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Aldi Supermarkets Marketing Report




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Contents
Contents and Appendix                                                                                                                2
Executive Summary                                                                                                                    3
Audit and explanation of the business and its current customer related marketing strategy.                                           5
The Four P’s                                                                                                                         5
Identifying and recommending new marketing objectives                                                                                8
Corporate and Social Responsibility Initiatives                                                                                      9
Recommending new marketing objectives                                                                                               10
The Marketing of Halal in the United Kingdom                                                                                        11
Recommending new marketing objectives                                                                                               12
Company Rebranding Initiative                                                                                                       12
Recommending new marketing objectives                                                                                               13
Conclusion                                                                                                                          14
SWOT Analysis                                                                                                                       16
References                                                                                                                          21
Insert 1.0: Marketing and Selling Models                                                                                            28
Insert 1.1: Needle. D Model                                                                                                         29
Insert 1.2: New Organisational Structure                                                                                            30
Insert 1.3: Porters Five Forces Model (1980)                                                                                        31
Insert 1.4: Porters Generic Forces Model                                                                                            32
Insert 1.5: Ansoff’s Matrix                                                                                                         33
Insert 1.6: Twelve-Month Marketing Plan: Gantt Chart                                                                                34


Notes to the Examiner:

 All additional information is stored in the Appendix
 The word count excludes the following:


       I. All references and bibliographies
      II. All references to diagrams and tables.
     III. All content within tables
     IV. Labels and titles of tables and diagrams
      V. The Learning Outcomes as Titles
     VI. The Contents Page
    VII. All content on page 2, 3 & 4


 All Harvard referencing in this assignment is from the formatting illustrated in the Anglia Ruskin University document.
    http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard/htm


 I would like all ‘Inserts’, which have been placed within the main assignment to be included in the marking scheme if possible.




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Executive Summary
The UK grocery industry is so large, with the demand of food retail goods being so
sensitive to cross-price elasticity that retailers are constantly striving to explore new and
innovative methods to which they can achieve differential advantage over their
discounter retail competitors. (Mitchell & Kiral, 1998) This report will provide
recommendations on how Aldi can achieve this by diversifying into new markets as well
as retaining loyalty with their existing customer base.

Scope: In recent months the retailer is looking to enhance its image and perception by
developing a stronger focus on quality of its products, as well as its additional in-store
services. (Aldi, 2009) Furthermore, Aldi has expansion plans in opening new stores in higher,
more upmarket locations and to expand its product ranges to attract a higher-earning clientele
(Aldi, 2009). This innovation is supported by Harvey, (2000, pp. 17) who suggests that, being
in a society housing a wide spectrum of income levels, retailers can bring together high-
income and low-income market segments and therefore, can integrate separate ‘segments of
consumer demand’ and forming an internal niche market, whom they can both target with
higher (or branded) and lower priced items (or own-branded items).

This report will analyse their current position within the market in relation to their
competitors, and to conduct a twelve-month marketing plan in order to achieve new
marketing objectives. This will revolve around attracting a new, higher-earning clientele
segment, and therefore, achieving growth to their market share. Aldi supermarkets are a
private company and so the main driver will be financial gain. However, in order to achieve
this, the report will look at the discount market sector in the UK as a whole, and look at the
physiographic aspects of Aldi’s current customer base, their competition and conduct a
SWOT analysis in order to derive the retailers core competencies and to look at new
opportunities for ways in which to exploit these competences and looking at how Aldi could
turn weakness and threats into opportunities and strengths. Furthermore, the report will also
focus on potential asset-lead and market-lead strategies in order to build upon and to
communicate their core competencies through innovative marketing techniques, and, in turn,
to achieve higher customer loyalty. There are two dimensions to the discount retailer market,
and these are hard and soft discount retailing, where the latter’s characteristics focus on the
breath and choice of product, which is categorized as less than 1,000 SKU’s, its positions in

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terms of cost are lower than the soft retailers, and exclusive private labels exceed 90% of the
retailer product portfolio (Colla, 1997; Colla and Dupuis, 1997).

Limitations: there are some limitations at the time of writing this assignment, where is was
proven difficult to obtain primary sources of data from the company itself as Aldi were very
reluctant to disclose their future marketing strategies

Findings:. The supermarket holds the strongest position financially in the grocery discount
sector, retailing both food and on-food products. Their business model allows them to be able
to sell their products to up to 30% cheaper than the major UK retailers (Tesco, Morrisons,
Asda & Sainsburys), through economies of scale (Sloman, 2008), targeting to a clearly
defined market segment who have a larger concern about price, than the quality of the
product itself. The retailer has a key advantage over their competitors in terms of being able
achieve international presence through standardised purchasing of as little as one line per
item, which isn’t tailored to geographical location. (Colla, 2003).

Moreover, Aldi have also diversified into the holiday sector with the aim of providing ‘cash-
strapped’ shoppers with weekend city breaks to European destinations for a fraction of their
competitor’s ‘high-street’ prices. They have been able to sell this service at significantly
lower prices through the use of the same business model they use when purchasing their core
product: purchasing large ‘quantities’ of holiday service provisions, thus again, achieving
economies of scale, and passing their savings onto their customers (Aldi, 2009). Own labelled
products have a higher profit margin compared to branded
items, as they have the costs of national advertising added into
the wholesale price (Colla, 2003). Their travel agent is the
                                                                        With this limited assortment,
second largest agency in Switzerland (BBC News, Aldi,                   they can achieve substantial
                                                                            globalisation and higher
2009). Aldi are a limited line grocery discounter housing                 reductions in international
                                                                            purchasing costs as well
approximately 1,000 lines which are tightly controlled, and
the good majority of them being own-branded (Wood &
Pierson, 2006). However, a study carried out by Strategic
Retailing Associates (1990), found that 64% of a survey sample said that customers shopped
elsewhere for branded items ‘which were apparently missed by most customers’. Bellizzi




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et al (1981) Cunningham et al (1982) and Hawes et al (1982) state that ‘Several studies have
found that consumers perceive national brands to be superior to store brands and to generic
grocery items on attributes, such as overall quality, taste, aroma, and reliability’, However,
Store brands do provide a platform for retailers to allow them to improve margins (Ailawadi,
2001). This is certainly a strength or Aldi who can attain cost leadership status (‘Cost
Leadership’
Segment: Porters Generic Forces: Insert 1.4)


An audit and explanation of the business and its current customer
related marketing strategy.

Audit and explanation of the Business
The Company
Aldi is a well known supermarket discounter brand, is the 9th largest grocery retailer in
Europe by sales volume and currently holds 1% of the UK market share (TNS Global, 2009).
This has been achieved by their simple business model: reducing company operational
expenditure: this means purchasing only one line per item from the supplier, thus limiting
choice for the consumer however, their transportation costs are kept to a minimum by
delivering their stock straight from the warehouse to the store being merchandised on the
pallets they arrived in. With this limited assortment, they can achieve substantial
globalisation and higher reductions in international purchasing costs (Colla, 2003). Also, their
basic store architectural and interior designs involve using inexpensive signage and
employing a ‘no frills’ design (Aldi, 2009). They stock mostly non-branded ranges which are
seen as the key differentiator between competitors (Burt & Sparkes, 2003).

The Current customer related Marketing Strategy
Aldi are focused to targeting a specific audience where customers are more concerned about
the price of the product than the quality product itself. They have achieved this by developing
an understanding that customers will chose carefully before they decide to purchase a product
or use a service (Dibb, 2001).


Product



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The product ranges Aldi mainly specialise in are their own-branded labels, which are cheaper
than branded label because Aldi control their costs and production process. Aldi also stock
non-food items such as toilets, scuba diving equipment and musical instruments.


 The Core Product: this is the perceived core benefit or service. The core product in this
  case is to be able to make use of a service which sells convenience goods (Dibb, 2001)


 The Actual Product: concerns the additional features of that product or service, such as
  durability, branding, packaging and design (Dibb, 201)


 Augmented Product: these concern aspects of the product such as customer service,
  warranty, delivery and credit. In the case of Aldi, warranty may only apply to non-food
  items, where as with customer service, customer care extend to their food items as well
  (Dibb, 2001).


Price
The process of distribution reflects the retailers pricing strategy used for being able to sell
their products at a lower price, and this comes back to their business model. The retailer,
using its high bargaining power over their suppliers, can buy large quantities of stock to
service all their stores across the country. This then leads to Aldi achieving economies of
scale and potential Cost Leadership status (See Porters Generic Forces: Insert 1.4). Another
aid to the retailer keeping prices low their purchasing of one item per line, limiting the
amount of choice for the customer. Aldi say that their prices are up to 30% lower and use a
combination of pricing strategies such as market penetrating pricing, physiological pricing
and promotional pricing.
Place
The ‘place’ component of the marketing mix concerns the physical location as well as
distribution channels, communication channels and opening hours. Aldi has a physical
presence in communities around the UK as well as Europe in the form of their stores as
physical buildings. However, the retailer also has an online presence in the form of a




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marketing channel, where customers can find their nearest store, find recopies, and obtain
information on products, services and contact details.
Packaging
Aldi use their own packaging, as the bulk of their products are packed exclusively for the
retailer. The packaging used at Aldi is similar to the packaging used on branded items (Wood
& Person, 2006). Own packaged products accounts for 70% of their portfolio and is seen as a
key component for retail differentiation (Hogarth-Scott & Rice: 1994)
People
Operational staff performs the tasks as well as sell the
product. This is why employee selection, training and
development are crucial aspects to give the perception
that customers are in the hands of professionals who
are friendly, helpful and efficient. The people act as
evidence of a service being present; as the service
itself is intangible (it isn’t a physical object) and play
the crucial role of being the ’face’ of the business and have the power to build up a
relationship with that customer or break it down. However, it isn’t just the people at the
customer-interface end; there are a range of parties all of whom work towards the one aim of
providing a shopping experience, and balancing this with keeping their costs down and at the
same time achieving financial gain. Supermarkets have the simple task of buying things and
selling them. And it is the retailers job to ensure that quality and safety are maintained in all
food products and ensuring that their customers are satisfied with their purchases. This will
happen through market research and may stem from innovative new products or revamping
old ones to stimulate demand (Sloman, 2008). It is the process in between the buying and the
selling, which is where the bulk of the people are situated such as buyers, distributers,
packers, manufacturers and merchandisers. Moreover, once the product has been purchased,
there are also after sales services in the form of customer service operators, which again are
evidence of a service, present (Dibb 2001).
Physical evidence/ambience
This concerns the environment: the layout, decor and lighting, with the ambience, or feel of
the store are very much a part of the product offer (Dibb, 2008). Aldi employs a ‘no frills’




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concept with regards to the interior designing of all their stores. As part of their strategy to
keep their operational costs down, this is extended to their signage they use for product
location and for advertising (Aldi, 2009).
Process
The main focus is to deliver products to customers at
lower prices, which is achieved through their business
model of purchasing higher volumes of product with no
manufactures brand name nor intellectual property
physically present on any packaging. Moreover, these
producers do not pay for the communications or the
marketing of their products and are able to reduce their
manufacturing overheads. They can operate on margins
which are lower than those of branded manufactures due to their intensive unitisation of
production equipment. This is offset by their higher investment turnover both with the
manufacturer and Aldi, which keeps both their profitability satisfactory (Colla, 2003).
Furthermore, with the balance of power tilted towards the retailer, they determine their
product ranges and are able to quickly and cheaply switch suppliers based on the criterion set
by Aldi (Sloman, 2008: Colla, 2003). Through vertical integration they can eliminate
additional costs associated with dealing with external suppliers and producers and also erect
barriers to entry for competitors (Sloman, 2008) (See Porters Five Forced Model: Insert
1.3). Logistics has become a key element in ensuring food quality both within fresh and
chilled product ranges (Harvey, 2000). Another customer-focused operation is their stores
only being open during peak trading hours, therefore, costs saved are saved. Each region
consists of up to 55 stores and a warehouse which aids fresh distribution of their products
(Aldi, 2009).


Identifying and recommending new marketing objectives.
Summary
Harvey (2000) suggests that competition is not to be judged in terms of price and cost but by
the ability for a firm’s capacity to innovate over time, thus leading to higher, long-term gains
in quality, price and convenience.




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Corporate and Social Responsibility Initiative
Jones and Comfort (2006) state that healthy eating has              The bus ness case for CSR is seen to
                                                                    focus on a wide range of potential
assumed an increasing importance on the political agenda            benefits. These include improved
                                                                    financial performance, reduced
within the UK; the Government sees the food industry as             operating costs, long-term
                                                                    sustainability for companies and
                                                                    their employees,
having a corporate and social responsibility to promote             Increased staff commitment and
                                                                    involvement, long term return on
healthy eating. Organisations in general play an                    investments, enhancedhas assumed an
                                                                          ....healthy eating capacity to
                                                                    innovate, increasing importance on the
                                                                                good relations with
increasingly important role in the lives of society,                government and communities, better
                                                                    risk andpolitical agenda within the UK
                                                                              crisis management,
(Mullins, 2007). Lambin (1997) proposed that ‘In recent             enhanced brand value and reputation
                                                                    and the development of closer links
                                                                    with customers and greater
years, there has been increased pressure on many                    awareness of their needs.
                                                                    Commercially and academically
companies to acknowledge their responsibility to society,           these last two claimed benefits are
                                                                    clearly rooted in marketing and there
and act in a way which benefits society overall’ The                is a growing, but still relatively
                                                                    undeveloped literature on the links
Department of Health (2004) states that the food industry           between marketing and
                                                                    CSR. (Jones and Comfort, 2005)
has a major impact on what people eat and that 9 out of
ten people buy their food at a supermarket versus
independent shops. What constitutes as ‘healthy eating’
are based on personal beliefs, cultures, aspirations and advances in healthy eating ‘practices’
which are constantly evolving with advances in scientific research (Jones & Comfort: 2006).
Although many Britons are attempting to switch to healthier lifestyles and therefore, change
their buying habits, there is also a strong counterbalance in the upward surge in convenience
foods. (Key Note Ltd: 2007).
Corporate and Social Responsibility, according to Mullins (2007) is:


‘The comprehensive approach organisations take to meet or exceed the expectations of
stakeholders beyond such measures as revenue, profit and legal obligations. It covers
community, investment, human rights and employee relations, environmental practices and
ethical conduct’ (Mullins, 2007)


It has been argued by experts that many neighbourhoods have poor access to shops who sell
quality and ‘wholesome’ foods at competitive prices (Jones & Comfort, 2006). Riches (1997)
states that there is evidence to suggest that low income families find it difficult to maintain a




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Riches (1997) states that there is
 evidence to suggest that low income           balanced diet, partly due to the lack of money to purchase
 families find it difficult to maintain a
 balanced diet party due to the lack of        healthy foods. The Department of Health (2005) states that
 money to purchase healthy foods....
                                               obesity is becoming increasingly the norm amongst children,
                           who consume too much saturated fats and sugar’s and too few portions of
fruit and vegetables. Another factor that has been sought as a political trend is that both
manufacturer and retailer introducing less salt and sugar in their food products whilst others
have taken further steps to highlight the healthy qualities of their brands (Key Note Ltd, 2007
pp. 56). Retailers who have launched aims of improving health via healthy eating initiatives
have earned the reputation in the past, from stakeholder parties, as being socially responsible
(Piacentini, MacFadyen & Eadie, 2000, pp. 462). Therefore, the key is corporate
communications in marketing: this is highlighted by the numerous examples of companies
who have sound socially responsible practices; however, they do not have that reputation they
should have. It appears that some companies are not communicating enough to the public
about their CSR Strategies (Wilkinson and Balmer, 1996). Further reading supports this with
studies carried out by Waddock and Graves (1997), who revealed that social performance,
leads to financial performance, however, it was Balabanis et al (1998) who suggested that
disclosure of such CSR activities was key to the social performance-financial performance
correlation. According to Ansoffs Matrix, this is an existing market with existing products
                                                        which have been revamped to enhance health
                                                        standards, therefore, is a low risk strategy (See
                                                        Ansoff’s Matrix (Insert 1.5)). The marketing and
                              Product Stewardship       selling process to stakeholders can also be seen in
                    Understanding, controlling, and
                                                        the Marketing and Selling Models (Insert 1.0) from
        communicating a product’s environmental,
       health, and safety related effects throughout    Dibb (2001).
      its life cycle, from production (or extraction)
            to final disposal or reuse (BizEd, 2009)
                                                        Recommending new marketing objectives
                                                        Aldi forms a strategic alliance with the Department
                                                        of Health, (which can be identified as a stakeholder)
both acting in the interests of the community’s health, well-being and balanced lifestyles by
promoting foods and beverages which are linked to healthy eating (‘Differentiation’
Segment: Porters Generic Forces: Insert 1.4). This would be extremely time consuming




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and costly to imitate for competitors to achieve (See Porters Five Forces: Insert 1.3) As the
retailer is working closely with the Department of Health, Aldi can change their marketing
strategies as new scientific advances are made through research and development. Aldi will
need to work with their suppliers, producers and manufactures in producing nutritious foods
which provide a better quality of life to all their customers and not just to the customers who
can afford to purchase such foods. The retailer will continue to use own-labelled goods as
these provide a better margin in their pricing, compared to branded items, which include the
cost of national advertising (Kent, 2003). Methods in which to communicate this marketing
imitative to their customers are through in-store advertising, through company annual reports,
extensive television advertising, incorporating the new branding scheme, and full page
adverts in national newspapers, all advertising medias of which have been used extensively in
the past. In order for the CSR strategy to remain relevant and effective, the retailer needs to
constantly engage with their stakeholders and managing conflicts of interest. Firms who
focus on moral and social issues can adopt a ‘first mover’ advantage by prompt response to
stakeholder concerns (Schlegelmilch, 1998; Pratley, 1995; Laczniak and Murphy, 1993).


The Marketing and Retailing of Halal Meat (HM) in the UK
There has been a rapid growth in the UK in shops and business catering to the Muslim
community (who can be identified as another stakeholder) by offering products and services
which are produced, or to be used/consumed according to the Muslim faith (for instance,
HSBC PLC retail banking offers an Anamah/Shariah Current Account,
aimed at providing financial services to meet the needs of the
Muslim Community) (HSBC Plc, 2009). The increasing Muslim
population across Europe and the UK and has encouraged many
businesses, and certainly retailers, to invest in this growing market
(Ahmed, 2008) (‘Focus’ Segment: Porters Generic Forces: Insert
1.4). The Muslim population in the UK is 5% but consumes 20% of
the meat sourced in the UK (UK Government Statistics, 2006:
Scottish Executive, 2006: NISRA, 2006, BBC, 2005). Jackson
(2001) states that farmers are also being urged to diversity into the
HM market. However, the Muslim Council has warned that 90% of meat labelled as Halal




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has been sold illegally, with the animal not being slaughtered to the Muslim Faith and is the
                                  third largest illegal trade in the UK (Pointing & Tienaz, 2004).
                                  This violates beliefs, abuses trust, is a serious concern to public
  ...an important contribution    health and exerts cruelty to animals (Ahmed, 2008). Therefore,
  to store image are elements
                                  systems which provide tractability to confirm the authenticity of
  such as decorative features,
  colours displays stimulations   meat sold in Aldi, from source to store, will need to be
  of senses such as smells...
                                  implemented at the customer inter-face level. The National Halal
                                  Foods Group are the main regulators for Halal based products and
                   currently operates 10 Halal butchery outlets in Asda and two outlets in Tesco
(Gale Cengage Learning, 2009)
Recommending new marketing objectives
Again, Aldi forms a strategic alliance with the National Halal Foods Group and the Muslim
Councils in order to provide certification to the core product and to regulate and integrate
‘traceability to source’ practices of all products through product stewardship methods. This
means that Aldi will be able to develop trust and loyalty between the Muslim communities.
Stores can either house a separate Halal butcher in-store where fresh cuts of meat can be
prepared: in this instance extensive training will need to be carried out with qualified Halal
butchers, or Aldi could sell pre-pack portions of Halal meat in store. This will depend on
where each store in located in relation to Muslims communities and so sufficient demand can
be fulfilled. This can be seen as a high risk strategy according to Ansoff’s matrix because it is
a new market to Aldi, promoting new products (See Ansoff’s Matrix (Insert 1.5))


Company Rebranding Initiative A positive and successful brand is defined as a name or
symbol, or a combination of the two. It identifies a product or service of an organisation as
having a sustainable differential advantage (Schmidtt, 1999a) At present, all Aldi stores
employ a ‘no frills’ design in terms of their signage, interior design and in-store advertising
with little in-store branding (BBC News, Aldi. 2009). However, today, customers are
increasingly aiming to seek an experience which goes beyond the product variety and pricing
strategies, there are further attributes which create a store image and important contributions
are elements such as decorative features, colours
displays stimulations of senses such as smells




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(Bitner, 1990: Sivadas & Baker-Prewitt, 2000). Babin & Darden (1996) state that, by habit,
the shopper’s perception on quality of the products can be linked to the atmosphere
(patronage) of the store itself (Darley & Jen-Su, 1993: Jacoby & Mazursky, 1985: Arnold et
al. 1983: Craig et al, 1984: Koelemeijer and Oppewal, 1999; Louviere & Gaeth, 1987).
Further reading suggests that, according to Lingquist (1974), Marks (1976) and James et al
(1976), store image construction and features have made its way into retail and marketing
literature for over three decades. The key element Aldi must address is to tackle their current
perception of the public that the retailer is downmarket (Verdict, 2009). Morrisons
Supermarkets have achieved this on a large scale in rebranding the company through
‘refreshening’ their brand and revamping store interior design to give their customers a
modern shopping experience through their Optimisation Plan. Furthermore all of their staff
were fitted with new uniforms which carried their new brand, alongside their new own-
labelled packaging and in-store signage (Morrisons Supermarkets, 2009).
Recommending new marketing objectives
Rebranding the company will provide a ‘fresh and invigorating’ feel to the business.
Rebranding their stores with a new logo and signage will give their customers a new
shopping experience. Because Aldi is a multi-national retailer, in-store food signage is of a
simple design consisting of the new logo and an illustration of the food item which the sign is
designating within the store. Not only will this ‘imprint’ the new logo into customer’s minds,
but it will also eliminate the issue of multi-language signage having to be produced over
different countries.


Providing a detailed marketing plan for the business to undertake, for
the next 12 months, to achieve the set customer related objectives.
(See Insert 1.6)




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Conclusion
Incorporating all the CSR imitative, illustrated in this report, the retailer will form a mission
statement to further develop trust and loyalty from their customers and to be advertised in all
company literature (i.e. annual reports) in-store advertising, television advertising and on all
own-labelled packaging. It will illustrate the following:


‘Whilst enjoying a quality, a mouth-watering and delicious product with a tailored in-store
service to match, Aldi Supermarkets aims to work closely with the Department of Health and
the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) to become the leading providers of quality and
wholesome foods to you, your families, and for all our communities, every day, at prices
everyone will love, throughout the year!’


Comparing all these factors to the four major retailers in the UK we can see there is a large
contrast between the values and cultures between the two sectors. Firstly, whilst Aldi stock
around 1,000 product lines in their stores, the majority of retailers (which have a combined
market share of over 75%) have over 30,000 product lines. This gives the customer a wider
choice when choosing a product, however, leading to their products being more expensive.
They also focus heavily on store design and layout and have fresh food counters, providing
their own in-store fishmongers, bakery, butchery and delicatessens, with their adverting
budgets and strategies being on a much larger scale with a wider range of advertising media
and an emphasis on all their staff being trained in fish, butchery and other trades. This is a
result of these retailers investing heavily in training and development of all their staff, thus
leading to higher investment costs. This is because retailers aim to enhance the overall
product for their shoppers by selecting and investing in their employees to enhance job
performance: they may have to perform certain tasks (i.e. preparing a food item to a
customer’s request) as well as selling the product.


Supermarkets have also, in recent years, diversified from grocery retailers and have gone
further by expanding their product portfolio to sell intangible products and services. (I.e.
Tesco’s now sell insurance, store credit, and launching their mobile phone network).
Morrison’s also have pharmacies in some of their stores and most stores across the sector




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have cafes too. However, a comparison that Aldi has with the four major retailers are that
most of ‘majors’ have a value and own branded range alongside the branded ranges they
stock, again offering the customer more choice, with their focus on product quality but
helping their customers save money whilst doing so. They have adopted the Aldi marketing
strategy where customers can pick up an own-branded (Morrison’s Value range) food item
and saving money, but not compromising on the quality and health standards that product
gives.




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The SWOT Analysis Insert 1.7


Strengths


Aldi is the leader in the discount grocery market sector and continues to hold this position
today. This could be turned into an opportunity for exploit their market position and to build
upon this advantage through innovative marketing and long-term strategies in order to
position themselves for growth. During the recession the discounter has seen a surge of sales
as people are switching retailer to take advantage of the better prices Aldi has t offer relative
to the major retailers on the UK. Another core competency they have is being able to keep
their retail prices low through a business model widely used in other discount supermarkets,
through purchasing bulk and passing the savings onto those customers. These innovations
have not only been introduced at the point of sales, which are easier to imitate by
competitors, but through vertical integration, which is harder for competitor to imitate due to
the barrier to entry being erected (Colla, 2003) and in with purchasing: this is tailored more
closely to product line than to the size of the retailer itself (Colla, 2003).


Another strength they have built upon was their diversification into the holiday market
whereby Aldi now offers holidays as weekend breaks to certain destinations around Europe
and has become the second largest travel agency in Switzerland.


The hard discount retailer has had an enormous amount of experience in trading in territories
outside its home country (Hogarth-Scott & Rice: 1994, pp 20), with help from own-label
brand management and buyer-supplier relationship management and purchasing power as an
asset-lead, core competence factor (Colla, 2003) and their business model consists of large
purchasing of non-diversified and specialised product ranges. This is a leading characteristic
if the hard discount retailer and this leads to Aldi being able to retail their own-branded
portfolio at up to 30% less than the supermarket and hypermarket prices.


With this limited assortment, they can achieve substantial globalisation and higher reductions




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in international purchasing costs.


Aldi is the leading discount retailer in terms of market share in Germany, its home country,
but also the retailer has achieve aggressive internalisation with an equal amount of market
share with their rate of expansion being higher in terms of number of stores within those
penetrated countries than then penetration into new countries. This strength has been built
upon, stemming from the fact that hard discounters are at a higher risk of penetrating into
new countries due to their standardised and limited product range which isn’t tailored to local
and cultural differences. Colla (2003) also goes on to say that the countries in which Aldi
have penetrated present opportunities for higher purchasing power.


UK supermarkets operate in a market which focuses on price choice, quality and
convenience, which is a contrast to the discount retailers. However, because it could be
argues that the superstore and the discount retailer (Aldi) are not in direct competition with
one another, because of the diverse target markets they cater to, competition is only restricted
to other discount retailers whose market shares will be similar (Harvey, 2000)
Weaknesses


The retailers opening hours and operational periods are somewhat different to those of their
major rivals. The discount retailer does not open on Sundays or Bank Holidays and this could
be an opportunity to look into. During these holidays people in certain industries are not
likely to be working these days, therefore, they will with be at home, or visiting friends and
relatives and so may visit a supermarket (preferably their nearest one) to either carry out their
weekly shop or to go and purchase items such as presents and food or beverage gifts whilst
travelling to visit friends of relatives.


Colla (1997) states that ‘they are present in most countries, and with a larger proportion of
their market share, and their rate of international expansion over the past few years has been
higher in terms of number of stores than penetration into new countries’ This goes hand-in-
hand with Colla (1997), further stating that ‘countries that are culturally different and
geographically distant from Germany and where the risks for new players are higher - such




                                               17
as South American and Asian countries - it is the discount retailers in the third group,
benefiting from the experience of an already established strong international group, who
remains favoured’ What Colla, 1997, is saying is that if Aldi want to expand into
international territories further away from their home country, this could be detrimental to the
business as their product range isn’t fluid to local buying habits.


Aldi exclusively stock their own-branded items, which stemmed from their experience on
brand-label management, but this has deterred customers from shopping at Aldi saying that
prefer purchasing branded and well-known items they ‘know and love’.


Opportunities


With the ever-increasing Muslim population in the UK, many businesses are finding it
financially beneficial to cater for this segment by provision of products and services. A large
area which is being investigated is the marketing of Halal, a Muslim meat, in the UK. There
are some controversies between parties between buying Halal from a national chain
supermarket and saying loyal to their local butchers with the majority of the Muslin
community saying that they would prefer to say at their local butcher because of the personal
service they receive, as well as the provision of coffee and newspapers’ whilst waiting for
their meat and provisions to be prepared. Aldi could incorporate at ‘Morrison’s approach’ and
create a ‘Market Street’ approach whereby Muslim butchers could be produced in their stores
in high Muslim populated communities, as well as trained Muslim butchers and
implementing systems whereby both butcher and customer can track the source of the meat
back to the slaughterhouse in order to confirm its authenticity through Product Stewardship
means, as part of their Corporate and Social Responsibility initiatives. However, because the
demographic population of the Muslim population varies by location, the most cost effective
practice of implementing this strategy would be to only carry this out in stores which are
situations in high Muslin populations and goes against the business model of high purchasing
volumes and may not be able t achieve economies of scale and therefore being able to charge
lower price if sufficient demand cannot be fulfilled. This will need further investigation.




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A large political factor which has been the major influence of many retailer marketing
strategies is the trend on the nation becomes more and more health conscious over the years.
This could be due to more media coverage on diet and health issues as well as a Sky
dedication a section to dieting and ‘looking good’. This, coupled with the governments
intervention of tackling obesity in the UK (23% of people in the UK are classed as obese),
could open a door of opportunity of incorporating a pledge of helping their customers stay
healthy and life balanced lifestyles by communication the benefits of eating healthily with
adapting the food in which they offer to recommended daily allowances on each item of food.
Many major retailers have started doing this. Morrison’s have launched an ‘Eat Smart;’
range, whereby all food within this range have a reduce sale content. In addition, customer
are becoming more concerned about what is in their foods in terms of nutrients and minerals,
and so many retailer have launched simple labelling systems on all their packaging to tell
customers what exactly is in their food. According to statistics, people on lower incomes find
it difficult to purchase foods which sustain balanced lifestyles because of the higher prices of
these foods that those which have fewer health benefits. The key here is for Aldi to help their
customers save money and having access to health foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables.
Because of the surging demand for healthier food over the years Aldi could benefit
significantly from thus niche market by providing foods to improve the health of their
customers as well as further aiding them to eat healthily through education and Corporate and
Social Responsibility initiatives.


Redeveloping their brand in terms of their logo would be a good way to re-establish itself in
the market and to overcome that perception that Aldi is a ‘down-market’ supermarket. A
brand is a way to communicate to its customers regarding what the organisation is all about
and it is used to create an identity unique to the organisation relative to its competitors.
Furthermore, a brand a create a perceptions in the mind of the customer as well as
associations with that brand name in order to establish a more superior loyalty base. A new
logo with green-shaded colours and its simple design could be perceived as the green for
selling fresh, healthy, produce in a modern and professional shopping environment. For
branded products Aldi could incorporate a brand strategy whereby the company name could
be combined with the individual brand name: their product have their own branded names,




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but also with the company logo alongside those brand names on the packaging of all their
products as well as the blanket family name approach where Aldi just simple puts its
corporate identity on all their products regardless whether they are branded or own labelled
products.


The reputation of the brand can be enhanced by selling the same brand and/or product if it
different outlets and not just limited to lower purchasing costs (Colla, 2003)


Threats
Competition will always be a threat to any business. Especially where the grocery sector is
grown so large over the years and has saturated almost every part of the country that retailer
are finding it more and more difficult to differentiate themselves away from their
competitors. In addition, because customers are comparing prices of the ‘shopping baskets’
with other retailers cross-price elasticity has become the forefront of price-setting. Further
threats could be random shocks and events that may occur that could affect the crop or cattle
yields, grocery inflation and commodity shortages, which will raise the price and therefore
will raise the retail prices. This will especially be the case if the Pound in the foreign
exchange market was falling in value and therefore would make imported goods cheaper to
buy relative to domestically produce goods.


Regarding the retailer moving into the holiday market, there will be a fell in the demand for
domestic holidays in the Euro zone because of the weak pound in 2009, which may mean that
people will be looking outside of Europe for their holiday. This could be turned into an
opportunity in that, if Aldi do find that there is a large demand for holidays outside or
Europe, the retailer could transfer all their efforts in promoting and selling holiday outside of
Europe as a competitive strategy. Furthermore, international sourcing of food items could
weaken profits if the British exchange rate falls against rates overseas.


Aldi has little expertise in fresh produce is to its less diverse range. Fresh produce is
predominately exploited by retailers belonging to groups with low foreign diversification and
those who have highly diversified groups abroad. The threat here is that Aldi could lose out




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on an independent market to their competitors. This especially would be the case if the
retailer wishes to expand its market segmentation to include target markets with higher
incomes.


According to Harvey (2000) there is immense competition between branded manufacturers
and non-branded manufacturers (own-labelled), stating that manufacturers of branded product
have companied that the threat posed by own-label producers has dampened down their
investment and innovation and have struggled to produce under the UK own-label or they
risk losing shelf space to own-label manufacturers. Around 70% of the products Aldi sells are
own-labelled products, therefore they could become the focus of public and trade cutinisation
(Hogarth-Scott & Rice; 1994).




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(Insert 1.0) Marketing and Selling Models


                                                                                                 Dibb, S. Simkin, L., 2001. The Marketing Casebook: Cases and
                                                                                                             Concepts. 2nd ed. London: Thompson




       Production              Selling                   Consumption




                                                        Profits throught
                                                         volume sales




                                         Selling
                                                                                                   Consulting with Stakeholders
                                                                                                   relating to all new marketing initiatives
                                                                                                                              L
                                                                     Feedback




                                                                                Profits throgu
Customer need       Integrated Market                Customer
                                                                                  satisfied
  evaluaiton              Effort                    Satisfaction
                                                                                 customers




                                         Feedback




                           Feedback


                                      Marketing




                                                                                 28
29
30
Porters Five Forces Model (Porter, 1980) (Insert 1.3)
                                                                                       Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Rivalry Among existing Firms
Morrison's offer a unique shopping experience to                                                                                                                                   Potential threat of new entrants
their customers, who focus solely on their fresh food                                                                                                         Through backward vertical integration of their supply
credentials, compared to their competitors who try to                                                                                                             chain, Aldi gain full control over the quality of the
promote their non-food credentials (i.e. Tesco's who                                                                                                          food which they offer in their stores, not only this but
promote their insurance and financial products).                                                                                                              they can potentially limit the number of new entrants
This way they are differentiating away from not only                                                                                                                      to the market, weather they are suppliers,
one competitor, but from the good majority of both                                                                                                               distributors or retailers, and prospering. However,
large and small retailers in the market and have                                                                                                                         Ocado, an online grocer in partnership with
achieved a large sustainable core competence,                                                                                                                 Waitrose has now launched a fresh food preparation
which is costly for competitors to imitate. However,                                                                                                             service where customers can order items such as
during the recession customers are switching to                                                                                                                 meat and fish cut to specification. This means that
cheaper supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl, who                                                                                                                      this grocer can now compete with retailers like
have seen sales surge during the recession and by                                                                                                              Morrison's, who also place heavy emphasis on their
promoting their competence of their prices are up to                                                                                                           in store preparation.(Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and
30% cheaper than the major retailers.                                                                                                                                  Business Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson
(BBC News, 2008. Pinch helps discount supermarkets.                                                                                                           Education Limited & The Grocer.,2009. Ocado prepares
BBC News, [internet] 20 November.                                                                                                                             cuts at depot to replicate store counter service, [Online]
Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk.news/ [Accessed                                                                                                                 14 Nov. Available at: http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/
22 September 2009] & Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and                                                                                                                                     [Accessed 14 November 2009]
Business Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson
Education Limited))                                                                                                                                                   The Bargaining Power of Buyers (Retailers).
                                                                                                                                                                         The major retailers are the biggest source of
The Bargaining Power of Suppliers                                                                                                                              revenue for suppliers, who have few other channels
Branded suppliers have some power over their                                                                                                                        of distribution for their product. Furthermore, with
customers as they have more leeway over which                                                                                                                      the growing concentration in the retail market and
retailers to they wish to supply to. However,                                Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business Environment. 2nd ed.                          with the growing tendency to source national and
suppliers of retail-branded products, which are the                          Harlow: Pearson Education Limited                                                  internationally has grown the supply base thanks to
key differentiators of the competition associated                                                                                                             technological and infrastructure improvements in the
what that retailer, need to have that supplier-retailer                                                                                                               macro-environment. This means that the major
communication to ensure retailer specifications are                                      The Threat of Substitute Products                                           retailers have large amounts of power over their
met. This puts more power on the retailer, and they           These days, customers are shopping around in order to find the best price for a product ,        suppliers because if there is some dissatisfaction of
use that power to keep a tight grip on prices which        Sainsbury have called this the ‘Savvy Shopper’. The major retailers stock around 30,000 lines         the current supplier which the retailer is using, they
may result in the suppliers loosing out. However,           both being branded and own labelled products and the discount retailers stock around 1,000          can relatively quickly and cheaply switch to another
suppliers must remain competitive if there a large         lines which are mainly only own labelled goods (BBC News: Aldi, 2009). Studies have shows          supplier because of this ever-growing supplier base.
amount of suppliers on the market and a key                   that consumers ‘miss’ the branded products which the major superstores sell as they are               The suppliers are in competition with each other.
advantage to the suppliers are that their large               perceived as better quality products, reliable and trustworthy. This could be a reason why               However, Aldi ensures that they establish both
customers can easily and cheaply switch to a                 some people would choose to shop at a competitors store who would sell national branded          working practices and contractual agreements which
particular supplier if they are seen favourable to                       item, over shopping at Aldi, who sell exclusively own-branded items                         are both fair to the supplier and to the retailer as
another one. However, manufacturers are                    Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited)              well. (Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business
competing for shelf space at the retail end with the                                                                                                                    Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education
own branded labels, however with retailer being                                                                                                                                                               Limited ) &
able to imitate branded products, this can dampen                                                                                                             Key Note.,2007. Market Assessment 2007. Supermarket
down product innovation and development at the                                                                                                                                                       own Labels, [Online]
supplier end. (Clarke, I, Bennison, D, Guy,C., 1994. The                                                                                                                             (Issue Number and Date Unknown).
Dynamics of UK Grocery Retailing at the Local Scale,                                                                                                                            Available at: http://www.keynote.co.uk/
[Online]. 22 (6), pp 11-20. Available at: http://                                                                                                                                           [Accessed 24 November 2009]
www.emraleinsignt.com/ [Accessed 16 September
2009] & Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business
Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education
Limited)
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Page 1




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Porters Generic Strategies (Insert 1.4)
                                                         Tuesday, December 22, 2009



          Store brands do                                                                                         Aldi forms a strategic alliance
        provide a platform                                                                                        with the Department of Health,
       for retailers to allow                                                                                      (which can be identified as a
         them to improve                                                                                          stakeholder) both acting in the
        margins (Ailawadi,                                                                                          interests of the community’s
           2001). This is                                                                                        health, well-being and balanced
      certainly a strength or                                                                                   lifestyles by promoting foods and
       Aldi who can attain                                                                                         beverages which are linked to
                                               Cost
      cost leadership status                                                          Differentiation                       healthy eating
                                            Leadership


                                                               Stuck in the
                                                                 Middle                                          A positive and successful brand
                                                                                                                  is defined as a name or symbol,
                                                                                                                   or a combination of the two. It
                                                                                                                 identifies a product or service of
                                                                                                                     an organisation as having a
                                                                                                                sustainable differential advantage
                                                                                                                          (Schmidtt, 1999a)

                                                                  Focus
                                                                                      The increasing
                                                                                      Muslim population
                                                                                      across Europe and
                                                                                      the UK and has
                                                                                      encouraged many
Dibb, S. Simkin, L., 2001. The Marketing
                                                                                      businesses, and
Casebook: Cases and Concepts. 2nd ed.                                                 certainly retailers, to
London: Thompson                                                                      invest in this growing
                                                                                      market                                             Page 1




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Ansoff’s Matrix (Insert 1.5)




Corporate and Social
   Responsibility
  ‘Healthy Eating’
     Initiative




                                                      The Marketing of
                                                      Halal Meat in the
                                                      United Kingdom




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Aldi Supermarkets: Twelve Month Marketing Plan Gantt Chart (Insert 1.6)
                                                                                  Tuesday, December 22, 2009


                                                                                                                                                              2010
ID                Task Name                      Start       Finish      Duration               Departments Responsible
                                                                                                                              Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec


1    Stakeholder identification (Phase A)      04/01/2010   26/02/2010      8w      CSR Direcor

     Training, recruiting and organisational
2                                              01/01/2010   31/12/2010    52.2w     Managing Director, Training Consultants
     restructuring process

3    Stakeholder Engagement                    01/04/2010   30/04/2010     4.4w     CSR Director
     Corporate and Social Responsibility
4    Initiative (Healthy Eating) (Phase        23/02/2010   23/04/2010     8.8w     CSR Director
     One)
     Partnership with Department of Health
5                                              25/02/2010   26/03/2010     4.4w     CSR Director
     (Healthy Eating) (Phase One)
     Partnership with National Halal Food
6                                              01/04/2010   30/04/2010     4.4w     CSR Director
     Group (Phase Two)
     Rebranding Corporate Symbol
7                                              01/01/2010   30/12/2010     52w      Marketing Director
     (Phase Two)

8    Store Rebranding (South Sector)           01/01/2010   22/04/2010     16w      Chief regional and reigional directors

9    Store Rebranding (Middle Sector)          04/03/2010   23/06/2010     16w      Chief regional and reigional directors

10   Store Rebranding (North Sector)           21/05/2010   09/09/2010     16w      Chief regional and reigional directors

11   Store Rebranding (Scotland)               04/08/2010   23/11/2010     16w      Chief regional and reigional directors

12   Store Rebranding (Wales)                  10/09/2010   30/12/2010     16w      Chief regional and reigional directors

     Staff and Management Training/
13                                             01/01/2010   31/12/2010    52.2w     HR Directors and Store HR
     Workshops (Phase Three)

14   Advertising Phase One                     01/01/2010   22/04/2010     16w      Marketing Director

15   Advertising Phase Two                     26/04/2010   13/08/2010     16w      Marketing Director

16   Advertising Phase Three                   07/06/2010   13/10/2010    18.6w     Marketing Director

17   Advertising Phase A                       20/09/2010   16/09/2011     52w      Marketing Director

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Customer Marketing Assignment: Aldi Supermarkets

  • 2. Contents Contents and Appendix 2 Executive Summary 3 Audit and explanation of the business and its current customer related marketing strategy. 5 The Four P’s 5 Identifying and recommending new marketing objectives 8 Corporate and Social Responsibility Initiatives 9 Recommending new marketing objectives 10 The Marketing of Halal in the United Kingdom 11 Recommending new marketing objectives 12 Company Rebranding Initiative 12 Recommending new marketing objectives 13 Conclusion 14 SWOT Analysis 16 References 21 Insert 1.0: Marketing and Selling Models 28 Insert 1.1: Needle. D Model 29 Insert 1.2: New Organisational Structure 30 Insert 1.3: Porters Five Forces Model (1980) 31 Insert 1.4: Porters Generic Forces Model 32 Insert 1.5: Ansoff’s Matrix 33 Insert 1.6: Twelve-Month Marketing Plan: Gantt Chart 34 Notes to the Examiner:  All additional information is stored in the Appendix  The word count excludes the following: I. All references and bibliographies II. All references to diagrams and tables. III. All content within tables IV. Labels and titles of tables and diagrams V. The Learning Outcomes as Titles VI. The Contents Page VII. All content on page 2, 3 & 4  All Harvard referencing in this assignment is from the formatting illustrated in the Anglia Ruskin University document. http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard/htm  I would like all ‘Inserts’, which have been placed within the main assignment to be included in the marking scheme if possible. 2
  • 3. Executive Summary The UK grocery industry is so large, with the demand of food retail goods being so sensitive to cross-price elasticity that retailers are constantly striving to explore new and innovative methods to which they can achieve differential advantage over their discounter retail competitors. (Mitchell & Kiral, 1998) This report will provide recommendations on how Aldi can achieve this by diversifying into new markets as well as retaining loyalty with their existing customer base. Scope: In recent months the retailer is looking to enhance its image and perception by developing a stronger focus on quality of its products, as well as its additional in-store services. (Aldi, 2009) Furthermore, Aldi has expansion plans in opening new stores in higher, more upmarket locations and to expand its product ranges to attract a higher-earning clientele (Aldi, 2009). This innovation is supported by Harvey, (2000, pp. 17) who suggests that, being in a society housing a wide spectrum of income levels, retailers can bring together high- income and low-income market segments and therefore, can integrate separate ‘segments of consumer demand’ and forming an internal niche market, whom they can both target with higher (or branded) and lower priced items (or own-branded items). This report will analyse their current position within the market in relation to their competitors, and to conduct a twelve-month marketing plan in order to achieve new marketing objectives. This will revolve around attracting a new, higher-earning clientele segment, and therefore, achieving growth to their market share. Aldi supermarkets are a private company and so the main driver will be financial gain. However, in order to achieve this, the report will look at the discount market sector in the UK as a whole, and look at the physiographic aspects of Aldi’s current customer base, their competition and conduct a SWOT analysis in order to derive the retailers core competencies and to look at new opportunities for ways in which to exploit these competences and looking at how Aldi could turn weakness and threats into opportunities and strengths. Furthermore, the report will also focus on potential asset-lead and market-lead strategies in order to build upon and to communicate their core competencies through innovative marketing techniques, and, in turn, to achieve higher customer loyalty. There are two dimensions to the discount retailer market, and these are hard and soft discount retailing, where the latter’s characteristics focus on the breath and choice of product, which is categorized as less than 1,000 SKU’s, its positions in 3
  • 4. terms of cost are lower than the soft retailers, and exclusive private labels exceed 90% of the retailer product portfolio (Colla, 1997; Colla and Dupuis, 1997). Limitations: there are some limitations at the time of writing this assignment, where is was proven difficult to obtain primary sources of data from the company itself as Aldi were very reluctant to disclose their future marketing strategies Findings:. The supermarket holds the strongest position financially in the grocery discount sector, retailing both food and on-food products. Their business model allows them to be able to sell their products to up to 30% cheaper than the major UK retailers (Tesco, Morrisons, Asda & Sainsburys), through economies of scale (Sloman, 2008), targeting to a clearly defined market segment who have a larger concern about price, than the quality of the product itself. The retailer has a key advantage over their competitors in terms of being able achieve international presence through standardised purchasing of as little as one line per item, which isn’t tailored to geographical location. (Colla, 2003). Moreover, Aldi have also diversified into the holiday sector with the aim of providing ‘cash- strapped’ shoppers with weekend city breaks to European destinations for a fraction of their competitor’s ‘high-street’ prices. They have been able to sell this service at significantly lower prices through the use of the same business model they use when purchasing their core product: purchasing large ‘quantities’ of holiday service provisions, thus again, achieving economies of scale, and passing their savings onto their customers (Aldi, 2009). Own labelled products have a higher profit margin compared to branded items, as they have the costs of national advertising added into the wholesale price (Colla, 2003). Their travel agent is the With this limited assortment, second largest agency in Switzerland (BBC News, Aldi, they can achieve substantial globalisation and higher 2009). Aldi are a limited line grocery discounter housing reductions in international purchasing costs as well approximately 1,000 lines which are tightly controlled, and the good majority of them being own-branded (Wood & Pierson, 2006). However, a study carried out by Strategic Retailing Associates (1990), found that 64% of a survey sample said that customers shopped elsewhere for branded items ‘which were apparently missed by most customers’. Bellizzi 4
  • 5. et al (1981) Cunningham et al (1982) and Hawes et al (1982) state that ‘Several studies have found that consumers perceive national brands to be superior to store brands and to generic grocery items on attributes, such as overall quality, taste, aroma, and reliability’, However, Store brands do provide a platform for retailers to allow them to improve margins (Ailawadi, 2001). This is certainly a strength or Aldi who can attain cost leadership status (‘Cost Leadership’ Segment: Porters Generic Forces: Insert 1.4) An audit and explanation of the business and its current customer related marketing strategy. Audit and explanation of the Business The Company Aldi is a well known supermarket discounter brand, is the 9th largest grocery retailer in Europe by sales volume and currently holds 1% of the UK market share (TNS Global, 2009). This has been achieved by their simple business model: reducing company operational expenditure: this means purchasing only one line per item from the supplier, thus limiting choice for the consumer however, their transportation costs are kept to a minimum by delivering their stock straight from the warehouse to the store being merchandised on the pallets they arrived in. With this limited assortment, they can achieve substantial globalisation and higher reductions in international purchasing costs (Colla, 2003). Also, their basic store architectural and interior designs involve using inexpensive signage and employing a ‘no frills’ design (Aldi, 2009). They stock mostly non-branded ranges which are seen as the key differentiator between competitors (Burt & Sparkes, 2003). The Current customer related Marketing Strategy Aldi are focused to targeting a specific audience where customers are more concerned about the price of the product than the quality product itself. They have achieved this by developing an understanding that customers will chose carefully before they decide to purchase a product or use a service (Dibb, 2001). Product 5
  • 6. The product ranges Aldi mainly specialise in are their own-branded labels, which are cheaper than branded label because Aldi control their costs and production process. Aldi also stock non-food items such as toilets, scuba diving equipment and musical instruments.  The Core Product: this is the perceived core benefit or service. The core product in this case is to be able to make use of a service which sells convenience goods (Dibb, 2001)  The Actual Product: concerns the additional features of that product or service, such as durability, branding, packaging and design (Dibb, 201)  Augmented Product: these concern aspects of the product such as customer service, warranty, delivery and credit. In the case of Aldi, warranty may only apply to non-food items, where as with customer service, customer care extend to their food items as well (Dibb, 2001). Price The process of distribution reflects the retailers pricing strategy used for being able to sell their products at a lower price, and this comes back to their business model. The retailer, using its high bargaining power over their suppliers, can buy large quantities of stock to service all their stores across the country. This then leads to Aldi achieving economies of scale and potential Cost Leadership status (See Porters Generic Forces: Insert 1.4). Another aid to the retailer keeping prices low their purchasing of one item per line, limiting the amount of choice for the customer. Aldi say that their prices are up to 30% lower and use a combination of pricing strategies such as market penetrating pricing, physiological pricing and promotional pricing. Place The ‘place’ component of the marketing mix concerns the physical location as well as distribution channels, communication channels and opening hours. Aldi has a physical presence in communities around the UK as well as Europe in the form of their stores as physical buildings. However, the retailer also has an online presence in the form of a 6
  • 7. marketing channel, where customers can find their nearest store, find recopies, and obtain information on products, services and contact details. Packaging Aldi use their own packaging, as the bulk of their products are packed exclusively for the retailer. The packaging used at Aldi is similar to the packaging used on branded items (Wood & Person, 2006). Own packaged products accounts for 70% of their portfolio and is seen as a key component for retail differentiation (Hogarth-Scott & Rice: 1994) People Operational staff performs the tasks as well as sell the product. This is why employee selection, training and development are crucial aspects to give the perception that customers are in the hands of professionals who are friendly, helpful and efficient. The people act as evidence of a service being present; as the service itself is intangible (it isn’t a physical object) and play the crucial role of being the ’face’ of the business and have the power to build up a relationship with that customer or break it down. However, it isn’t just the people at the customer-interface end; there are a range of parties all of whom work towards the one aim of providing a shopping experience, and balancing this with keeping their costs down and at the same time achieving financial gain. Supermarkets have the simple task of buying things and selling them. And it is the retailers job to ensure that quality and safety are maintained in all food products and ensuring that their customers are satisfied with their purchases. This will happen through market research and may stem from innovative new products or revamping old ones to stimulate demand (Sloman, 2008). It is the process in between the buying and the selling, which is where the bulk of the people are situated such as buyers, distributers, packers, manufacturers and merchandisers. Moreover, once the product has been purchased, there are also after sales services in the form of customer service operators, which again are evidence of a service, present (Dibb 2001). Physical evidence/ambience This concerns the environment: the layout, decor and lighting, with the ambience, or feel of the store are very much a part of the product offer (Dibb, 2008). Aldi employs a ‘no frills’ 7
  • 8. concept with regards to the interior designing of all their stores. As part of their strategy to keep their operational costs down, this is extended to their signage they use for product location and for advertising (Aldi, 2009). Process The main focus is to deliver products to customers at lower prices, which is achieved through their business model of purchasing higher volumes of product with no manufactures brand name nor intellectual property physically present on any packaging. Moreover, these producers do not pay for the communications or the marketing of their products and are able to reduce their manufacturing overheads. They can operate on margins which are lower than those of branded manufactures due to their intensive unitisation of production equipment. This is offset by their higher investment turnover both with the manufacturer and Aldi, which keeps both their profitability satisfactory (Colla, 2003). Furthermore, with the balance of power tilted towards the retailer, they determine their product ranges and are able to quickly and cheaply switch suppliers based on the criterion set by Aldi (Sloman, 2008: Colla, 2003). Through vertical integration they can eliminate additional costs associated with dealing with external suppliers and producers and also erect barriers to entry for competitors (Sloman, 2008) (See Porters Five Forced Model: Insert 1.3). Logistics has become a key element in ensuring food quality both within fresh and chilled product ranges (Harvey, 2000). Another customer-focused operation is their stores only being open during peak trading hours, therefore, costs saved are saved. Each region consists of up to 55 stores and a warehouse which aids fresh distribution of their products (Aldi, 2009). Identifying and recommending new marketing objectives. Summary Harvey (2000) suggests that competition is not to be judged in terms of price and cost but by the ability for a firm’s capacity to innovate over time, thus leading to higher, long-term gains in quality, price and convenience. 8
  • 9. Corporate and Social Responsibility Initiative Jones and Comfort (2006) state that healthy eating has The bus ness case for CSR is seen to focus on a wide range of potential assumed an increasing importance on the political agenda benefits. These include improved financial performance, reduced within the UK; the Government sees the food industry as operating costs, long-term sustainability for companies and their employees, having a corporate and social responsibility to promote Increased staff commitment and involvement, long term return on healthy eating. Organisations in general play an investments, enhancedhas assumed an ....healthy eating capacity to innovate, increasing importance on the good relations with increasingly important role in the lives of society, government and communities, better risk andpolitical agenda within the UK crisis management, (Mullins, 2007). Lambin (1997) proposed that ‘In recent enhanced brand value and reputation and the development of closer links with customers and greater years, there has been increased pressure on many awareness of their needs. Commercially and academically companies to acknowledge their responsibility to society, these last two claimed benefits are clearly rooted in marketing and there and act in a way which benefits society overall’ The is a growing, but still relatively undeveloped literature on the links Department of Health (2004) states that the food industry between marketing and CSR. (Jones and Comfort, 2005) has a major impact on what people eat and that 9 out of ten people buy their food at a supermarket versus independent shops. What constitutes as ‘healthy eating’ are based on personal beliefs, cultures, aspirations and advances in healthy eating ‘practices’ which are constantly evolving with advances in scientific research (Jones & Comfort: 2006). Although many Britons are attempting to switch to healthier lifestyles and therefore, change their buying habits, there is also a strong counterbalance in the upward surge in convenience foods. (Key Note Ltd: 2007). Corporate and Social Responsibility, according to Mullins (2007) is: ‘The comprehensive approach organisations take to meet or exceed the expectations of stakeholders beyond such measures as revenue, profit and legal obligations. It covers community, investment, human rights and employee relations, environmental practices and ethical conduct’ (Mullins, 2007) It has been argued by experts that many neighbourhoods have poor access to shops who sell quality and ‘wholesome’ foods at competitive prices (Jones & Comfort, 2006). Riches (1997) states that there is evidence to suggest that low income families find it difficult to maintain a 9
  • 10. Riches (1997) states that there is evidence to suggest that low income balanced diet, partly due to the lack of money to purchase families find it difficult to maintain a balanced diet party due to the lack of healthy foods. The Department of Health (2005) states that money to purchase healthy foods.... obesity is becoming increasingly the norm amongst children, who consume too much saturated fats and sugar’s and too few portions of fruit and vegetables. Another factor that has been sought as a political trend is that both manufacturer and retailer introducing less salt and sugar in their food products whilst others have taken further steps to highlight the healthy qualities of their brands (Key Note Ltd, 2007 pp. 56). Retailers who have launched aims of improving health via healthy eating initiatives have earned the reputation in the past, from stakeholder parties, as being socially responsible (Piacentini, MacFadyen & Eadie, 2000, pp. 462). Therefore, the key is corporate communications in marketing: this is highlighted by the numerous examples of companies who have sound socially responsible practices; however, they do not have that reputation they should have. It appears that some companies are not communicating enough to the public about their CSR Strategies (Wilkinson and Balmer, 1996). Further reading supports this with studies carried out by Waddock and Graves (1997), who revealed that social performance, leads to financial performance, however, it was Balabanis et al (1998) who suggested that disclosure of such CSR activities was key to the social performance-financial performance correlation. According to Ansoffs Matrix, this is an existing market with existing products which have been revamped to enhance health standards, therefore, is a low risk strategy (See Ansoff’s Matrix (Insert 1.5)). The marketing and Product Stewardship selling process to stakeholders can also be seen in Understanding, controlling, and the Marketing and Selling Models (Insert 1.0) from communicating a product’s environmental, health, and safety related effects throughout Dibb (2001). its life cycle, from production (or extraction) to final disposal or reuse (BizEd, 2009) Recommending new marketing objectives Aldi forms a strategic alliance with the Department of Health, (which can be identified as a stakeholder) both acting in the interests of the community’s health, well-being and balanced lifestyles by promoting foods and beverages which are linked to healthy eating (‘Differentiation’ Segment: Porters Generic Forces: Insert 1.4). This would be extremely time consuming 10
  • 11. and costly to imitate for competitors to achieve (See Porters Five Forces: Insert 1.3) As the retailer is working closely with the Department of Health, Aldi can change their marketing strategies as new scientific advances are made through research and development. Aldi will need to work with their suppliers, producers and manufactures in producing nutritious foods which provide a better quality of life to all their customers and not just to the customers who can afford to purchase such foods. The retailer will continue to use own-labelled goods as these provide a better margin in their pricing, compared to branded items, which include the cost of national advertising (Kent, 2003). Methods in which to communicate this marketing imitative to their customers are through in-store advertising, through company annual reports, extensive television advertising, incorporating the new branding scheme, and full page adverts in national newspapers, all advertising medias of which have been used extensively in the past. In order for the CSR strategy to remain relevant and effective, the retailer needs to constantly engage with their stakeholders and managing conflicts of interest. Firms who focus on moral and social issues can adopt a ‘first mover’ advantage by prompt response to stakeholder concerns (Schlegelmilch, 1998; Pratley, 1995; Laczniak and Murphy, 1993). The Marketing and Retailing of Halal Meat (HM) in the UK There has been a rapid growth in the UK in shops and business catering to the Muslim community (who can be identified as another stakeholder) by offering products and services which are produced, or to be used/consumed according to the Muslim faith (for instance, HSBC PLC retail banking offers an Anamah/Shariah Current Account, aimed at providing financial services to meet the needs of the Muslim Community) (HSBC Plc, 2009). The increasing Muslim population across Europe and the UK and has encouraged many businesses, and certainly retailers, to invest in this growing market (Ahmed, 2008) (‘Focus’ Segment: Porters Generic Forces: Insert 1.4). The Muslim population in the UK is 5% but consumes 20% of the meat sourced in the UK (UK Government Statistics, 2006: Scottish Executive, 2006: NISRA, 2006, BBC, 2005). Jackson (2001) states that farmers are also being urged to diversity into the HM market. However, the Muslim Council has warned that 90% of meat labelled as Halal 11
  • 12. has been sold illegally, with the animal not being slaughtered to the Muslim Faith and is the third largest illegal trade in the UK (Pointing & Tienaz, 2004). This violates beliefs, abuses trust, is a serious concern to public ...an important contribution health and exerts cruelty to animals (Ahmed, 2008). Therefore, to store image are elements systems which provide tractability to confirm the authenticity of such as decorative features, colours displays stimulations meat sold in Aldi, from source to store, will need to be of senses such as smells... implemented at the customer inter-face level. The National Halal Foods Group are the main regulators for Halal based products and currently operates 10 Halal butchery outlets in Asda and two outlets in Tesco (Gale Cengage Learning, 2009) Recommending new marketing objectives Again, Aldi forms a strategic alliance with the National Halal Foods Group and the Muslim Councils in order to provide certification to the core product and to regulate and integrate ‘traceability to source’ practices of all products through product stewardship methods. This means that Aldi will be able to develop trust and loyalty between the Muslim communities. Stores can either house a separate Halal butcher in-store where fresh cuts of meat can be prepared: in this instance extensive training will need to be carried out with qualified Halal butchers, or Aldi could sell pre-pack portions of Halal meat in store. This will depend on where each store in located in relation to Muslims communities and so sufficient demand can be fulfilled. This can be seen as a high risk strategy according to Ansoff’s matrix because it is a new market to Aldi, promoting new products (See Ansoff’s Matrix (Insert 1.5)) Company Rebranding Initiative A positive and successful brand is defined as a name or symbol, or a combination of the two. It identifies a product or service of an organisation as having a sustainable differential advantage (Schmidtt, 1999a) At present, all Aldi stores employ a ‘no frills’ design in terms of their signage, interior design and in-store advertising with little in-store branding (BBC News, Aldi. 2009). However, today, customers are increasingly aiming to seek an experience which goes beyond the product variety and pricing strategies, there are further attributes which create a store image and important contributions are elements such as decorative features, colours displays stimulations of senses such as smells 12
  • 13. (Bitner, 1990: Sivadas & Baker-Prewitt, 2000). Babin & Darden (1996) state that, by habit, the shopper’s perception on quality of the products can be linked to the atmosphere (patronage) of the store itself (Darley & Jen-Su, 1993: Jacoby & Mazursky, 1985: Arnold et al. 1983: Craig et al, 1984: Koelemeijer and Oppewal, 1999; Louviere & Gaeth, 1987). Further reading suggests that, according to Lingquist (1974), Marks (1976) and James et al (1976), store image construction and features have made its way into retail and marketing literature for over three decades. The key element Aldi must address is to tackle their current perception of the public that the retailer is downmarket (Verdict, 2009). Morrisons Supermarkets have achieved this on a large scale in rebranding the company through ‘refreshening’ their brand and revamping store interior design to give their customers a modern shopping experience through their Optimisation Plan. Furthermore all of their staff were fitted with new uniforms which carried their new brand, alongside their new own- labelled packaging and in-store signage (Morrisons Supermarkets, 2009). Recommending new marketing objectives Rebranding the company will provide a ‘fresh and invigorating’ feel to the business. Rebranding their stores with a new logo and signage will give their customers a new shopping experience. Because Aldi is a multi-national retailer, in-store food signage is of a simple design consisting of the new logo and an illustration of the food item which the sign is designating within the store. Not only will this ‘imprint’ the new logo into customer’s minds, but it will also eliminate the issue of multi-language signage having to be produced over different countries. Providing a detailed marketing plan for the business to undertake, for the next 12 months, to achieve the set customer related objectives. (See Insert 1.6) 13
  • 14. Conclusion Incorporating all the CSR imitative, illustrated in this report, the retailer will form a mission statement to further develop trust and loyalty from their customers and to be advertised in all company literature (i.e. annual reports) in-store advertising, television advertising and on all own-labelled packaging. It will illustrate the following: ‘Whilst enjoying a quality, a mouth-watering and delicious product with a tailored in-store service to match, Aldi Supermarkets aims to work closely with the Department of Health and the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) to become the leading providers of quality and wholesome foods to you, your families, and for all our communities, every day, at prices everyone will love, throughout the year!’ Comparing all these factors to the four major retailers in the UK we can see there is a large contrast between the values and cultures between the two sectors. Firstly, whilst Aldi stock around 1,000 product lines in their stores, the majority of retailers (which have a combined market share of over 75%) have over 30,000 product lines. This gives the customer a wider choice when choosing a product, however, leading to their products being more expensive. They also focus heavily on store design and layout and have fresh food counters, providing their own in-store fishmongers, bakery, butchery and delicatessens, with their adverting budgets and strategies being on a much larger scale with a wider range of advertising media and an emphasis on all their staff being trained in fish, butchery and other trades. This is a result of these retailers investing heavily in training and development of all their staff, thus leading to higher investment costs. This is because retailers aim to enhance the overall product for their shoppers by selecting and investing in their employees to enhance job performance: they may have to perform certain tasks (i.e. preparing a food item to a customer’s request) as well as selling the product. Supermarkets have also, in recent years, diversified from grocery retailers and have gone further by expanding their product portfolio to sell intangible products and services. (I.e. Tesco’s now sell insurance, store credit, and launching their mobile phone network). Morrison’s also have pharmacies in some of their stores and most stores across the sector 14
  • 15. have cafes too. However, a comparison that Aldi has with the four major retailers are that most of ‘majors’ have a value and own branded range alongside the branded ranges they stock, again offering the customer more choice, with their focus on product quality but helping their customers save money whilst doing so. They have adopted the Aldi marketing strategy where customers can pick up an own-branded (Morrison’s Value range) food item and saving money, but not compromising on the quality and health standards that product gives. 15
  • 16. The SWOT Analysis Insert 1.7 Strengths Aldi is the leader in the discount grocery market sector and continues to hold this position today. This could be turned into an opportunity for exploit their market position and to build upon this advantage through innovative marketing and long-term strategies in order to position themselves for growth. During the recession the discounter has seen a surge of sales as people are switching retailer to take advantage of the better prices Aldi has t offer relative to the major retailers on the UK. Another core competency they have is being able to keep their retail prices low through a business model widely used in other discount supermarkets, through purchasing bulk and passing the savings onto those customers. These innovations have not only been introduced at the point of sales, which are easier to imitate by competitors, but through vertical integration, which is harder for competitor to imitate due to the barrier to entry being erected (Colla, 2003) and in with purchasing: this is tailored more closely to product line than to the size of the retailer itself (Colla, 2003). Another strength they have built upon was their diversification into the holiday market whereby Aldi now offers holidays as weekend breaks to certain destinations around Europe and has become the second largest travel agency in Switzerland. The hard discount retailer has had an enormous amount of experience in trading in territories outside its home country (Hogarth-Scott & Rice: 1994, pp 20), with help from own-label brand management and buyer-supplier relationship management and purchasing power as an asset-lead, core competence factor (Colla, 2003) and their business model consists of large purchasing of non-diversified and specialised product ranges. This is a leading characteristic if the hard discount retailer and this leads to Aldi being able to retail their own-branded portfolio at up to 30% less than the supermarket and hypermarket prices. With this limited assortment, they can achieve substantial globalisation and higher reductions 16
  • 17. in international purchasing costs. Aldi is the leading discount retailer in terms of market share in Germany, its home country, but also the retailer has achieve aggressive internalisation with an equal amount of market share with their rate of expansion being higher in terms of number of stores within those penetrated countries than then penetration into new countries. This strength has been built upon, stemming from the fact that hard discounters are at a higher risk of penetrating into new countries due to their standardised and limited product range which isn’t tailored to local and cultural differences. Colla (2003) also goes on to say that the countries in which Aldi have penetrated present opportunities for higher purchasing power. UK supermarkets operate in a market which focuses on price choice, quality and convenience, which is a contrast to the discount retailers. However, because it could be argues that the superstore and the discount retailer (Aldi) are not in direct competition with one another, because of the diverse target markets they cater to, competition is only restricted to other discount retailers whose market shares will be similar (Harvey, 2000) Weaknesses The retailers opening hours and operational periods are somewhat different to those of their major rivals. The discount retailer does not open on Sundays or Bank Holidays and this could be an opportunity to look into. During these holidays people in certain industries are not likely to be working these days, therefore, they will with be at home, or visiting friends and relatives and so may visit a supermarket (preferably their nearest one) to either carry out their weekly shop or to go and purchase items such as presents and food or beverage gifts whilst travelling to visit friends of relatives. Colla (1997) states that ‘they are present in most countries, and with a larger proportion of their market share, and their rate of international expansion over the past few years has been higher in terms of number of stores than penetration into new countries’ This goes hand-in- hand with Colla (1997), further stating that ‘countries that are culturally different and geographically distant from Germany and where the risks for new players are higher - such 17
  • 18. as South American and Asian countries - it is the discount retailers in the third group, benefiting from the experience of an already established strong international group, who remains favoured’ What Colla, 1997, is saying is that if Aldi want to expand into international territories further away from their home country, this could be detrimental to the business as their product range isn’t fluid to local buying habits. Aldi exclusively stock their own-branded items, which stemmed from their experience on brand-label management, but this has deterred customers from shopping at Aldi saying that prefer purchasing branded and well-known items they ‘know and love’. Opportunities With the ever-increasing Muslim population in the UK, many businesses are finding it financially beneficial to cater for this segment by provision of products and services. A large area which is being investigated is the marketing of Halal, a Muslim meat, in the UK. There are some controversies between parties between buying Halal from a national chain supermarket and saying loyal to their local butchers with the majority of the Muslin community saying that they would prefer to say at their local butcher because of the personal service they receive, as well as the provision of coffee and newspapers’ whilst waiting for their meat and provisions to be prepared. Aldi could incorporate at ‘Morrison’s approach’ and create a ‘Market Street’ approach whereby Muslim butchers could be produced in their stores in high Muslim populated communities, as well as trained Muslim butchers and implementing systems whereby both butcher and customer can track the source of the meat back to the slaughterhouse in order to confirm its authenticity through Product Stewardship means, as part of their Corporate and Social Responsibility initiatives. However, because the demographic population of the Muslim population varies by location, the most cost effective practice of implementing this strategy would be to only carry this out in stores which are situations in high Muslin populations and goes against the business model of high purchasing volumes and may not be able t achieve economies of scale and therefore being able to charge lower price if sufficient demand cannot be fulfilled. This will need further investigation. 18
  • 19. A large political factor which has been the major influence of many retailer marketing strategies is the trend on the nation becomes more and more health conscious over the years. This could be due to more media coverage on diet and health issues as well as a Sky dedication a section to dieting and ‘looking good’. This, coupled with the governments intervention of tackling obesity in the UK (23% of people in the UK are classed as obese), could open a door of opportunity of incorporating a pledge of helping their customers stay healthy and life balanced lifestyles by communication the benefits of eating healthily with adapting the food in which they offer to recommended daily allowances on each item of food. Many major retailers have started doing this. Morrison’s have launched an ‘Eat Smart;’ range, whereby all food within this range have a reduce sale content. In addition, customer are becoming more concerned about what is in their foods in terms of nutrients and minerals, and so many retailer have launched simple labelling systems on all their packaging to tell customers what exactly is in their food. According to statistics, people on lower incomes find it difficult to purchase foods which sustain balanced lifestyles because of the higher prices of these foods that those which have fewer health benefits. The key here is for Aldi to help their customers save money and having access to health foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables. Because of the surging demand for healthier food over the years Aldi could benefit significantly from thus niche market by providing foods to improve the health of their customers as well as further aiding them to eat healthily through education and Corporate and Social Responsibility initiatives. Redeveloping their brand in terms of their logo would be a good way to re-establish itself in the market and to overcome that perception that Aldi is a ‘down-market’ supermarket. A brand is a way to communicate to its customers regarding what the organisation is all about and it is used to create an identity unique to the organisation relative to its competitors. Furthermore, a brand a create a perceptions in the mind of the customer as well as associations with that brand name in order to establish a more superior loyalty base. A new logo with green-shaded colours and its simple design could be perceived as the green for selling fresh, healthy, produce in a modern and professional shopping environment. For branded products Aldi could incorporate a brand strategy whereby the company name could be combined with the individual brand name: their product have their own branded names, 19
  • 20. but also with the company logo alongside those brand names on the packaging of all their products as well as the blanket family name approach where Aldi just simple puts its corporate identity on all their products regardless whether they are branded or own labelled products. The reputation of the brand can be enhanced by selling the same brand and/or product if it different outlets and not just limited to lower purchasing costs (Colla, 2003) Threats Competition will always be a threat to any business. Especially where the grocery sector is grown so large over the years and has saturated almost every part of the country that retailer are finding it more and more difficult to differentiate themselves away from their competitors. In addition, because customers are comparing prices of the ‘shopping baskets’ with other retailers cross-price elasticity has become the forefront of price-setting. Further threats could be random shocks and events that may occur that could affect the crop or cattle yields, grocery inflation and commodity shortages, which will raise the price and therefore will raise the retail prices. This will especially be the case if the Pound in the foreign exchange market was falling in value and therefore would make imported goods cheaper to buy relative to domestically produce goods. Regarding the retailer moving into the holiday market, there will be a fell in the demand for domestic holidays in the Euro zone because of the weak pound in 2009, which may mean that people will be looking outside of Europe for their holiday. This could be turned into an opportunity in that, if Aldi do find that there is a large demand for holidays outside or Europe, the retailer could transfer all their efforts in promoting and selling holiday outside of Europe as a competitive strategy. Furthermore, international sourcing of food items could weaken profits if the British exchange rate falls against rates overseas. Aldi has little expertise in fresh produce is to its less diverse range. Fresh produce is predominately exploited by retailers belonging to groups with low foreign diversification and those who have highly diversified groups abroad. The threat here is that Aldi could lose out 20
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  • 28. (Insert 1.0) Marketing and Selling Models Dibb, S. Simkin, L., 2001. The Marketing Casebook: Cases and Concepts. 2nd ed. London: Thompson Production Selling Consumption Profits throught volume sales Selling Consulting with Stakeholders relating to all new marketing initiatives L Feedback Profits throgu Customer need Integrated Market Customer satisfied evaluaiton Effort Satisfaction customers Feedback Feedback Marketing 28
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  • 31. Porters Five Forces Model (Porter, 1980) (Insert 1.3) Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Rivalry Among existing Firms Morrison's offer a unique shopping experience to Potential threat of new entrants their customers, who focus solely on their fresh food Through backward vertical integration of their supply credentials, compared to their competitors who try to chain, Aldi gain full control over the quality of the promote their non-food credentials (i.e. Tesco's who food which they offer in their stores, not only this but promote their insurance and financial products). they can potentially limit the number of new entrants This way they are differentiating away from not only to the market, weather they are suppliers, one competitor, but from the good majority of both distributors or retailers, and prospering. However, large and small retailers in the market and have Ocado, an online grocer in partnership with achieved a large sustainable core competence, Waitrose has now launched a fresh food preparation which is costly for competitors to imitate. However, service where customers can order items such as during the recession customers are switching to meat and fish cut to specification. This means that cheaper supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl, who this grocer can now compete with retailers like have seen sales surge during the recession and by Morrison's, who also place heavy emphasis on their promoting their competence of their prices are up to in store preparation.(Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and 30% cheaper than the major retailers. Business Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson (BBC News, 2008. Pinch helps discount supermarkets. Education Limited & The Grocer.,2009. Ocado prepares BBC News, [internet] 20 November. cuts at depot to replicate store counter service, [Online] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk.news/ [Accessed 14 Nov. Available at: http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/ 22 September 2009] & Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and [Accessed 14 November 2009] Business Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited)) The Bargaining Power of Buyers (Retailers). The major retailers are the biggest source of The Bargaining Power of Suppliers revenue for suppliers, who have few other channels Branded suppliers have some power over their of distribution for their product. Furthermore, with customers as they have more leeway over which the growing concentration in the retail market and retailers to they wish to supply to. However, Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business Environment. 2nd ed. with the growing tendency to source national and suppliers of retail-branded products, which are the Harlow: Pearson Education Limited internationally has grown the supply base thanks to key differentiators of the competition associated technological and infrastructure improvements in the what that retailer, need to have that supplier-retailer macro-environment. This means that the major communication to ensure retailer specifications are The Threat of Substitute Products retailers have large amounts of power over their met. This puts more power on the retailer, and they These days, customers are shopping around in order to find the best price for a product , suppliers because if there is some dissatisfaction of use that power to keep a tight grip on prices which Sainsbury have called this the ‘Savvy Shopper’. The major retailers stock around 30,000 lines the current supplier which the retailer is using, they may result in the suppliers loosing out. However, both being branded and own labelled products and the discount retailers stock around 1,000 can relatively quickly and cheaply switch to another suppliers must remain competitive if there a large lines which are mainly only own labelled goods (BBC News: Aldi, 2009). Studies have shows supplier because of this ever-growing supplier base. amount of suppliers on the market and a key that consumers ‘miss’ the branded products which the major superstores sell as they are The suppliers are in competition with each other. advantage to the suppliers are that their large perceived as better quality products, reliable and trustworthy. This could be a reason why However, Aldi ensures that they establish both customers can easily and cheaply switch to a some people would choose to shop at a competitors store who would sell national branded working practices and contractual agreements which particular supplier if they are seen favourable to item, over shopping at Aldi, who sell exclusively own-branded items are both fair to the supplier and to the retailer as another one. However, manufacturers are Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited) well. (Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business competing for shelf space at the retail end with the Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education own branded labels, however with retailer being Limited ) & able to imitate branded products, this can dampen Key Note.,2007. Market Assessment 2007. Supermarket down product innovation and development at the own Labels, [Online] supplier end. (Clarke, I, Bennison, D, Guy,C., 1994. The (Issue Number and Date Unknown). Dynamics of UK Grocery Retailing at the Local Scale, Available at: http://www.keynote.co.uk/ [Online]. 22 (6), pp 11-20. Available at: http:// [Accessed 24 November 2009] www.emraleinsignt.com/ [Accessed 16 September 2009] & Sloman, J., 2008. Economics and Business Environment. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited) Page 1 31
  • 32. Porters Generic Strategies (Insert 1.4) Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Store brands do Aldi forms a strategic alliance provide a platform with the Department of Health, for retailers to allow (which can be identified as a them to improve stakeholder) both acting in the margins (Ailawadi, interests of the community’s 2001). This is health, well-being and balanced certainly a strength or lifestyles by promoting foods and Aldi who can attain beverages which are linked to Cost cost leadership status Differentiation healthy eating Leadership Stuck in the Middle A positive and successful brand is defined as a name or symbol, or a combination of the two. It identifies a product or service of an organisation as having a sustainable differential advantage (Schmidtt, 1999a) Focus The increasing Muslim population across Europe and the UK and has encouraged many Dibb, S. Simkin, L., 2001. The Marketing businesses, and Casebook: Cases and Concepts. 2nd ed. certainly retailers, to London: Thompson invest in this growing market Page 1 32
  • 33. Ansoff’s Matrix (Insert 1.5) Corporate and Social Responsibility ‘Healthy Eating’ Initiative The Marketing of Halal Meat in the United Kingdom 33
  • 34. Aldi Supermarkets: Twelve Month Marketing Plan Gantt Chart (Insert 1.6) Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2010 ID Task Name Start Finish Duration Departments Responsible Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 Stakeholder identification (Phase A) 04/01/2010 26/02/2010 8w CSR Direcor Training, recruiting and organisational 2 01/01/2010 31/12/2010 52.2w Managing Director, Training Consultants restructuring process 3 Stakeholder Engagement 01/04/2010 30/04/2010 4.4w CSR Director Corporate and Social Responsibility 4 Initiative (Healthy Eating) (Phase 23/02/2010 23/04/2010 8.8w CSR Director One) Partnership with Department of Health 5 25/02/2010 26/03/2010 4.4w CSR Director (Healthy Eating) (Phase One) Partnership with National Halal Food 6 01/04/2010 30/04/2010 4.4w CSR Director Group (Phase Two) Rebranding Corporate Symbol 7 01/01/2010 30/12/2010 52w Marketing Director (Phase Two) 8 Store Rebranding (South Sector) 01/01/2010 22/04/2010 16w Chief regional and reigional directors 9 Store Rebranding (Middle Sector) 04/03/2010 23/06/2010 16w Chief regional and reigional directors 10 Store Rebranding (North Sector) 21/05/2010 09/09/2010 16w Chief regional and reigional directors 11 Store Rebranding (Scotland) 04/08/2010 23/11/2010 16w Chief regional and reigional directors 12 Store Rebranding (Wales) 10/09/2010 30/12/2010 16w Chief regional and reigional directors Staff and Management Training/ 13 01/01/2010 31/12/2010 52.2w HR Directors and Store HR Workshops (Phase Three) 14 Advertising Phase One 01/01/2010 22/04/2010 16w Marketing Director 15 Advertising Phase Two 26/04/2010 13/08/2010 16w Marketing Director 16 Advertising Phase Three 07/06/2010 13/10/2010 18.6w Marketing Director 17 Advertising Phase A 20/09/2010 16/09/2011 52w Marketing Director 18 19 Page 0 34