Category Archives: Global Retailing

Read about how domestic and foreign retailers are performing around the world.

The Hottest Emerging Markets in Retailing

Each year, A.T. Kearney studies the leading emerging retail markets around the world: “The 2012 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index™, the 11th annual edition, finds a wide array of possibilities for retailers seeking to capture an immediate impact and … Continue reading

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Nordstrom Tries an Extreme Makeover

Although Nordstrom has been a leading upscale retailer for decades, it has decided that it needs to revamp some of its business practices. As Cotten Timberlake writes in Businessweek: “In Nordstrom’s case, it’s a matter of wooing more fashion-conscious women. Since … Continue reading

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Retail Industry Information: Overview of Facts, Research, Data, & Trivia

Interested in learning more about topics such as these: What is the retail industry? Types of retail businesses? U.S. versus global data? Career opportunities? Then click the icon to learn more.   Retail Industry  

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