Category Archives: Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing

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

Dealing with the Age of Disruption

Posted on May 28, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Consulting firm PWC calls this retail era “the age of disruption.” And PWC has done a lot of research to determine the characteristics of this era, their implications, and how to deal with them. Recently, PWC completed a major survey of … Continue reading →

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Using Supply Chain Optimization to Grow

Posted on May 27, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Managing the entire supply chain, from the acquisition of merchandise to the sale and delivery to final consumers, has always been a challenge for retailers. This is even more true today than in the past — given the multiple selling … Continue reading →

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The Pre-Millennial and Retailing

Posted on May 11, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Pre-millennials are those born in the 1980s and 1990s. This group is an important one for the future of most retailers. BearingPoint has done a lot of research on this market segment. Take a look at an infographic and a … Continue reading →

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