Category Archives: Retail Executive Interviews

This sub-category has many video interviews with retail executives that are more strategic than career-oriented.

StubHub: 12 Years After Startup

Posted on July 28, 2012 by bermanevansretail

StubHub (“where fans buy & sell tickets”) was started in August 2000 as a small entrepeneurial venture. Today, it is a giant that is part of the eBay empire, with a mission statement that has remained pretty constant over the … Continue reading →

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The Varied Interests of Build-A-Bear

Posted on July 1, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Build-A-Bear’s Dave Finnegan discusses the retailer’s partnership with Oracle and the Retail Orphan Initiative (ROI). He also talks about the merchant’s cross-channel efforts and its use of social media.

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Price Optimzation at Pamida

Posted on July 1, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Mark Kelso of Pamida shares the retailer’s Kelso shares the retailer’s pricing optimization approach. It partnered with Revionics, which ‘offered us the ability to manage the unmanageable,” he says. “It’s almost impossible to analyze anything on a manual basis.” Pamida is a … Continue reading →

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