The table below provides switching probabilities between the leading brands in the disposable plate category based on the purchase diaries of 1000 HH’s. Which brand has the most loyal customers?      Brands Dixie Light (13.5%) Dixie (6%) Dixie Ultra (14.4%) Bare (23%) Hefty (4%) Solo (8.6%) Store Brand (30.5 %) Period 1  Dixie Light 0.24 0.01 0.02 0.4 0.02 0.01 0.3   Dixie 0.03 0.5 0.02 0 0.45 0 0   Dixie Ultra 0 0.02 0.65 0 0.03 0.3 0   Bare 0.26 0.03 0.01 0.4 0 0 0.3   Hefty 0 0.4 0.05 0.05 0.5 0 0   Solo 0 0.02 0.4 0.01 0.03 0.55 0   Store Brand 0.25 0.04 0 0.3 0.01 0 0.4   Which brand is most likely to lose customers (i.e., market share) over time? The market shares of each brand in Period 2 are shown in parentheses () in the table above.  Estimate the market share that the Store Brand will realized in Period 3? Which brands compete more fiercely against each other?  That is, which brands are in direct competition?  Use the space below to cluster the brands according to their competitive intensity.  Use as many clusters as necessary

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The table below provides switching probabilities between the leading brands in the disposable plate category based on the purchase diaries of 1000 HH’s.

Which brand has the most loyal customers? 

 

 

Brands

Dixie Light (13.5%)

Dixie (6%)

Dixie Ultra (14.4%)

Bare (23%)

Hefty (4%)

Solo (8.6%)

Store Brand (30.5 %)

Period 1 

Dixie Light

0.24

0.01

0.02

0.4

0.02

0.01

0.3

 

Dixie

0.03

0.5

0.02

0

0.45

0

0

 

Dixie Ultra

0

0.02

0.65

0

0.03

0.3

0

 

Bare

0.26

0.03

0.01

0.4

0

0

0.3

 

Hefty

0

0.4

0.05

0.05

0.5

0

0

 

Solo

0

0.02

0.4

0.01

0.03

0.55

0

 

Store Brand

0.25

0.04

0

0.3

0.01

0

0.4

 

  1. Which brand is most likely to lose customers (i.e., market share) over time?
  2. The market shares of each brand in Period 2 are shown in parentheses () in the table above.  Estimate the market share that the Store Brand will realized in Period 3?
  3. Which brands compete more fiercely against each other?  That is, which brands are in direct competition?  Use the space below to cluster the brands according to their competitive intensity.  Use as many clusters as necessary. 
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