Category Archives: Part 4: Store Location Planning

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

Wal-Mart’s Bribery Case in Mexico

The investigation into bribery in Mexico involving Wal-Mart executives in that country (see our earlier post for some background on the matter) continues unabated. Today, a cover story by David Barstow and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab, that appears in the NY … Continue reading

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How Shoppers Are “Looking Local”

Consumers don’t just patronize large chains. They also local like their local retailers. As reported by Rely Local: “According to comScore’s 5th Annual Local Search Usage Study for 2012, findings show that people have more trust in local Internet search … Continue reading

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BE Retailing

Follow us on Twitter. As of today, we have more than 665 tweets on key current retailing issues. 🙂 https://twitter.com/BEretail

Posted in Careers in Retailing, Global Retailing, Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment