Category Archives: Online Retailing

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

The Pre-Store Impact of Digital Shopping

Posted on October 9, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Although the purchase volume of in-store transactions remains dominant (well over 90 percent of consumer purchases are concluded in a physical store), digital pre-store shopping tools are becoming more and more popular. Nielsen reports the following based on its research: … Continue reading →

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Fighting Credit Card Fraud

Posted on October 7, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Credit card fraud costs retailers, consumers, banks, and credit card firms billions and billions of dollars worldwide — and that only includes the fraud we know about, not the fraud that goes unreported. This post focuses on online credit card … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

An Early 2015 Retail Holiday Forecast

Posted on October 6, 2015 by bermanevansretail

According to consulting firm Deloitte’s latest retail forecast, 2015 holiday sales are expected to increase by 3.5 to 4 percent. This includes both online shopping and brick-and-mortar stores. Take a look at this video from The Street.    

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