Abstract
The article focuses on the ways effective intangible assets management helps the leading Russian food retailers derive ancillary competitive advantages. Analysis and assessment of intangible assets effectiveness (which is considered to be a source of retailer competitive advantages) include analysis of intangible assets as a part of company assets, analysis of intangible assets effectiveness using conventional indicators, valuation of intangible assets and business, analysis of private labels, and analysis of intangible assets franchising. As a result we have formulated characteristic features of formation of Russian retailers competitive advantages when using intangible assets in the process of operating activities (including the management of private labels), in franchising, as well as in the intangible assets accounting policy and management of the market value of the business. The findings of this research can be employed by retailers in actual practice of intangible assets management to achieve and maintain a high level of competitiveness.
Highlights
Russian retail trade at its modern stage of development is distinguished by a high level of competition (Bortnikova, 2012; Platonova, 2013; Seleznyova, 2011)
The article focuses on the ways effective intangible assets management helps the leading Russian food retailers derive ancillary competitive advantages
Scoring ancillary competitive advantages by Russian retailers as a result of more effective intangible assets (IA) management is scrutinized through the examples of Magnit and X5 Retail Group companies
Summary
Russian retail trade at its modern stage of development is distinguished by a high level of competition (Bortnikova, 2012; Platonova, 2013; Seleznyova, 2011). Modern retail development trends require new instruments that are more effective. Intangible assets (IA) management seem to be the most promising source of ancillary competitive advantages for retailers. Retail trade is not an exception, as IA share in total amount of companies’ assets is less than 1% (First Independent Rating Agency [FIRA], 2013). In this article we will inquire into the ways effective use of IA helps retailing ancillary competitive advantages to emerge through the example of leading Russian food retailers Magnit and X5 Retail Group
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