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.

How SMB Retailers Can Better Utilize Twitter

Posted on November 10, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Twitter keeps growing in popularity as a social media platform. According to its Web site, Twitter has “284 million monthly active users. 500 million Tweets are sent per day. 80% of Twitter active users are on mobile. 77% of accounts are outside the U.S. Twitter … Continue reading →

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What in the World Is Discountvenience?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Here’s another new term for our retailing dictionary: “discountvenience.” What is it and what does it mean for us? According to Stewart Samuel, Program Director for IGD Canada, writing for Supermarket News: “Channel blurring has been a feature of grocery retailing … Continue reading →

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Kearney’s 2014 Global Retail Development Index

Posted on November 8, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As industrialized countries around the world plateau economically, retailers often look for opportunities in developing countries. But, where should they look? One great source of information is A.T. Kearney. Annually, A.T. Kearney produces a Global Retail Development Index (GDRI). This Index: … Continue reading →

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