Tag Archives: competition

Mary Pacifico-Valley: A Great Career in Auto Retailing

Posted on July 9, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Mary Pacifico-Valley is the owner of Denver-based Rickenbaugh Automotive Group. Pacifico-Valley worked her way up the ranks to her present position, and her company is hugely successful: “Rickenbaugh Cadillac Volvo in Denver, CO and Infiniti in Dacono treats the needs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Video Clips, Careers in Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, 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, Part 8: Putting It All Together | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

The Value of Analytics to Retailers

Posted on June 6, 2015 by bermanevansretail

In today’s competitive — and often slow-growth — environment, in-depth retail analytics are more important than ever. Here is a very informative infographic on retail analytics from India’s Ankur Khandelwal, a Data Analyst at Robosoft Technologies.    

Posted in Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment