In this report I will conduct a report on Crickets clothing and ASDA distribution systems.

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Methods of Distribution

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You need to write REPORT IN WHICH YOU. COMPARE THE METHODS USED TO DISTRUBIUTE TWO SELCETED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

In this report I will conduct a report on crickets and ASDA distribution systems.

The distribution systems used by Cricket

Distribution and planning is key to crickets clothing industry. Cricket would buy the garments from agents. The agents represent top designers such as Hugo boss, Vivienne Westwood. Cricket can only get their products of these specific people because they are designer brands. These products are designed abroad and they would be imported. These products would be sourced from places such as china, Italy, Vietnam and India.

Managing cricket’s distribution systems

Cricket distributes all their garments from agents because they are designer labels. That is why the products are expensive because cricket is unable to cut out the middle man. Cricket’s most cost effective form of transport would be by sea. As a lot of the labels are high end this means some of them would be designed and made in Europe. This means that they will be transported by road which is a cheaper method of transport. Designed labels would require space when shipping this would cost more and they would properly be delivered hanging. These designer labels will be shipped but they wouldn’t be as frequent as some of the other high street shops such as top man or zara. Because designers are leading the trend and zara and top man are copying them. Cricket stock their clothes in a stock room and they wouldn’t need a warehouse. Because cricket is a local brand this means that they will not need any other stock over the country.

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The distributing used by ASDA

ASDA is the second biggest supermarket in the UK. ASDA will need a successful distribution system because they are a busy supermarket and they will get delivery a couple of times a week. Because ASDA sell their products so cheap then this means that they will sell out of their products quite quickly so they will need a good amount of stock in their warehouse. Most of ASDAS products will get supplied by road because this is cheaper. ASDA will get the products form all over the UK and Europe also they will try and ...

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