Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Use of Barcodes: An Infographic

ScanLife regularly produces reports on the use of barcodes, including QR codes and mobile shopping. The latest report is from the second quarter of 2012.  Click the infographic to learn more.    

Posted in Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Challenges to Craigslist

For years, Craigslist has been the leading online purveyor of ‘local classifieds and forums – community moderated, and largely free.’ Craigslist’s user-friendly format, sense of community, and fee-free structure have been extremely popular. But now, Craiglist’s popularity is breeding a new group … Continue reading

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Career Planning in Business 2012: Opportunities and Challenges

Over the years, Barry Berman and Joel Evans have made a lot of presentations on careers in business. Here is the PDF version of a 2012 presentation. There should be something here for almost everyone. Just click on the image below … Continue reading

Posted in Career Useful Information, Careers in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment