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.

Oracle Partners with Retailers

Oracle provides a range of software capabilities. And Oracle partners with retailers on a regular basis.   Oracle Partners with Retailers Check out this video overview of Oracle Retail.   Now, look at these specific retail video examples from Oracle. … Continue reading

Posted in 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 8: Putting It All Together, Technology in Retailing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Customer Effort Checklist

Unfortunately, too many retailers don’t do enough research on the customer experience. These firms really do not “get” where they come up short. A good tool to use is a customer effort checklist.   A Customer Effort Checklist Consider these … Continue reading

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Music Improves Customer Experience, Even in Serious Settings

Store retailers will try anything (almost) to enhance the customer experience. This includes Engineering a Great Retail Customer Experience and Worlds of Online and Offline Businesses Continue to Merge.  Today’s post is on how music improves customer experience.   Music Improves Customer Experience An … Continue reading

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