Category Archives: Online Retailing

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

A Retail Checklist from Applause°

Posted on June 20, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Applause° offers “a worldwide community of digital experience experts to help you improve every phase of software development.” It “connects your apps, Web sites, IoT products, and in-store experiences to uTest, the world’s largest community of digital experience quality experts.” Recently, … Continue reading →

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Amazon: King of the Retail World

Posted on June 16, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Today, it was announced that Amazon would be acquiring Whole Foods — for $13.7 billion. This is further evidence that the retail juggernaut is becoming a true bricks-and-clicks retailer. Although Walmart is the world’s biggest retailer, Amazon is THE single biggest … Continue reading →

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How Shoppers Use the Return Option for Online Purchases

Posted on June 13, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Navar recently surveyed almost 700 U.S. consumers who returned at least one online purchase over the preceding 12 months to better understand people’s reasoning with regard to returns when shopping online. Here are some of the key findings: “The Bedroom is … Continue reading →

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