Author:
Herstein Ram,Drori Netanel,Berger Ron,Barnes Bradley R.
Abstract
Purpose
Private-label goods are now available in more than 55 countries worldwide and their total sales value is estimated to be in excess of one trillion US dollars. The prevalence of such goods, however, drastically differs across countries. Whilst market share in some developed economies exceeds 50 percent, penetration appears much lower in emerging economies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate marketing issues surrounding such low-penetration levels in emerging markets.
Design/methodology/approach
In-depth interviews were conducted with: 36 store managers and the marketing director of a large emerging market retail chain.
Findings
Eight factors were found to impede the retail chain’s vision regarding implementation of the private branding strategy.
Practical implications
Several implications are extracted from the study, mainly in the context of emerging markets that managers should consider in order to improve their private branding strategies.
Originality/value
Although some research has aimed to shed light concerning the significance of private brands from retailers’ perspectives, such research has not tended to address the issue of how to implement private brand strategies in emerging markets. To bridge the gap, this study investigates these issues from a retail chain management perspective in order to potentially leverage performance advantages associated with the nurturing of private-label branded goods.
Subject
Marketing,Business and International Management
Cited by
13 articles.
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