BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Buying Economies Of Scale
- a reduction in the cost of purchasing raw materials and components or of borrowing money due to the increased size of the purchase
Additional Resources
- MPG Keeps Reckitt Benckiser's Media Buying In U.S.
- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Reckitt Benckiser has consolidated its $1.3 billion global traditional and digital media planning and buying account for its 17 Powerbrands, which include products such as Lysol, Woolite and Calgon, with Havas' and Publicis' media groups, the marketer said in a statement. Both had previously worked with...
- News items 2009-11-24
- Upfront: Consortia Buying: BPO's Next Wave?
- This paper outlines the predictions of a white paper which reveals that over the next three years, more and more companies will team up to form buying consortia that will transform the market for business process outsourcing BPO services. It also predicts that a swell in group purchasing of business...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Valassis Accused of Using Hidden Identities in Online War With News America Marketing
- Has a Valassis executive been using a "sock puppet" a fake online identity to criticise News America Marketing? That's the claim of Joe the Coupon Guy, a blogger who writes about (you guessed it!) coupons. News America has retained a lawyer to see whether it can sue Valassis over the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- The largest cable operators are swapping, partnering and buying subscribers to gain geographic strongholds - Cable Report
- Over the past two years, the map of U.S. cable systems has been changing more than the boarders in Eastern Europe.To achieve economies of scale regarding customer service, lock up spot ad sales, and gain a more clearly defined audience for local programming and new media, the nation's largest cable...
- Research articles 1998-05-04
- African interest in buying Myer.
- Byline: Chris Jones Aug 31, 2005 (The Advertiser - ABIX via COMTEX) -- South Africa's Edgars Consolidated Stores has indicated interest in the iconic Myer department store chain....
- Research articles 2005-08-31
- Renault-Nissan buying cuts costs.(Suppliers)
- Byline: Sylviane de Saint-Seine Automotive News Europe The Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization beat its savings target by 10 percent last year, said Chairman and Managing Director Jean-Baptiste Duzan. Renault and alliance partner Nissan set up the organization in April...
- Research articles 2002-12-02
- SPORTING GOODS LOSES ITS M&A EXEMPTION; MARKET FORCES ACCELERATE BUYING AND SELLING OF SPORTS PROPERTIES.
- Byline: Brenda Lloyd ATLANTA -- The continuing drumbeat pushing for efficiency and economies of scale took its time to reverberate within the sporting goods industry. But now it's being heard loudly and clearly, and the fragmentation of the past is giving...
- Research articles 2004-08-23
- Expansionist Tosco takes big plunge buying Circle K.
- Tosco Corp. has recently acquired Circle K, the second largest convenience store in the US. The acquisition would generate over $11 billion in annual revenues serving 4,000 outlets. Tosco shall become the biggest operator of company-owned C-stores in the US. It plans to put Circle K stores to most of...
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Expansionist Tosco takes big plunge buying Circle K.
- Tosco Corp. has recently acquired Circle K, the second largest convenience store in the US. The acquisition would generate over $11 billion in annual revenues serving 4,000 outlets. Tosco shall become the biggest operator of company-owned C-stores in the US. It plans to put Circle K stores to most of...
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Miners facing a period of consolidation.
- Feb 27, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- The global resources sector is leading the way in terms of global consolidation. International groups are buying up assets in a bid to gain economies of scale and increase their influence over commodity...
- Research articles 2002-02-26
- Mergers, acquisitions of late '90s have not paid off.(News)
- Byline: Bradford Wernle The wave of industry consolidations that began with the formation of DaimlerChrysler in 1998 has not produced the results manufacturers promised. But analysts say that more time is needed before positive effects will start to show. ...
- Research articles 2003-10-20
- The Wisdom of Price-War Veterans
- What does it take to win against the low-ballers? We asked executives from two highly competitive markets ? general interest magazines and consumer electronics ? how they get customers to pay more. by Geoffrey James
- Articles 2007-06-14
- AutoNation Q1 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We have a question from the line of John Murphy of Merrill Lynch. Please go ahead. John Murphy - Merrill Lynch Good morning guys. Mike Maroone Good morning. Mike Jackson Good morning John Murphy - Merrill Lynch I was just wondering, if you could comment...
- Earnings calls 2007-04-26
- Pricing Your Products and Services
- Although pricing can be one of the most difficult marketing decisions, the basic process is straightforward—calculating your costs; estimating the benefits to customers and the limits on how much they're willing to pay; and comparing your products, services, and prices to others that are similar. What You Need to...
- Articles 2007-11-28
- Microsoft's Thirty Percent Solution
- Most observers have dismissed the Microsoft-Yahoo alliance as a non-starter for both companies. Yahoo looks like the 50-year-old schnook who took a second mortgage on his house to buy himself a Corvette, while Microsoft seems to be buying an illusory bump in the ComScore ratings game. My...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- A New Silicon Valley Rule? All Great Internet Companies Build an Ad Network
- Posted by Tod Sacerdoti on 11.10.09 @ 05:20 PM The evidence is inescapable -- Google, AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Fox, CBS, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Cox and many more all have networks of ad placements. In fact, even Forbes.com, the single most vocal publisher about the negative impact of ad networks, launched...
- News items 2009-11-10
- When One and One Make One | BTalk Australia
- (17min 52) The last year has set a new record for the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Australia. Putting two companies together can be a long and complex process, with the potential for lots to go wrong. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Macy's Holiday Prospects May Be Good But Long-Term Chances Murkier
- So, will Macy’s stumble in the holiday season or is it just playing possum? Although the company reported a third-quarter loss that was less than expected, the department store's guidance for the holidays didn’t live up to analysts' expectations, which hurt its stock and renewed speculation that...
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Applera Corporation F1Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you sir. [Operator’s instructions.] One moment while we compile a list of questions. Our first question will come from the line of Ross Muken of Deutsche Bank, please proceed. Ross Muken – Deutsche Bank Good morning everyone. Mark P. Stevenson –...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Elizabeth, N.J.-Based Supermarket Cooperative Loses Its Top Shareholder.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Nov. 28--Wakefern Food Corp., the grocery cooperative for ShopRite stores, is losing its largest shareholder, Big V Supermarkets. Wakefern, based in Elizabeth, is the largest supermarket cooperative in the country, with $5.5 billion in sales last year. It does buying, warehousing and distribution for...
- Research articles 2000-11-28
