Category Archives: Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional

This sub-category encompasses retail institutions by ownership type, retail institutions by store-based strategy mix, and Web, nonstore-based, and other nontraditional forms of retailing.

Retail in 2019: Observations from Knowledge @ Wharton

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Despite the wave of store-based retail bankruptcies last year, 2018 was “one of the best years for the retail industry in a decade,”  according to the National Retail Federation. The booming economy and the lowest unemployment rate in a decade … Continue reading →

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Clicks to Bricks Strategy – Reaches Tipping Point in 2018

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

Clicks to Bricks Strategy – Reaches Tipping Point in 2018 Continue reading →

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Amazon’s $15 Minimum Hourly Wage – Reactionary or a Smart Business Move?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

On October 2, Amazon unilaterally announced that all its US-based employees – 250,000 full-time and part-time, 100,000 seasonal and temporary agency staff will earn a minimum wage of $15 an hour effective November. This will also apply to workers at … Continue reading →

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Upward Mobility: Digital Retail Careers

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

The growth of online and mobile shopping requires a talent pool of employees who can ensure an easy and productive online experience.  Bryan Pearson in his Forbes article notes that as retail evolves “the most promising jobs will involve insights, … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales is on the Upswing, Then Why are the Malls Dying?

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

Monthly statistics from the US Census show that U.S. retail sales are consistently growing at a modest rate, yet shopping mall vacancies and closures are the highest in the last seven years (WSJ 2018). Experts blame the downturn in shopping … Continue reading →

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Turbocharging Convenience Stores with Frictionless Checkout

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

The first Amazon Go store in Seattle opened in January 2018 and was the first commercial implementation of frictionless checkout or “Just Walkout Technology” in the U.S. retail market. Customers scan the Amazon Go app on their smartphone at entry, … Continue reading →

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Introducing the New Author of Our Retail Blog

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

Please welcome Professor Chatterjee. And thank you for your support of our Retailing: From A to Z blog. Continue reading →

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