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.

Optimizing In-Store Traffic

Posted on March 9, 2016 by bermanevansretail

Given the fast-changing nature of both bricks-and-clicks retailing and online retailing, store-based retailers really need to do everything they can to optimize their in-store traffic. Recently, HeadCount did a study on in-store traffic counts. This report is available [with a free … Continue reading →

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Do YOU Have What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur?

Posted on March 8, 2016 by bermanevansretail

Interested in becoming an entrepreneur? The potential may be great; but risks may be high too. Below, you will find an entrepreneur’s quiz. We have posted several times on entrepreneurship, such as: Starting a Business? What Are the Best Books … Continue reading →

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Turning Customers into Advocates

Posted on March 7, 2016 by bermanevansretail

All companies are after loyal customers — those who keep coming back to the firms and regularly repurchase from them. It’s a tough competitive battle to capture and retain such customers. But, even more valuable than loyal customers are loyal … Continue reading →

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