Category Archives: Part 4: Store Location Planning

This sub-category encompasses trading-area analysis and site selection.

A Nice Slideshow on the Future of Retailing

The slideshow below is from  Ross Dawson‘s keynote speech at Congreso Internacional de Retail in Lima Peru. Dawson is a futurist and strategy advisor at AHT.    

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How Retailing Is Evolving in the 21st Century

As we are well aware, retailing has continuously evolved since it began informally thousands of years ago. According to research by Joel Evans: “Modern retailing is the accumulation of incremental steps over time. The state of retailing at any given point is … Continue reading

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Some Shoppers Still Like Small Retailers — A Lot!

Although this is the era of huge retailers, many shoppers still like patronizing small companies — even though large firms account for most retail sales revenues. As reported by eMarketer: “U.S. consumers are choosing small businesses because of the personalized … Continue reading

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