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.

A Bricks-and-Clicks Infographic

Check out this interesting infographic.   Bricks and Clicks infographic  

Posted in 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 , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Better Using In-Store Data

What often separates high-performing retailers from low-performance retailers is the quality of the customer and other data that they collect, analyze, and use to guide their strategy. As recently reported by RetailNext: “In a challenging time for retail, many brick-and-mortar … Continue reading

Posted in 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, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

McDonald’s: Customer Service Issues

As we reported recently, McDonald’s has been working hard to stimulate sales growth. However, it has some serious customer service problems to address. According to Martha C. White, writing for NBCNews.com: “When it comes to service, McDonald’s customers just aren’t lovin’ it. The … Continue reading

Posted in Global 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 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment