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 Retailing Is Evolving in the 21st Century

Posted on April 24, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we are well aware, retailing has continuously evolved since it began informally thousands of years ago. According to research by Joel Evans: “Modern retailing is the accumulation of incremental steps over time. The state of retailing at any given point is … Continue reading →

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A New Global E-Commerce Infographic from Baynote

Posted on April 22, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Baynote has put together an excellent infographic map about E-commerce around the world. Baynote is a company that is involved with big data, intuitive algorithms, next generation applications, and real time analytics. Check out its new infographic. Click the chart for a … Continue reading →

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Some Shoppers Still Like Small Retailers — A Lot!

Posted on April 21, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Although this is the era of huge retailers, many shoppers still like patronizing small companies — even though large firms account for most retail sales revenues. As reported by eMarketer: “U.S. consumers are choosing small businesses because of the personalized … Continue reading →

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