Case
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Abstract
The case focusses on the main retail mix elements in the supermarket sector, namely location, customer experience, and price/promotion but inevitably interlinks with other departments. Pick n Pay, once the largest supermarket retailer in the country, has been losing market share to competitors. The Southern African landscape is detailed to provide context to the dilemma. The high income disparity, physical separation of affluent and impoverished areas, and rising cost of living for the average consumer are all key contextual elements. Dave Claves has been charged with the objective of increasing Pick n Pay’s market share and the remainder of the teaching case follows him as he thinks through the primary issues related to the dilemma.
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Resources
Exhibit 1: Graph Showing Comparative Population Sizes
Source: World Bank, 2016
Exhibit 2: Multi-Format Distribution of Pick n Pay
Source: Pick n Pay, 2013
Exhibit 3: Pick n Pay Express Garage Franchise
Source: BP South Africa, 2016
Exhibit 4: Pick n Pay Store Distribution
Source: Pick n Pay, 2013
Exhibit 5: Pick n Pay Headline Earnings per Share
Source: Pick n Pay, 2013
Exhibit 6: Collectable Sets Used by a New Zealand Supermarket
Source: Edwards, 2015
Exhibit 7: Brand Match Campaign Run by UK Sainsbury
Source: J Sainsbury plc, 2012
Exhibit 8: Pick n Pay Five-Year Financial Review
Source: Pick n Pay, 2013
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