Monthly Archives: August 2012

New Ikea Catalogs: A 3-D Look

Posted on August 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Ikea is one of the world’s best global retailers; and it is always looking for ways to excite its customers while also keeping costs under control — in order to maintain its low-price strategy and generate profits at the same … Continue reading →

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Conflict Minerals: Legal Vs. Ethical Retailing

Posted on August 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

According to Wikipedia, conflict minerals are “mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights abuses, notably in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by the Congolese National Army, and various armed rebel groups, including the … Continue reading →

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Cross-Channel Retailing: A Special Report

Posted on August 23, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Click the image below to access a new report on the multiple touchpoints involved with retailing today. This is a topic about which one can never learn enough! As the report notes: “The terms multi-channel, cross-channel, and omni-channel are used … Continue reading →

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