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.

More on the State of Store Retailing in 2017

Here is an informative infographic on the state of store retailing in 2017 that is not all gloom and doom. According to Kevin Flanagan, director of content marketing for TimeTrade: “In our third-annual State of Retail survey, TimeTrade asked consumers … Continue reading

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Better Attracting Loyal Consumers

It is crucial that retailers continuously strive to attract and retain loyal shoppers — as we’ve discussed before. [Click here, for example]. As Martin Powton writes for Customer Think: “It takes so much effort to gain a customer now with an ever-increasing … Continue reading

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Reflecting on the 16th Anniversary of 9/11

It has now been 16 years since one of the worst days in American history — a tragedy that many of us will remember forever. On this anniversary, it is a good time to reflect. Each year on this date, … Continue reading

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