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.

The Digital Collaboration Playbook of 13 Retail Leaders

Posted on September 24, 2014 by bermanevansretail

The latest issue of Shopper Marketing includes the “Shopper Marketing Digital Collaboration Playbook.” This is the Path to Purchase Institute’s: “first attempt to catalog the numerous ways that top retailers are using new tools to communicate with shoppers along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Franchising Can Be Much Riskier Than Some Believe

Posted on September 23, 2014 by bermanevansretail

About a year ago, we wrote about the questionable nature of the 90% success rate for franchisees (a figure promulgated by the industry). Now, two recent Wall Street Journal articles raise even more questions about the viability of a franchised … Continue reading →

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Revitalizing the Mall

Posted on September 22, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we have reported before (see this post, for example): “Shopping centers remain very popular in the United States — in the face of strong competition from online retailing and stores not located in shopping centers. However, this strength varies … Continue reading →

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