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.

Mobile Retailing and Germany

Posted on September 20, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Shopper interest in mobile retailing is not just growing in the United States. It is beginning to take off in other countries. According to comScore Mobilens, a prime example is Germany. Click the chart to learn more from eMarketer about the … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Recession for Assortment Planning

Posted on September 17, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As Matt Pillar reports for RetailSolutionsOnline.com: “Assortment planning execution was a key failure point among many retail brands that fell victim to a crashing economy in 2009. Here, Joe Apprendi, president at ITR Software, explains how an effective assortment planning … Continue reading →

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THIS Is a Big Story!! McDonald’s Adding Calories to Menus

Posted on September 13, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Fast-food chains and other restaurants have been under heavy criticism (pun intended) for years about how healthy the food is that they serve. Health groups, consumer advocates, and government agencies have all stepped up their efforts. In some locales (such … Continue reading →

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