Monthly Archives: March 2015

Have You Mastered Twitter Yet?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by bermanevansretail

With the growing popularity of Twitter as a business communications platform, companies have various decisions to make — including these: Does every tweet mentioning the firm’s name require a response? How should firms respond to positive tweets? To negative tweets? … Continue reading →

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Where Do Consumers Research and Buy Apparel and Footwear?

Posted on March 24, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Despite the tremendous increase in researching and buying products online, many apparel and footwear customers still often like to patronize physical stores — and for research, not just buying. As reported by eMarketer: “Consumers may be happy to research online, … 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Rejected for a Job? Have a Plan to Move Forward!

Posted on March 23, 2015 by bermanevansretail

From a professional perspective, one of the toughest events with which we have to cope is job rejection. When (if) this happens to us, we need to get past our feelings of rejection, anger, and inadequacy — and take a … Continue reading →

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