Category Archives: Online Retailing

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

Involved with Global E-Commerce? Localize!

Posted on June 6, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Just as many retailers tailor their domestic offerings by geographic area, so too must retailers tailor their offerings in a global strategy. This is just as true of E-tailing as it is of store-based retailing. As Shannon Zimmerman reports for … 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

How to Have a Better Online Store

Posted on June 3, 2014 by bermanevansretail

More small retailers have developed online stores in recent years. The costs are relatively low, there are many easy-to-use templates, and a variety of outsourcers offer Internet services. Nonetheless, some of these retailers are not optimizing their online efforts. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Target Ad on Walmart.com? Really!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Technology sometimes runs amok and may result in questionable activities. As an example, not long ago, a Target ad popped up on the Walmart.com Web site — via a practice known as “injected advertising.” This occurred without the knowledge or permission … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments