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.

Making Fast Food Fast Again?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Isn’t it time for a number of fast-food restaurants to return to their roots and offer scaled-down menus and fast service? In the “good old days,” fast-food menus were really simple. Take a look at this early McDonald’s menu, for … Continue reading →

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How Do Entrepreneurs Feel About 2015?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by bermanevansretail

After enduring the Great Recession, many — but, by no means all — entrepreneurs have done better the last couple of years. So, how are they feeling as we enter further into 2015? As Leigh Buchanan reports for Inc., the leading … Continue reading →

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Why Consumers Still Abandon Their Shopping Carts and How to Fix This

Posted on January 13, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Now that online retailing strategies are relatively mature, isn’t it time that more retailers figure out how to reduce the high rate of shopping cart abandonment? As Stefan Schumacher writes for the Payroll Blog: “Many online shoppers end up abandoning … Continue reading →

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