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.

What Causes an Entrepeneur to Be Successful Or Unsuccessful?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Check out this infographic to see some of the factors that affect an entrepreneur’s level of success or failure.    

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Wal-Mart’s Bribery Case in Mexico

Posted on December 18, 2012 by bermanevansretail

The investigation into bribery in Mexico involving Wal-Mart executives in that country (see our earlier post for some background on the matter) continues unabated. Today, a cover story by David Barstow and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab, that appears in the NY … Continue reading →

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Your Retail Pricing Strategy and Your Revenue

Posted on December 16, 2012 by bermanevansretail

We are pleased to present this guest post from Erik Grueter, a marketing associate at Price Intelligently, a Boston Price Optimization company. A link to the firm’s blog is provided at the bottom of this report. ___________________________________________________ Driving profit in … Continue reading →

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