Category Archives: Part 5: Managing a Retail Business

This sub-category encompasses retail organizational structures, human resource management, financial operations management, and operational operations management.

Elections and Retail: Turning Out the Vote

Posted on November 6, 2018 by bermanevansretail

Politics and elections that determine political outcomes have significant repercussions on the retail industry at multiple levels. The most obvious and more predictable is the legislative agenda espoused by the winning party on costs of doing business including tax rates, … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s $15 Minimum Hourly Wage – Reactionary or a Smart Business Move?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by bermanevansretail

On October 2, Amazon unilaterally announced that all its US-based employees – 250,000 full-time and part-time, 100,000 seasonal and temporary agency staff will earn a minimum wage of $15 an hour effective November. This will also apply to workers at … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales is on the Upswing, Then Why are the Malls Dying?

Posted on October 4, 2018 by bermanevansretail

Monthly statistics from the US Census show that U.S. retail sales are consistently growing at a modest rate, yet shopping mall vacancies and closures are the highest in the last seven years (WSJ 2018). Experts blame the downturn in shopping … Continue reading →

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