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.

Improving Company Relationships with Employees

Posted on September 25, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Retailers face a huge amount of employee turnover — due to long hours and unappealing time schedules, some antagonistic customers, boredom, etc. This is one of the biggest problems in the industry. So what can be done to better motivate employees, … Continue reading →

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How Retailers Track Shoppers: An Infographic

Posted on September 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

More and more retailers are tracking the behavior of customers, and then using the information to customize the shopping experience. Check out this infographic. by NowSourcing. Learn about infographic design.  

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Adobe’s 2012 Mobile Consumer Survey

Posted on September 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Check out this research on mobile consumers from Adobe. Look at the differences by age group. Are these results surprising to you? Click the chart for more information.

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