Category Archives: Online Retailing

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

Online Merchant Fraud a Huge Concern

Posted on June 17, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Online fraud is a huge problem. As reported by Jim Tierney: “E-commerce grew 16 percent in 2011, but online merchant fraud grew 22 percent. This is an insidious worldwide problem that many online merchants know little about.” Click the icon … Continue reading →

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ReDigi: A Used Digital Music Store

Posted on June 15, 2012 by bermanevansretail

What do you think of this new concept for music sharing? Would you buy or sell with ReDigi? Is it ethical?

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Social Media and Retailing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Online Shopping: The Importance of Free Shipping

Posted on June 15, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Online retailers have a major trade-off when deciding whether to offer free shipping: the number of customers attracted because of free shipping versus the costs to the companies of shipping. Those that choose to provide free shipping also have another … Continue reading →

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