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Best Buy’s Interesting Choice of a New CEO

Posted on August 20, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Best Buy has recently been weathering quite a storm. It is struggling financially and facing intense competition from Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, and many others. Things got so bad that the company’s founder, Richard Schulze, made a hostile bid — which did … Continue reading →

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Challenges to Craigslist

Posted on August 8, 2012 by bermanevansretail

For years, Craigslist has been the leading online purveyor of ‘local classifieds and forums – community moderated, and largely free.’ Craigslist’s user-friendly format, sense of community, and fee-free structure have been extremely popular. But now, Craiglist’s popularity is breeding a new group … Continue reading →

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Amazon Marketplace Merchants Complain of Competition with…Amazon?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Through its Amazon Marketplace, the retailer enables 3rd-party firms to offer items for sale at Amazon.com. Overall, merchants are satisfied with this. But sometimes, Amazon competes with these merchants and makes it tough for them to succeed. As Don Reisinger, … Continue reading →

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