Category Archives: Part 4: Store Location Planning

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

Amazon and eBay: Retail Killers Or Fighting for the 6 Percent?

Clearly, Amazon.com and eBay are major — and aggressive — price-oriented online retailers. And yes, they have clobbered some store retailers’ profit margins and driven many store retailers out of business. And yes, they are competing with each other as … Continue reading

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The Economic Benefits of Local Shopping

On the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, American Express annually promotes Small Business Saturday. So, just how important is local shopping for the economy? CreditDonkey, a credit-card comparison and financial education Web site., has prepared an infographic that looks … Continue reading

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A New Infographic on Global Retailing Trends

Cegid, a software developer focused on retailing, has produced an excellent infographic on retailing trends around the globe. This infographic incorporates data from the A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index: “The Global Retail Development Index is an annual study that … Continue reading

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