Category Archives: Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information

This sub-category encompasses identifying and understanding consumers, and information gathering and processing in retailing.

An Easy Approach to SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

An important goal for ANY firm involved with the Internet and social media is to gain the best possible search engine placement (SEO). For those new to SEO, Rachel Sprung — writing for HubSpot — offers some basic tips: “While … Continue reading

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Rating a Store from the Shopper’s Viewpoint

As Patricia M. Johnson, CMC and Richard F. Outcalt write for the Retail Owners Institute: “We’ve all shopped stores that have made such a bad first impression we’ve vowed they won’t have the opportunity to make a second. But even if you … Continue reading

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