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.

The State of Showrooming Today

Posted on September 10, 2014 by bermanevansretail

It’s been a while since we’ve written about showrooming (see for example: 1, 2); but it remains a concern for many store-based retailers today. So, what’s currently going on with showrooming? According to RR Donnelly Retail, Rather than battle the trend … Continue reading →

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In What Country Are People the Happiest? (Hint: It’s Not the U.S.)

Posted on September 7, 2014 by bermanevansretail

The OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) currently comprises 34 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

eMarketer’s Retail Blog

Posted on September 4, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Did you know that research firm eMarketer has an extensive retail blog that covers “retailer performance, store productivity, and consumer spending”? Click on the image to read one of the recent posts.    

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