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La Influencia Del Diseño Exterior Del Establecimiento Comercial En La “Venta Libre” De La Oficina De Farmacia

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  • FERNANDO LOSADA-PÉREZ
  • SANTIAGO TORRES-LABANDEIRA

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Los cambios que se han producido en sector de las oficinas de farmacia han reducido sensiblemente los ingresos y los beneficios obtenidos con la venta de medicamentos con receta. Ello ha obligado a los farmacéuticos titulares a cambiar la forma de gestionar su negocio, basada en “despachar” medicamentos, para adoptar una actitud más activa fundamentada en la aplicación de las técnicas de merchandising con el objetivo de incrementar la venta libre (productos de parafarmacia y especialidades farmacéuticas publicitarias), y depender menos de los medicamentos con receta. En esta investigación se analiza la importancia que dentro de estas técnicas comerciales, desempeña el diseño exterior del punto de venta como estrategia que anima a los potenciales clientes a entrar al establecimiento comercial, y por tanto aumentar la posibilidad de que los consumidores adquieran los productos incluidos en la cartera de productos de la farmacia. En particular se analiza la influencia que la fachada, los rótulos, la cruz, la puerta de entrada y el escaparate tienen en la venta libre de la farmacia. Due to the changes in the pharmacy sector, the revenues and profit from the sale of prescription drugs have reduced significantly. In this way, the pharmacists have to change the way in which they run their business, based on dispensing prescription drugs, in order to adopt a more active attitude based on the application of merchandising to increase the sale of over-the-counter drugs (parapharmacy products and advertising pharmaceutical specialties), in this way they are able to be less dependent on the prescription drugs. This study analyses the importance of exterior design as strategy to encourage the potential customers to enter in the commercial establishment, and thus increase the possibility for consumers to purchase the products included in the pharmacy product portfolio. In particular, the influence of the façade, the pharmacy sign, the pharmacy cross, the front door and the shop window, on the sale of over-the-counter drugs of the pharmacy is analysed.

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  • Fernando Losada-Pérez & Santiago Torres-Labandeira, 2017. "La Influencia Del Diseño Exterior Del Establecimiento Comercial En La “Venta Libre” De La Oficina De Farmacia," Revista Galega de Economía, University of Santiago de Compostela. Faculty of Economics and Business., vol. 26(2), pages 59-76.
  • Handle: RePEc:sdo:regaec:v:26:y:2017:i:2_5
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