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In the competitive retail landscape, staying ahead of rivals requires more than just strong products; it demands a deep understanding of market trends, competitor strategies, and consumer behavior. A leading global retail company sought to leverage competitive intelligence to refine its market strategies, improve product launches, and ultimately capture a larger share of the market.
Client Background
A leading global retail giant operating in diverse markets sought to enhance its competitive positioning and improve the success rate of its product launches. Despite having a strong product portfolio, the company struggled with understanding market dynamics, assessing competitors’ strategies, and maximizing its market share across key regions.
Business Challenge
The client faced several challenges:
Lack of Market Insights:
The client struggled to gain a clear understanding of their market share, consumer trends, and competitor strategies, which hindered effective decision-making.
Ineffective Product Positioning:
They found it difficult to position their products optimally within the market, leading to missed opportunities and ineffective sales strategies.
Challenges with Product Penetration:
Expanding their product portfolio and increasing penetration in target markets proved to be difficult, limiting their growth potential.
Inefficient Marketing Strategies:
The client needed help refining their marketing strategies to better connect with the target audience and maximize impact.
Competitor Monitoring:
The client lacked a systematic approach to track competitors, leaving them vulnerable to competitive threats and market shifts.
Issues with Pricing and Distribution:
Product pricing and distribution strategies needed to be revisited to ensure better market alignment and customer reach.
The client needed to leverage competitive intelligence to refine product positioning, enhance market penetration, and increase overall sales performance. They sought a partner to provide them with clear insights into the competitive environment and develop an actionable market strategy.
Our Research Methodology
To gain an in-depth understanding of the retail landscape, Infiniti’s competitive intelligence experts carried out a blended research approach comprising of interviews and discussions with leading retail stakeholders in the market. Also, our competitive intelligence experts leveraged the use of the data modeling approach to devising effective marketing strategies to launch new products in the target market.
The client needed to leverage competitive intelligence to refine product positioning, enhance market penetration, and increase overall sales performance. They sought a partner to provide them with clear insights into the competitive environment and develop an actionable market strategy.
Our Solution Helped the Client
- Effectively position products, train the sales force, work with channel partners, and communicate with customers
- Assess the sales and marketing performance
- Support the development of power launch programs
- Increase shares of customer wallet, erode competitors market share, and boost revenue
- Track competitors and ensure better returns on investment
Results & Benefits
Over a 12-week period, Infiniti’s competitive intelligence approach delivered significant results for the client:
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- Improved Product Positioning:
- The client was able to better position their products in key markets and target customers more effectively.
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- Increased Market Penetration:
- The company achieved enhanced penetration levels across target regions, leading to stronger market footholds.
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- Better Sales and Marketing Performance:
- The insights provided enabled the company to adjust their sales tactics, improve marketing efforts, and enhance product assortments.
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- Higher Revenue and Market Share:
- The client experienced a notable increase in revenue, market share, and customer engagement, while effectively neutralizing competitive threats.
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- New Sales Channels:
- The engagement also helped the company embrace new sales channels, increasing both visibility and reach.
Conclusion
This case study highlights how a structured and integrated approach to competitive intelligence can drive growth and secure a competitive edge in the retail sector. By leveraging market insights and competitor analysis, Infiniti enabled the client to position their products effectively, launch them successfully, and expand their market share. Competitive intelligence proved to be a key tool in shaping the client’s strategy and ensuring long-term success in an increasingly competitive market.
