Category Archives: Careers in Retailing

This category includes both articles and videos related to planning for a career in retailing or advancing in a retailing career.

Retail Management: A Strategic Approach

Our text, Retail Management: A Strategic Approach, 12th edition, is not only accompanied by this blog and our Twitter feed, but also a complete set of retail resources. Check it out. Thanks. 🙂

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The Most Attractive U.S. Retail Employers: The Results of a Universum Student Survey

The Most Attractive U.S. Retail Employers: The Results of a Universum Student Survey.

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The Founder of Zara: The Third-Richest Man in the World

Who is Amancio Ortega Gaona? He is one of the most reclusive billionaires in the world and the founder of the wildly popular Zara apparel chain (part of his Inditex Group). Let’s learn more about him. As reported by Vivienne Walt … Continue reading

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