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.

How Customers Feel About Waiting in Lines

Posted on June 1, 2016 by bermanevansretail

We are an impatient society and expect that our time be respected. Thus, many shoppers get impatient if the lines in a retail store are too long. Sometimes, they even leave the store without buying. What should store-based retailers understand … Continue reading →

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Self-Branding and Career Success/Failure

Posted on May 30, 2016 by bermanevansretail

About two weeks ago, we published several posts about your self-branding through your life and your career (1, 2, 3, 4). YouTube clips were included. So, what happens when there is a disconnect between our perceived self-brand (how we see … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s Secret: Another Big-time Catalog Bites the Dust

Posted on May 27, 2016 by bermanevansretail

Over the last several years, a number of prominent retailers have cut back on or eliminated their print catalogs. Often the costs became too high; and producing online catalogs became more effective. The latest major retailer to decide to eliminate … Continue reading →

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