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Involvement of store personnel in the innovation process

by Folke Bosund

Institution: KTH
Department: Machine Design (Dept.)
Degree:
Year: 2022
Keywords: Engineering and Technology; Teknik och teknologier
Posted: 3/25/2025
Record ID: 2272294
Full text PDF: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320848


Abstract

For companies to remain competitive, a continuous supply of new value to the market is required. According to many, the success and survival of a company depend on its ability to innovate. Studies show, however, that as much as 80-90% of product launches in the grocery retail industry fail. Companies that have opened up their innovation process and involve various stakeholders report various benefits, such as an increased degree of innovation and increased success for new products. The literature sheds light on several traditional and digital methods for collecting information on needs and solutions, where internal crowdsourcing and the use of lead users stand out. This work was carried out in collaboration with ICA, Sweden's largest player in the grocery retail, and its innovation department. The study aimed to identify challenges with the current methodology for how store owners (handlare) and store employees are involved in the innovation process and to identify alternative approaches. Also to investigate the potential of involving them further and explore the need for a developed way of working. The study's empirical data collection included interviews, workshops, questionnaires, and tests of a potential solution. The result highlighted three challenges that ICA innovation has in its daily work. These were (1) lack of methodology and communication with the store (2) coverage for new products and (3) impact on the degree of innovation. The results also showed great interest from both the innovation department and the stores for a closer cooperation in product-related issues. Testing of the potential solution also indicated great potential for further development. För att företag ska hålla sig konkurrenskraftiga krävs ett kontinuerligt tillförande av nytt värde till marknaden. Företags framgång och överlevnad beror enligt många på dess förmåga att innovera. Studier visar däremot att så mycket som 80-90% av produktintroduktioner i matvaruhandeln misslyckas. Företag som öppnat upp sin innovationsprocess och involverar olika intressenter rapporterar många fördelar, såsom ökad innovationsgrad och ökad framgång för nya produkter. Litteraturen belyser flera traditionella och digitala metoder för att samla in information om behov och lösningar, där intern crowdsourcing och användning av lead users utmärker sig. Detta arbete utfördes i samarbete med ICA, Sveriges största aktör inom dagligvaruhandel, och dess innovationsavdelning. Arbetet syftade till att identifiera utmaningar med dagens metodik för hur handlare och butikspersonal involveras i innovationsprocessen samt identifiera alternativa tillvägagångssätt. Även att undersöka vilken potential som finns i att involvera dem ytterligare samt utforska behov för ett utvecklat arbetssätt. Studiens empiriska datainsamling innefattade intervjuer, workshop, enkät samt test av potentiell lösning. Resultatet från studien synliggjorde tre utmaningar som ICA innovation har i sitt dagliga arbete. Dessa var (1) bristande metodik och kommunikation med butik (2)…

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