Category Archives: Part 7: Communicating with the Customer

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

Online Shoppers: A Global Perspective

Although consumers in the United States generate the most online sales dollars each year (with $385 billion expected in 2013), China has the greatest number of online shoppers (with 271 million in 2013). Check out this table from eMarketer; and … Continue reading

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Which Retailers Offer the Best Mobile Shopping Experience?

Shoppers generally find mobile shopping to be “satisfactory” — but not necessarily “very satisfying” — according to a recent survey of 1,000 shoppers at the leading brick-and-mortar retailers. Check out this chart to see which retailers are rated best, which ones … Continue reading

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An E-Retailing Infographic

Check out the informative infographic at the Web site of Retail TouchPoints about the state of E-retailing in the United States: “As many as 167 million consumers shopped online in 2012, and U.S. consumers spent $226 billion. Consumers expect eTailers’ Web … Continue reading

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