Category Archives: Online Retailing

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

Who’s Shopping Online This Holiday Season

PunchTab, an omnichannel loyalty and engagement platform, has done research on 2014 holiday shopping (involving more than 1,000 consumer surveys) and found some very interesting results. Click here to access the full report. Amy Gesenhues, reporting for Marketing Land,  summarizes some … Continue reading

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The BCBGMAXAZRIA Women’s Fashion Empire Keeps Growing

BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP is a global retail fashion powerhouse: “Founded in 1989, BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP is the lifetime vision of one man: Founder, Designer, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Max Azria. After years of success designing women’s wear in Paris and Los Angeles, Azria … Continue reading

Posted in Global Retailing, Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Do Better at Customer Referrals

We know that positive customer word of mouth (in person or electronically) can have a dramatic impact on firm performance. Here is a nice infographic by Forewards, a specialist in customer referrals for small firms: “If your business is like … Continue reading

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment