The future "drives" of mass distribution?

[Jay jay]

Bonjour à tous

I wanted to express myself on the subject and this post seemed the most appropriate, (even if I did not search very long)

I am convinced of the drive. And I think the Drive could be an obvious way to reduce waste by applying the following policy:

From the lowest to consumers who buy in advance (1, 2 or even 3 days in advance) and higher to last minute buyers, this would optimize inventory management over an entire sector and would therefore greatly beneficial for consumers and supermarkets.
(this would also reduce the pressure on suppliers). In short, in my opinion, such a policy could well change our consumption habits.

What do you think? Is this subject already covered to your knowledge

Happy Holidays

J.

[Ahmed]

The big brands are busy occupying market niches; this is a first phase during which profitability is not always there.
However, the final objective is to make the necessary adjustments, once the clientele is used ...

As for the "pressure on suppliers", it takes a certain ignorance of the field of mass distribution to believe in its reduction! If better controlled deadlines resulted from the extension of these formulas and provided a plus to suppliers, then the supermarket would make its suppliers pay in one way or another: balance of power obliges!

[Jay jay]

Thanks for the reply

OK for the low probability of reducing the pressure on suppliers and my lack of knowledge of mass distribution.

On the other hand, compared to the waste, what do you think?

Wouldn't a policy of decreasing prices according to the date of order greatly avoid the waste and the number of products thrown in supermarkets? (What if these prices encouraged most consumers to plan their purchases?)

please

[Ahmed]

If the forecast relates to consumers, it is to be feared that bad estimates will translate into a shift in waste (which would no longer be borne by the seller), a bit like what happens with batch purchases ...

It is very difficult to design (is it even desirable?) A technical device which is virtuous by nature. The exception might be the progressive tariff, but rather in other areas, carefully delimited.