10,000 Stores are Active in the $20 Billion Computer and Software Store Industry.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54299) has announced the addition of the First Research report: Computer and Software Stores - Industry Profile to their offering. Covering over 175 industries and updated every 90 days, the First Research Industry Profiles do the "heavy lifting" for you - saving your sales team valuable research time, enhancing client communications and giving you the competitive edge to win more business. Easy-to-use and up-to-date, the Industry Profiles provide you with the industry research necessary to stay on top of constant changes in select industries. The First Research profiles help target your products and services directly to prospects. The Industry Profiles provide the information and understanding you need to engage new prospects during the sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. , deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. customer relationships and strengthen your own bottom line. Topics Covered * Industry Overview * Quarterly Industry Update * Business Challenges * Trends AND Opportunities * Call Preparation Questions * Financial Information * Website and Media Links * Glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. of Acronyms Summary The computer and software store (computer store) industry includes about 10,000 stores with combined annual revenue of almost $20 billion. Major companies include CompUSA and GameStop. Computer manufacturers, such as Apple and Dell, also have retail operations. The industry is concentrated: the top 50 companies have 70 percent of industry revenue. The computer store industry includes video game stores. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Business growth, personal income, and technological innovation drive demand. The profitability of individual companies depends on effective merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. , competitive pricing, and reliable service. Large companies have advantages in purchasing, distribution, and marketing. Small companies can compete effectively by serving a local market, offering unique products, or providing superior customer service. Average annual revenue per worker is about $230,000. The primary competitors for computer stores are consumer electronics stores and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. retailers. Computer stores also compete with office supply stores, computer and peripheral manufacturers and distributors, value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , mass merchandisers, and warehouse clubs. PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY Major products sold by computer stores are computers and peripherals (65 percent of revenue); software (20 percent); parts, repair, and installation services (7 percent); and video recorders See DVR, DVD-R and DVD drives. , cameras, and electronic game devices (5 percent). Other products include audio equipment, office equipment, and used or refurbished equipment. Companies may also offer technical support and training classes. Some retailers custom build PC systems. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54299 |
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