. Download Free Trial can u# their products setting *he# should increase mar%eting efforts With so that people home $ thin% the# should strengthen e!isting resources add complementar# resources and develop ne resources. *he# should ma%e &valuation of :urrent 6ectives and :urrent Strateg#. Sign up to vote on this title
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-.3. Conclusion Agora Ltd. is an enterprise that comines industr# and trade mainl# engages in retailin "ualit# products at the most loest price in the mar%et. *he management of Agora enthusiastic advocate of trading stamps as an inducement for shoppers to patronize their st *he# signed up ith all t#pes of "ualit# products manufacturer and ecame one compan#>s largest clients. But the management as a fan of pile it high and sell it cheap a the mid42000 Agora faced man# cost prolems associated ith not properl# integratin purchased chains of stores. 3hen the firm overstretched itself opening fe more throughout the cit# management consultants ere called in to sort out the mess. $n 2001 A launched 6peration :hec%out an across the oard price cutting campaign aimed at count the threat from the ne reed of discounters such as i% Save. Facing the orld and loo e#ond Agora ill ala#s maintain the pure4hearted enterprising "ualit# and struggling ma%e efforts to scrupulousl# aide # our goodill create splendid future together ith # management vision of oint development oint prosperit# and mutual enefits
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