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.

Multi-Channel Trends

As we have frequently blogged (see this post, for example), multi-channel retailing is the wave of today and tomorrow. The retailers that succeed in the long run will be those that do the best job in this area. Recently, Platt … Continue reading

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A Showrooming Infographic

Here’s an interesting infographic on retail showrooming. Showrooming in the Retail Environment infographic by bumblecoon.  

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Inc.’s List of the Most Audacious Entrepreneurs

Being a successful entrepreneur is tough — and it requires a lot of hard work and persistence. This year Inc. published a very interesting — and fun — “Most Audacious” entrepreneurs’ list, noting that: “Starting a company from scratch is, … Continue reading

Posted in Career Useful Information, Careers in 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 8: Putting It All Together | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment