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.

Making Stores and Virtual Stores More Collaborative

Posted on July 5, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we have noted before (click here, for example, 1, 2, 3), seamless multichannel retailing is challenging.  To provide more guidance, Knowledge@Wharton and SAP have collaborated on a new report: Harmonize Physical, Virtual Stores to Lift Sales:  “Imagine the owner … 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 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, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Small Businesses on LinkedIn

Posted on July 4, 2014 by bermanevansretail

LinkedIn is not just for large businesses to network. It is also valuable for small businesses. As LinkedIn notes: “Did you know that 59% of LinkedIn members who have worked for a small business, have never worked for a company … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurs Doing Well

Posted on July 3, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As the economy has picked up, so has the performance of entrepreneurs and other small businesses. According to a new research study by Manta, the largest online community dedicated to small businesses: “Small business success has increased since last year. The … Continue reading →

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