Category Archives: Part 7: Communicating with the Customer

This sub-category encompasses establishing and maintaining a retail image, and promotional strategy.

Multichannel Merchant’s New Study of Global E-Commerce

Due to its growing importance, we have posted several times about the changing face of global E-commerce (see, for example, 1, 2, 3). According to Mike O’Brien, writing for Multichannel Merchant (MCM): “If you’re a merchant and you’re not engaged in global E-commerce, … Continue reading

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Deloitte’s Back-to-College 2014 Forecast

Yesterday, we posted about Deloitte’s 2014 back-to-school shopping forecast. Today’s post features Deloitte’s 2014 back-to-college shopping forecast. For this forecast, the company questioned more than 450 parents of college students to “determine the top honors and consumer shopping trends likely to impact … Continue reading

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Deloitte’s Back-to-School 2014 Forecast

Consulting firm Deloitte recently conducted a survey on back-to-school shopping for 2014. The company questioned more than 1,050 parents with students in grades K-12 to “determine the top standouts and consumer shopping trends for the back-to-school season.” Some of the highlights of the … Continue reading

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