Author Archives: bermanevansretail

Are These Shoes Meant for Shopping?

Posted on March 27, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Over the years, retailers have done lots of research on shopper behavior. including eye tracking and facial recognition. Now, we can add shoe (foot) tracking to the list of research techniques used by retailers. As Oliver Smith reports for The … Continue reading →

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The Future Roles of the Physical Store

Posted on March 23, 2017 by bermanevansretail

As we are well aware, many traditional brick-and-mortar stores are evolving in response to the impact of online shopping — which more and more people are using both to acquire information and to make purchases without visiting a store. Big … Continue reading →

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The Most Popular Supermarkets by State

Posted on March 21, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Did you know that there are really no national supermarket chains in the United States, except for those operated by retail giants Walmart and Target (both of which have supermarkets in many of their big-box stores)? As a result, supermarket popularity … Continue reading →

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