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.

Retail Trade-Offs: Self-Service Vs. Human Service

Posted on October 5, 2012 by bermanevansretail

In order to streamine costs to better compete with online retailers and to increase their profit margins, more and more retailers have turned to self-service. While shoppers like this in some situations, (a) there are many instances where they want … Continue reading →

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Keys to Successful Retailing in Europe and Russia

Posted on October 2, 2012 by bermanevansretail

According to research conducted by MasterCard and reported by eMarketer: “Retailers in Western Europe and Russia should be well aware of the changes to their businesses being wrought by new and emerging technologies. Retailers, however, are employing a host of … Continue reading →

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Effective Arguments for Green Supply Chains

Posted on October 1, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Do retailers’ environmental practices matter? Do retail executives wants to be known as “tree huggers”? Read an interesting article on this topic from Arizona State University. Just click the photo.    

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