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 Should Chipotle Deal with All the Negative Publicity?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Chipotle, the trendy fast-food chain, has been dealing with a difficult health-and-safety environment for a while now. It has had to temporarily close some outlets; and it has received a barrage of negative publicity. Here’s a YouTube video from Bloomberg, … Continue reading →

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Live Chat Software Adds to the Online Experience

Posted on December 9, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Guest Blogger Today’s post is by David Campbell, who blogs about customer service trends for ClickDesk live chat and helpdesk software. He is an active freelance writer and his other interests include organic SEO and growth hacking. _______________________________________________________________________ Whether you’re … Continue reading →

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Singles’ Day Dwarfs Cyber Monday

Posted on December 7, 2015 by bermanevansretail

China’s online Alibaba is the leader in special events (see this post).  As it notes: “Alibaba.com is the leading platform for global wholesale trade serving millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. Small businesses can sell their products to … Continue reading →

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