Tag Archives: customer loyalty

What’s Ahead for Wal-Mart in India (and Elsewhere)?

For Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, the last few years have not always been smooth sailing. U.S. same-store sales growth have been slow, and efforts outside the United States have sometimes been problematic. Now, Wal-Mart has suffered a significant setback … 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 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

New eMarketer Retail Roundup Report

eMarketer recently published a new report on the status and future of E-tailing. As it notes in the introduction to the report:  “U.S. retail E-commerce sales are expected to continue growing robustly in coming years, reaching $262.3 billion in 2013. … Continue reading

Posted in Online Retailing, 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

Digital Coupons Booming — and Introducing Zavers by Google

The popularity of digital coupons by shoppers is still rapidly rising — and many retailers are actively hopping on board. According to recent research from Zavers by Google and Retail TouchPoints: “As the smartphone becomes one of consumers’ preferred shopping tools, … Continue reading

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