Category Archives: Part 1: Overview/Planning

This sub-category encompasses an introduction to retailing, building and sustaining relationships in retailing, and strategic planning in retailing.

Better Understanding the Mind of the Multichannel Shopper

Each year, the number of consumers who shop at multiple formats — including both off-line and online — increases. To better understand these shoppers, MasterCard recently published: The Retail CMO’s Guide to the Omnishopper— “What transaction data and consumer insights … Continue reading

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24/7 Wall St.: A Valuable Site to Visit

24/7 Wall St. is a very useful site about which you may be unfamiliar. It has articles across all areas of business (many that are retail-related), top ten lists, and a lot more. Here’s one interesting area in which 24/7 … 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 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What Should Retailers Do as “Big Soda” Declines?

The major soda (carbonated beverage) marketers are having a tough go of it some locales where sales are saturated. But an even bigger issue is that many people are turning away from soda because of health concerns. Recently, the New … Continue reading

Posted in 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, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment