CROSSMARK MARKETING SOLUTIONS GROUP 1 RETAIL BEST PRACTICES [ Alexandros L. Siskos ] MARCH 2, 2015
Aug 16, 2015
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RETAIL BEST PRACTICES
[A l e x a n d r o s L . S i s k o s ]
MARCH 2, 2015
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• At CROSSMARK, he oversees:
– Category & Shopper insights and
analytics
– Consumer & Marketing insights and trends
– Analytics Strategy & Innovation
ALEXANDROS L. SISKOS
VP of Analytics & Insights Group
• He has 21+ yrs of experience in the designing, building, implementing, executing, and consulting of
- Business Intelligence and
- Category Management functions
• Across Retail, CPG and market research firms.
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PRE-PURCHASE
PLACE OF PURCHASE
POST PURCHASE
SALES & MARKETING AGENCYHeadquartered in Plano, TX with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand
Retailer
ConsumerBrand
Shopper
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WHERE TO PLAY?
Everyday Plaza Strategies & Tactics
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WHERE TO PLAY?
Everyday Plaza Strategies & Tactics
HOW TO WIN?
Tira a gol!
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MEXICAN HOUSEHOLD PREFERENCES
CHANNEL GROWTH C-STORE GROWTH HOMES REACHED IN 2014
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Convenience
Drug
Supermarkets $2MM+
Dollar Stores
Mass Merch
Supercenters
Warehouse Clubs
US RETAIL IS REDESIGNED FOR NEW TIMES
slower growth » smaller box » more consumables
U.S. Store Counts in 2014 vs Prior Year
Value & Convenience
69% + of
growth from
niche formats
Source: Nielsen TDLinx
2014
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A QUICK SNAPSHOT
U.S. C-Store Facts & Figures
8%10%11%16%18%37%
3.5 minutes to complete a purchase
$695B in sales (2013 w/fuel $491.5b)
2.2M employees ($174.5b in US taxes)
4.0% of the $17.4 trillion U.S. GDP
Source: National Association of Convenience & Fuel Retailing
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WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND C-STORE
1/xth the size of the most common prototype
Source: Nielsen & Kantar Retail
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SMALLER CONCEPTS | SMALLER MARKETS
Source: Nielsen & Kantar Retail
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SHAKING UP THE BOX
Strategic location of promotion and pricing
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YOU CAN BELIEVE THIS…
First destination for shopper at c-stores
N=643,724 C-Store Patrons
12% 12%
11% 10% 10%
6%5% 5% 5%
Fountain Drinks
Salty Snacks
WaterSweet Snacks
CandySports Drinks
Soft Drinks
Hot Beverages
Food Service
Source: VideoMining Corp.
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OR…YOU CAN BE A SHOPPING TRIP DESTINATION
CONVENIENCE TASTE/VARIETYSNACKING
INDULGENCE INGREDIENTSPREPARATION
FRESH/ORGANIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS & SERVICESHEALTH & WELLNESS
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OR…YOU CAN BE A SHOPPING TRIP DESTINATION
CONVENIENCE TASTE/VARIETYSNACKING
INDULGENCE INGREDIENTSPREPARATION
FRESH/ORGANIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS & SERVICESHEALTH & WELLNESS
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OR…YOU CAN BE A SHOPPING TRIP DESTINATION
CONVENIENCE TASTE/VARIETYSNACKING
INDULGENCE INGREDIENTSPREPARATION
FRESH/ORGANIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS & SERVICESHEALTH & WELLNESS
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OUR GREATEST ENEMY – OUT OF STOCKS
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NEXT WORST ENEMY
Forgetting the basics
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HOW TO WIN?
Plaza-able >> Plaza-Jugador >> Plaza-GOL!
Organized
Consistent
Entertaining
Buzz-worthy
MEASURABLE
Competitive
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DON’T MISS OUT
ON THE BASICS
Daily needs like Hot Tortillas
should be ALWAYS in-stock
.
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IN-STOCK, BUT STRATEGICALLY
PLACED
Be mindful of where the
customer expects to find it
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USE THE RIGHT LEGO
Sell to the need, not your
perception of the need
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EVERYTHING COMMUNICATES
Clean, organized and in business
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Without order Adjacencies without strategy
WATCH HER SHOP
There is a pattern in what
she does
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“ZONES” IN STORES REMIND & DELIGHT HER
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INVENTORY CONTROLS
Add, delete, move the product out
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Situation
• Mondelez needed FASTER speed to shelf
in the challenging C–store channel
Solution
• Execute “80 in 8”. 80,000 stores in 8 days!
Success
• Reached 80,102 stores in 8 days
• Gained 177,516 new points of distribution
• Nearly 50,000 displays placed; over 46,000 boxes of gum ordered at retail and shipped into stores
“Thank you to all… neither sleet, nor rain, nor snow nor POLAR VORTEX will keep our teams from executing with EXCELLENCE! Great job and I look forward to seeing the final numbers!”
– Don Quigley
President, US Sales
Mondelez International
SPEED TO SHELF
Win every new item launch
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NOT ENOUGH! LET’S DO 100,000+ STORES IN 10 DAYS
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FRESH, CLEAN AND
ORGANIZED
Execution is paramount in fast food
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SKY IS THE LIMIT
Buc-ee’s proved this point to large chains in the US
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TAILOR TO THE
LOCAL DEMAND
Catering to higher
income customers
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PROMOTION - CREATE ANOTHER SELLING OPPORTUNITY
Situation:– Targeted retail stores around the top
200 Colleges
Solution:– Incentivized to create the most unique
display
– 1-page sell sheet to drive incremental sales and displays through hyper-local programming
Successes:
– 400+ Displays Built
– 7,118 Product Packed out
– 105k Cases Sold
Chobani Back-to-School Snack Attack
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Freestyle Dispenser
LEVERAGE YOUR
VENDORS
They have
something for you
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SIMPLE & AFFORDABLE HYPERLOCAL TACTICS
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LEVERAGE THOSE VENDORS EVERYWHERE!!
7-Eleven partner promotions
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CONNECT WITH THE
COMMUNITY
Support a cause
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EL CAMBIO - PON A CALENTAR A TUS SUSTITUTOS
¡¡Test and learn like a mad-person!!
Apartment complexesOffering alternatives for handicap accessibility
College CampusesOhio Northern University
Source: Nielsen & Kantar Retail
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OUT OF STORE
MOBILE
SOCIAL/DIGITAL
IN STORE
CONSUMER
WORD OF MOUTH
PURCHASE
LA AFICIÓN
STAY CONNECTED: BE IN STEP WITH CONSUMERS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
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Innovation can and should come in all shapes/sizes. It is not only “products,” it is also “process,” smart, repeatable process.
INNOVATION IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY
CREATE ACTIVATE ENGAGE MEASURE
YOU are the key to keeping OXXO ESSENTIAL!
Don’t keep your ideas to yourselves!