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Category Archives: Part 7: Communicating with the Customer
Can Apparel Startups Bypass Traditional Retail Channels?
Many entrepreneurs would LIKE to establish their own direct-to-consumer sales channel rather than market their merchandise through retail stores. Why? They would like greater control, a bigger share of profits, and other reasons. But, this is often not feasible. The … Continue reading
Posted in Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer
Tagged apparel, customer expectations, customer service, department store, direct channel, entrepreneur, experiential retailing, inventory management, location, merchandising, multichannel, online shopping, opportunity, planning, Plunkett Research, Pop Outerwear, pricing, promotion, retail, segmentation, shopping, store, traditional, trends, wholesales
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Google to Open Stores?
The retailing sector has attracted a lot of non-retailers over the past few years, the most successful being Apple Inc. with its Apple Stores (click here for an earlier post). Now, it looks like Google is preparing to join Microsoft … Continue reading
Posted in Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer
Tagged experiential retailing, Google, location, merchandising, opportunity, shopping, store, strategy
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Marketing Practices and Small Businesses
Small businesses have different goals and needs as compared to larger firms — not to mention budgetary constraints — when it comes to their marketing practices. As reported by eMarketer: “Small-business owners (SBOs) are a diverse bunch that includes more … Continue reading
Posted in Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer
Tagged competition, eMarketer, entrepreneur, marketing, merchandising, minorities, multichannel, opportunity, planning, promotion, small retailer, social media, success, tips, trends, women, word of mouth
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