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.

Multichannel Merchant’s 2012-2013 Outlook for E-Commerce

Multichannel Merchant’s 2012-13 E-Commerce Outlook Report, sponsored by MarketLive, can “help evaluate, benchmark, and plan your digital strategies including social media, E-mail, search, online advertising, Web design & usability, mobile, tablet,  and more.” Click the image to access the 10-page report.   … Continue reading

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Retailer Responsiveness to Social Media

Demandforce and Column Five developed the neat infographic displayed below. All retailers could learn more about their social media strategies and efforts from this infographic. Click the chart to go to the site of the infographic.    

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Neiman Marcus: Is An IPO Ahead?

Neiman Marcus is an upscale retailer with an iconic image and a loyal customer following. Fiscal year 2012 sales were $4.3 billion. As the firm’s Web site notes: “For over a century, the Neiman Marcus Group has stayed focused on … Continue reading

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