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.

Free Internet Connections at McDonald’s

Posted on February 1, 2013 by bermanevansretail

For years, retailers such as Starbucks and Panera Bread have encouraged their customers to use wireless in-store Internet connections — usually, for free.  Now, we can add McDonald’s to the mix, where Web access is sometimes used in a different … Continue reading →

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Building Long-Term Multi-Channel Retationships

Posted on January 29, 2013 by bermanevansretail

It is imperative that retailers have strong, consistent customer relationships among all of the channels (formats) in which they operate. Bronto, a software provider that offers E-mail, mobile, and social messaging with drag-and-drop automation, and Retail TouchPoints, an online publishing network … Continue reading →

Posted in 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Links to Retailers’ Career Web Sites

Posted on January 28, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Michael Howard is a retail resume expert, a frequent blogger, and the manager of the Retail Careers in the United States LinkedIn group, which has more than 10,000 members. At his Web site, Howard has direct links to more than … Continue reading →

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