TY - BOOK AU - Karolefski,John AU - Heller,Al ED - A.C. Nielsen Company. TI - Consumer-centric category management: how to increase profits by managing categories based on consumer needs SN - 9781119201632 AV - HF5429 .K296 2006eb U1 - 658.7/8 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Retail trade KW - Management KW - Consumers' preferences KW - Consommateurs KW - Pr�ef�erences KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Management Science KW - bisacsh KW - Organizational Behavior KW - Industrial Management KW - fast N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- why category management is more important than ever --; Ch. 1; The evolution of category management and the new state of the art --; Ch. 2; Category management begins with the retailer's strategy --; Ch. 3; Step one : define the category based on the needs of your target market --; Ch. 4; Step two : assign a role to the category that best supports the retailer's strategy --; Ch. 5; Step three : assess the category to find opportunities for improvement --; Ch. 6; Step four : set performance targets and measure progress with a category scorecard --; Ch. 7; Step five : create a marketing strategy for the category --; Ch. 8; Step six : choose tactics for category assortment, pricing, promotion, merchandising, and supply chain management N2 - In some parts of the world, especially in developing markets, category management today remains a stretch goal - a new idea full of untapped potential. In other areas, the original eight-step process that emerged in the late 1980's forms the foundation of many companies' approach to category management UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119201632 ER -