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.

Domino’s Slows Down to Make Better Pizza

Domino’s has certainly turned things around with its better-made pizza, several new pizza products, and clever TV ads. Check out the Domino’s slowing down ad and the new humorous ad in India.      

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 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A New Showrooming Infographic

In April, we posted an interesting infographic on the impact of showrooming. But this phenomenon merits even more attention. As recently reported by Retail Touchpoints: “Consumers are increasingly using their mobile devices to search for the best deals, which is … Continue reading

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Social Media Still Not a Key Driver of Retail Revenues

Despite the popularity of social media by many retailers and their customers, social media are still not driving much in the way of retail revenues. As reported by Multichannel Merchant, Monetate conducted a 2013 research project on social commerce trends. Here … Continue reading

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