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.

Location-Based Targeting Is on the Move

Posted on April 15, 2016 by bermanevansretail

There have been a lot of innovations in location planning in recent years. For example, see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. And the advances keep on coming. As reported by Erin Harris, editor-in-chief, Innovative Retail Technologies: “Location-based technologies continue to help … Continue reading →

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Online Shopping: Retailers Can Still Do Better

Posted on April 14, 2016 by bermanevansretail

As we have reported many times before (see, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), online retailing is a complex and growing form of business. Yet, even though many online retailers are doing a very effective job, there are still … Continue reading →

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How Much Is Job Satisfaction Linked to Salary?

Posted on April 13, 2016 by bermanevansretail

Glassdoor provides a lot of useful information about the job market, employee compensation, and employee satisfaction. Consider the observations for Glassdoor by Mario Nuñez in “Does Money Buy Happiness? Link Between Salary and Employee Satisfaction”: “To isolate the relationship between … Continue reading →

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