Distribution channels market structure

Austria Dairy 8-10 100-120 Meat and dairy significant amounts sold on the conventional market (approx. 60% 

Denmark Dairy 14.2 65-70 Beef although organic beef has a very small share of the market, it is growing 

Germany Cereals 3.4 10 Dairy 50% of milk is not sold as organic due to marketing problems. Vegetables  

Netherlands Vegetables no data 1 Demand for vegetables and dairy products is stagnating and there has been a fall in cereal 

Sweden Vegetables 3 1 28 Growth rates in Sweden are generally high across all product categories, particularly 

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Vertical/horizontal integration Geographical market coverage Market segments Number of owners Organization size Utilization of capacity Cost structure Distribution channels Marketing activities Product variety Product quality Process technology R D abilities... 

The sales and distribution channels of plastic mill shapes are less sophisticated and not as structured as distribution of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The industry growth has been so rapid that maturity of distribution as found in other mill shapes industries has not had time to evolve. Currently there are almost twenty mill shape producers of mechanical plastics. These producers supply the market through distributors, direct to the O.E.M. and in one instance a national producer employs the above marketing modes plus utilizing its own fifty stocking service centers. This places the company in the closest possible contact geographically with all its markets. 

It is clear, in light of the complexity of portable electric product manufacture and distribution channels and the rate of technological change, that any used Ni-Cd battery collection scheme must be able to accommodate changes in industry structure and product mix. The nimbleness thus required is readily supplied by market mechanisms, and difficult - if not impossible - for public agencies to match. 

The rapid expansion of the market for organic foods has been linked with shifts in the structure of retailing. The market for organic foods has moved increasingly into mainstream marketing and distribution channels. Whereas just a few years ago organic products could only be bought in specialist shops, today they are readily available in the major supermarket chains. The big retail chains... 

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