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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Tough Sledding for Retailers in China
China may have the world’s largest consumer base, but it is also a difficult place for foreign retailers to thrive. Here’s more evidence of this situation. According to Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang, writing for Businessweek: “Tesco’s recent decision to … Continue reading
The “Third Space” of Retailing
Some store-based retailers have embarked on rather novel concepts to drive business to their stores. One such concept is the “third space.” According to Marian Berelowitz, writing for JWT Intelligence: “Brick-and-mortar retail will increasingly serve as a ‘third space’ that’s … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Part 8: Putting It All Together
Tagged customer expectations, customer service, Duane Reade, experiential retailing, merchandising, opportunity, planning, promotion, Radio Shack, segmentation, shopping, Tesco, third space, Walgreens
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CSA’s State of the Industry: 2013
Chain Store Age has just published its 2013 “State of the Industry” issue. Click the image to see the special section on the status of retailing. Lots of things are happening. Included are data on the top 100 retailers. The … Continue reading
Posted in Global Retailing, Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing
Tagged 2013, Chain Store Age, industry
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