Tag Archives: customer loyalty

A Video Look at Starbucks Around the World

Posted on October 5, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Since its founding in 1971, Starbucks has become a global retail coffee powerhouse. Today it has 21,000 outlets around the world: “Our stores are a neighborhood gathering place for meeting friends and family. Our customers enjoy quality service, an inviting … Continue reading →

Posted in Global 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 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Today’s Informed Purchase Journey

Posted on September 26, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Informatica is a large independent provider of data integration software. As the company notes: “Complete, reliable, and attractive information – across every channel – is the key to a great customer experience and better sales. It’s hard to keep up … Continue reading →

Posted in 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, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Revitalizing the Mall

Posted on September 22, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we have reported before (see this post, for example): “Shopping centers remain very popular in the United States — in the face of strong competition from online retailing and stores not located in shopping centers. However, this strength varies … Continue reading →

Posted in 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments