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 YOUR Career Skills on Target for the Future?

Posted on August 21, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Are YOU forward-looking in YOUR career skills in looking to the future? Click here for a post we ran last year on this subject. Below is a new infographic on job skills from Guthrie Jensen. As Guthrie Jensen reports: “In … Continue reading →

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Online Grocery Shopping by Age and Location

Posted on August 17, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Online grocery shopping is still in infancy; but it is consistently growing — especially with the same-day delivery services expanding rapidly. According to  Monica Melton, writing for eMarketer: “With Amazon, Walmart, and other big players jockeying for a position in … Continue reading →

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Using Robotics to Aid — NOT Replace — Workers

Posted on August 9, 2017 by bermanevansretail

We are aware that robots are projected to replace many jobs in the future. But robots can also assist — not replace — workers. Here’s an example from the Wall Street Journal involving warehouse functions. As reported by Jennifer Smith: “Known … Continue reading →

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