Monthly Archives: September 2012

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Posted on September 8, 2012 by bermanevansretail

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Posted in Careers in Retailing, Global Retailing, Online Retailing, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Using Prices as a Segmentation Tool

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Mark Stiving, writing for Upstream Commerce, offers a lot of useful tips for using prices as differentiators for different shoppers. Here are some highlights from a recent Stiving article: “Are you tracking what each customer buys? Are you using that … Continue reading →

Posted in Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kindlemania?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by bermanevansretail

This week, Amazon made a major announcement of a new series of Kindle Fires and Kindles through the media and at its Web site. And NPD offered its take on this. Read the announcement and the commentary beneath it. After analyzing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment