Category Archives: Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing

This sub-category encompasses developing and implementing merchandise plans, financial merchandise management, and pricing in retailing.

Online Shopping: Follow the Bouncing Prices

Posted on February 2, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Online retailing enables companies to regularly (instantly, if they like) change the prices they offer — to reflect competition, low or peak seasons, sales of particular items, and so forth. This means, for both buyers and sellers, product pricing is … Continue reading →

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Segmenting the Valentine’s Day Market

Posted on January 31, 2013 by bermanevansretail

It’s already February 2013, which means that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And it is a BIG deal to many retailers. So let’s do our homework and understand the different types of Valentine’s Day shoppers. As reported by … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality: “Magic Mirrors” Getting Even More Attention

Posted on January 31, 2013 by bermanevansretail

As we have reported before in two different posts (1, 2), in-store augmented (virtual) reality has been garnering a lot of attention. Now, Great Britain’s Tesco can be added to the list of retailers that are trying out some form … Continue reading →

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