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.

Retailing: From A to Z — The Most Popular Posts of 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Thanks so much for stopping by this blog. We hope you have enjoyed it — and learned a thing or two 🙂 As our year-end recap, here the top ten most popular posts at Retailing: From A to Z by … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Useful Information, Careers in Retailing, Global Retailing, 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 | 1 Comment

Toys: Not Made in the USA

Posted on December 27, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Now that retailers are in their post-holiday sale mode and customers have opened their holiday gifts, have you ever wondered how and where most toys were manufactured? Check out a neat video to find out by clicking on the image. … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Retailing, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Amazon and eBay: Retail Killers Or Fighting for the 6 Percent?

Posted on December 20, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Clearly, Amazon.com and eBay are major — and aggressive — price-oriented online retailers. And yes, they have clobbered some store retailers’ profit margins and driven many store retailers out of business. And yes, they are competing with each other as … 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments