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.

What’s Next for Traditional Stores?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we know, traditional brick-and-mortar retailing is far from dead. However, it is changing and it is affected by alternative shopping formats. So, what’s next? eMarketer reports that: “Thanks to digital devices, mobile in particular, the path to purchase starts … Continue reading →

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Is “Free Shipping” Really “Free”?

Posted on November 2, 2014 by bermanevansretail

We know that more shoppers today are price-conscious and more of them are likely to comparison shop. One aspect of price that customers are quite interested in is free shipping of online orders. But “free shipping” has two components that … Continue reading →

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Don’t Discourage Customers from Visiting Your Web Site

Posted on November 1, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Unfortunately, many viewers abandon a Web site after a short visit. Why does this happen? And what can we do about it? As Kissmetrics notes: “Attracting a potential customer is hard enough. Grabbing their interest and retaining them is even … Continue reading →

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