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 Versus Store Preferences (Attitudes)

Posted on October 5, 2012 by bermanevansretail

How do shoppers feel about online versus store shopping? This infographic from Lab42 gives some good insights. Linked to Mashable

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Evolving Shopping Patterns for Electronics

Posted on October 5, 2012 by bermanevansretail

According to eMarketer: “Many consumer electronics retailers and manufacturers are struggling. A new  eMarketer report, ‘Consumer Electronics: The Path to Purchase, Reinvented,’ finds that their traditional products face significant disruption from the  ascent of smartphones and tablets, both of which … Continue reading →

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Retail Trade-Offs: Self-Service Vs. Human Service

Posted on October 5, 2012 by bermanevansretail

In order to streamine costs to better compete with online retailers and to increase their profit margins, more and more retailers have turned to self-service. While shoppers like this in some situations, (a) there are many instances where they want … Continue reading →

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