Abstract:
Adopting a reach optimising approach to category assortment development presents significant advantages over a simplistic volume based solution. In evaluating category reach, however, we must take into account both the purchase and consumption occasions of the shopper base. This can only effectively be done via primary research employing a direct substitution exercise.
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