Category Archives: Online Retailing

Bricks-and click retailing and online-only retailing are covered here. There are lots of posts on multi-channel retailing.

Nordstrom and GQ Announce Integrated Multi-Media Strategy

Posted on July 1, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Nordstrom,  JWN, and GQ recently announced a new multi-media strategy. Nordstrom will operate an online store and offer “GQ Selects,” which is a selection of men’s products especially selected from GQ  by the magazine’s editors. Starting with the July 2012 issue, the products will … Continue reading →

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Behavioral Category Management

Posted on July 1, 2012 by bermanevansretail

According to Avail Intelligence: “Behavioral merchandising means to observe and understand the behavior of each individual shopper as they click through the online store, compare it with similar data on all other shoppers, and draw conclusions to deliver relevant, personalized … Continue reading →

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Amazon Marketplace Merchants Complain of Competition with…Amazon?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Through its Amazon Marketplace, the retailer enables 3rd-party firms to offer items for sale at Amazon.com. Overall, merchants are satisfied with this. But sometimes, Amazon competes with these merchants and makes it tough for them to succeed. As Don Reisinger, … Continue reading →

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