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Grocery Consulting

概述

过去10年间,行业整合、新的自然/有机概念以及正在发生范式转变的消费者趋势(如本地化、健康、保健)为便利店零售业带来了不断变化的竞争环境。

为帮助客户了解新形势,L.E.K.能够设计并实施相关战略,促进良性盈利增长,合理安排店铺布局。我们的专长能够帮助便利店深入了解消费者,优化店铺布局与概念,分析名牌与自有品牌的组合,并制定合理的全渠道零售战略。

关键问题与挑战

我们十分了解当今便利店零售市场中所存在的关键挑战。从增长战略到店铺体验、消费者参与、采购、定价与品牌战略(包括自有品牌采购)以及交易支持,我们与客户开展广泛合作。在合作中,我们鼓励客户思考以下关键问题:

  • 是否对目标市场中的不同消费者群体有准确认识?是否具有能够真正吸引客户的价值定位?
  • 如何调整自身,以更好地利用长期消费模式,适应本土化、健康、保健的趋势,以及其他影响消费者购买行为的趋势。
  • 如何更好地管理店铺布局,最大限度地提升生产效率?
  • 为更好地服务现有客户、改善当前绩效并把握新的增长机会,你需要改善目前的店铺模式还是开发新模式?
  • 你的品牌组合是否需要优化,以提升名牌与自有品牌产品的销售额及盈利能力?
  • 目前的店内人员配置是否能够高效服务于客户,并结合创新技术使运营效率最大化?
  • 为在核心业务之外的领域探索并实现增长,你有何边缘战略®?
  • 是否拥有合适的组织人才,确保增长战略得到有效实施?

成功案例

若想进一步了解我们如何帮助便利店行业客户创造价值,请参考以下洞见及案例:

  • 一家地区性连锁便利店的同比销售额因日趋激烈的本地竞争而出现下滑。我们帮助该客户开发出天然有机特色便利店的新概念,根据消费者趋势调整了产品组合,并对各家分店的战略实施进行了管理。新店概念极大地提升了客户满意度,我们的支持帮助该客户加快了扭转销售颓势的进程。
     
  • 一家大型加油站便利店零售商在核心市场中享有很高的品牌知名度,燃油销售额遥遥领先,战略地位极为稳固。但该零售商已逾十年未对旗下店铺进行任何实质性投资,其业务主要依赖烟草与包装饮品的销售。我们为该客户制定了新的店铺概念和食品战略,将店内交易量提升了50%,新店毛利率较老店高出100至200个基点。
     
  • 一家大型全国连锁便利店的销售增速放缓,具体原因不明。我们通过品类诊断分析,制定了详尽的品类管理方案。方案实施后,此前一度停滞的关键品类销量再次实现增长,店内销售迅速回归正轨。
     
  • 围绕便利店零售市场中的变革,L.E.K.撰写了多篇领袖视角文章,内容涉及自有品牌市场的持续增长前景,以及便利店零售业中不断上升的劳工成本。


Examples of our work

To learn more about how we help clients create value in the grocery sector, please refer to these insights and case examples:

  • A regional grocery chain was experiencing comp sales declines amid an increasingly competitive local market. We helped our client define a new natural and organic specialty store concept, critically review and change its assortment to be better aligned with consumer trends, and manage the execution of the strategy across its chain. The new concept dramatically improved customer satisfaction, and our execution support positioned the company for a successful turnaround on an expedited timeline.
  • Although a major convenience and gasoline retailer had a compelling strategic position in its core market with clear brand recognition and market share leadership in fuel sales, it had not materially invested in its stores in more than a decade and was substantially overreliant on in-store sales of tobacco and packaged beverages. We worked with the client to develop a new store concept and food strategy that drove a 50% increase in in-store transactions, with gross margins that were 100-200 basis points higher than in legacy stores.
  • A large national grocery chain was experiencing slow sales growth and uncertainty about which factors were causing underperformance. We performed a category diagnostic analysis and developed a detailed category management plan, which led to an immediate comp store increase and momentum in key categories that had stalled.

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