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.

Can Showrooming Be Slowed Down?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers are trying to boost their web strategies to counter showrooming, where shoppers scope out items in stores but buy on Amazon and other retailing Web sites. Ann Zimmerman has details on the News Hub.

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Here Comes the $199 Kindle Fire

Posted on May 21, 2012 by bermanevansretail

See CNN Money’s video clip that analyzes of the costs of the initial Kindle Fire — and Amazon’s pricing strategy for it. There are a lot of trade-offs versus the iPad. Click on the photo to access the video.  

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Startups Resist Facebook’s Pull

Posted on March 14, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As Shayndi Rice reports in the Wall Street Journal: “Startups are trying to reduce their reliance on Facebook Inc., a potential threat to the social network as it moves forward with its highly anticipated initial public offering. The risks and rewards … Continue reading →

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