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 to Have a Better Online Store

Posted on September 1, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Originally posted on Retailing: From A to Z:
More small retailers have developed online stores in recent years. The costs are relatively low, there are many easy-to-use templates, and a variety of outsourcers offer Internet services. Nonetheless, some of these…

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Addressing Gender Differences in Online Persuasion Strategies

Posted on August 30, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we wrote a while back in one of our most popular posts, there has been significant research about differences in online shopping behavior by gender. MindWhat, an analytics firm observes: “Are men from Mars? And women from Venus? Probably … Continue reading →

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KFC: A Limited Play on Nostalgia and a New $5 Fill-Up Meal

Posted on August 28, 2014 by bermanevansretail

One KFC store recently ran a TV advertisement that harkened back to simpler times and cheaper prices. It’s too bad that only one KFC outlet ran this promotion and only for one day. As reported by JWT Intelligence: “Although gas prices have … Continue reading →

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