Category Archives: Part 1: Overview/Planning

This sub-category encompasses an introduction to retailing, building and sustaining relationships in retailing, and strategic planning in retailing.

Do You FULLY Understand What’s Involved with Personalization?

As we have noted before (see 1, 2, 3), customer personalization is an important tactic for retailers — both online and offline. Recently, Neustar (a data-driven intelligence firm) published an interesting report on customer personalization: “Customers expect it. Technology enables … Continue reading

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Retail TouchPoints’ 2014 Customer Engagement Award Winners

As we recently posted, the customer’s shopping experience  is vitally important to the success of any retailer. The retailers selected for Retail TouchPoints’ 2014 Customer Engagement Awards certainly grasp this: “As we move into 2015, retailers are focused on finding … Continue reading

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P&G: Retailers’ Friend or Foe?

For decades, Procter & Gamble has been recognized as one of the most cooperative and supportive channel partners. It advertises widely, offers frequent coupons and other promotions, and provides in-store support. But now, Andrew Elliot — a vice-president at WD … Continue reading

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