Tag Archives: 2015

An Early 2015 Retail Holiday Forecast

According to consulting firm Deloitte’s latest retail forecast, 2015 holiday sales are expected to increase by 3.5 to 4 percent. This includes both online shopping and brick-and-mortar stores. Take a look at this video from The Street.    

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Universum’s 2015 Top Employers (Including Retailers): Part 1 — the U.S.

Universum is the global leader in employer branding. Annually, it conducts student surveys to determine their ideal employers —  including retailers. In Part 1 of our two posts on these surveys, the views of U.S. students are highlighted. In Part … Continue reading

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

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

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