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.

Insights from Sam’s Club’s Vice-President of Merchandising

Charles Redfield, Sam’s Club executive vice-president of merchandising, described some of the major business and career lessons that he has learned at a recent meeting of the Economic Club of Phoenix. As reported by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona … Continue reading

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Enhancing the Customer Experience at Car Dealerships

Now that the U.S. automobile industry has strongly emerged from the depths of the recent Great Recession, it is time for more car dealers to improve their physical facilities and ambience. Audi of America has gotten the message and hired … Continue reading

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eBay: Back and Stronger Than Ever

Not long ago, eBay was experiencing some tough times, especially with the lessening of interest in its traditional auction system. Today, eBay is on another roll, even making the cover of a February 2013 issue of Fortune. Why is eBay doing so … Continue reading

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