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.

Is Mobile Shopping Coming to Grocery Stores?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As Kunur Patel writes in Advertising Age: “Since few shoppers can wait for Amazon to ship their gallon of milk, smart phone usage in grocery stores is an entirely different beast than in big-box and electronic retailers, where the ‘scan … Continue reading →

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Multi-Channel Retailing and GameStop

Posted on June 12, 2012 by bermanevansretail

In a recent interview with Chain Store Age, Steve Nix (GameStop’s general manager of distribution) addressed several aspects of multi-channel retailing: “Tell us about the industry’s evolution to multi-channel PC digital distribution. What has GameStop done to position itself in … Continue reading →

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Is Burger King Ready for a Comeback?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by bermanevansretail

In 2011, Wendy’s became the number two burger chain (franchise operator) in the United States, dropping Burger King to the third position. Now, Burger King is poised for a comeback — of sorts. Advertising Age’s Maureen Morrison reports that: “It’s … Continue reading →

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