HCBE Faculty Articles

Manufacturer and Retailer Perceptions of In-Store Promotions in South Africa

ORCID

Michael T. Bendixen0000-0003-0010-3854

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Marketing Management

ISSN

0267-257X

Publication Date

1995

Abstract/Excerpt

The objective of this article was to investigate the perceptions of retailers and manufacturers with regard to in‐store promotions A literature review of in‐store promotions was undertaken in the context of channel conflict between manufacturers and retailers In this study, the perceptions of a sample of 133 manufacturers and 144 retailers in South Africa were measured Perceptions of these two groups were obtained about the promotional activities conducted, promotion objectives, price and non‐price promotions and the effectiveness and evaluation methods for promotions The results indicate that there are differences between the two groups, with the retailers being the dominant group Also there is a lack of sound measurement of in‐store promotion Implications for manufacturers are discussed.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.1995.9964358

Volume

11

Issue

5

First Page

443

Last Page

468

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