The scope of this research justification outlines plastic reduction and circularity efforts by the Schwarz Gruppe and focuses on aligning these practices to stakeholders. In fact, the research explores strategic possibilities to enhance communication among political stakeholders, media representatives, …

The ultimate ambition of Pieter Pot is to make circular grocery packaging the standard quo in Europe. They want to establish Pieter Pot as an authority and expert in waste-free groceries. The first milestone in achieving this mission is to break even at 50.000 monthly orders. One of Pieter Pot's obstacles …

Retail industry consists of the establishment of selling consumer goods (i.e. technology, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, apparels and accessories, home improvement etc.) and services (i.e. specialty and movies) to customers through multiple channels of distribution including both the traditional …

This dissertation aimed to investigate how Kruidvat can improve their website to attract more customers. There has been a clear upward trend in online shopping in the Netherlands the past years. In order to gain and/or increase their competitive advantage, companies have to stay up-to-date and meet the customers’ …

De afstudeeropdracht wordt uitgevoerd in opdracht van de afdeling S&MB (Small & Medium Business) van AfterPay onder leiding van Daniel Ruff. S&MB bedient alle merchants die niet binnen de Top 150 (Key Accounts) vallen. Deze range loopt van “zolderkamerwebshops” die een paar bestellingen per jaar verwerken …

Provincies maken flinke stappen in hun retailbeleid. Ze voelen nu de urgentie dat menig centrum compacter en vitaler moet worden en oplossingen juist buiten de retailsector liggen. Dat concuderen Cees-Jan Pen, lector De Ondernemende Regio bij Fontys Hogescholen en Dennis Melenhorst, secretaris SER Overijssel …

How can ST. by Olcay Gulsen become commercially successful in Hong Kong within two years? This question is the central research question in this final paper and reflects the ambition of ST. to become a big retail player in the fashion market of Hong Kong. ST. Studio (previously called Supertrash) is a …

Het onderzoek gaat over het interne taakgerichte communicatieproces over het Actie- en Basiswinkelbeeld dat via intranet gecommuniceerd wordt naar de winkels, oftewel de Winkelorganisatie van het Retailbedrijf. Uit eerder onderzoek kwam naar voren dat er sprake was van gefragmenteerde communicatie …

This dissertation was created with the goal to examine how online shopping has changed retail, specifically department stores and their business model, and to recommend a course of action and business model for entrepreneurs considering starting an (online) department store. There are several recommendations …

Currently, only 22 percent of Dutch households consume a dairy dessert on a daily basis. FrieslandCampina, market leader in the Dutch dairy category, set a goal for 2013 to increase this to 23 percent. Mona, one of their brands, is set to be one of the driving forces in the category's growth.The brand …