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.

Are Some Customers Overstaying Their Welcome?

We’ve written several times before about the crucial nature of customer service and experiential retailing (click here, for example). And we’ve also written about some customer service issues that retailers such as McDonald’s have faced (click here, for example). Now, … Continue reading

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It’s Tough Doing Business in Russia — Even for Online Firms

Evans on Marketing With a population of nearly 145 million, Russia is a desirable market for many companies. But government rules keep making this tougher. Let’s consider the recent decision of FedEx, UPS, and DHL to stop making deliveries to … Continue reading

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When Will U.S. Credit Card Companies Turn to Smart Chips?

As we recently posted, data security — and the lack thereof — is a huge problem that needs to be fixed for both retailers’ and shoppers’ protection. First, let’s look at some more statistics. Then , let’s consider the best … Continue reading

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