Category Archives: Social Media and Retailing

Retail conversations are increasingly two-way interactions; many blogs have a great impact on given retailers’ performance (and blog messages are not typically controlled by the retailers).

Free Resources from Trendwatching.com

Posted on July 17, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Trendwatching.com is an excellent source of information about current and emerging trends around the globe: “Established in 2002, we help forward-thinking business professionals in 180+ countries understand the new consumer and subsequently uncover compelling, profitable innovation opportunities. We rely on … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Retailing, Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Amazon Creates Its Own “Prime” Holiday

Posted on July 8, 2015 by bermanevansretail

To stimulate its Prime Membership business, Amazon has created a new “Prime Day” holiday on July 15, 2015. As Tim Parry recently reported for Multichannel Merchant: “While not unheard of globally, Prime Day appears to be the first self-created selling … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Retailing A to Z’s Most Popular Posts for the First Half of 2015

Posted on July 3, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Thank you for reading our Retailing: From A to Z by Joel Evans posts. 🙂 Here are the most popular 12 posts thus far in 2015 (January 1-June 30). Take a look if you missed any of them: Rating a Store from … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Useful Information, Careers in Retailing, Global Retailing, Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment