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.

SAP Retail Execution Demonstration

Param Kahlon, VP of SAP Labs, Enterprise Mobile Applications, provides a demo of the SAP Retail Execution mobile app on an iPhone highlighting how merchandisers use the application to manage accounts, contacts, and retail visits to improve the customer experience … Continue reading

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Bouncing Back from Bankruptcy: Ground Round, Sizzler, and Bennigan’s

Ground Round, Sizzler, and Bennigan’s are three well known restaurants that were forced into bankruptcy protection due to weak performance. Today, they are back and on an upward path. Click the photo for an in-depth story from Entrepreneur. Photo source: … Continue reading

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The 10 Most Popular Franchises for Military Veterans

As Tracy Stapp reports in Entrepreneur: “According to the SBA, about a quarter of the country’s 23.5 million veterans are interested in starting or buying their own business. And franchises are eager to meet that demand through VetFran. VetFran, or … Continue reading

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