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Forecasted Characteristics Of The Grocery Industry In America: Factors To Enhance Viability In The Marketplace Of The Twenty-First Century, Terence F. O'Brien
Forecasted Characteristics Of The Grocery Industry In America: Factors To Enhance Viability In The Marketplace Of The Twenty-First Century, Terence F. O'Brien
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The purpose of this study was to forecast what the competitive retail environment will resemble in the grocery industry in the year 2010, what measures a company must take to prepare to compete in the predicted environment, and what internal organizational structure will help to facilitate a company's competitive strategy in 2010. The study was conducted using the Delphi Technique. It is a forecasting mechanism designed to build consensus using an expert Delphi Committee. The committee consisted of 55 professionals representing many fields closely associated with the grocery industry: retailing, wholesaling, manufacturing, labor, academe, fresh meat and produce, labor, relations, …