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.

Is the Retailer Agreement with Mastercard and Visa About to Unravel?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by bermanevansretail

On July 14, we blogged about the pending changes in credit card transactions due to a multi-billion dollar agreement between retailers and Mastercard and Visa over the latters’ tactics. Now, there is a chance that this agreement may unravel. As … Continue reading →

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J.C. Penney Wants To Eliminate the Cashier

Posted on July 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As a part of his long-term plan to revitalize J.C. Penney, new CEO Ron Johnson is now on another mission: to eliminate store cashiers. What do YOU think about this? According to Business Reporter, during a speech at Fortune’s  Brainstorm Tech conference … Continue reading →

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Enhancing the Predictive Power of Employee Selection Tools

Posted on July 23, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Pre-employment assessment tools can be quite valuable in choosing the right employees for the right jobs. Click the icon to read the Kronos white paper on this topic.

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