Tag Archives: customer service

Retail Marketing: A Look at Media Trends

In partnership with Kantar Media, Advertising Age recently published a report on “Retail Marketing.” This report includes a lot of information, such as: Media spending by individual retailers Media spending by retail category Why retailers and shoppers like Google’s product … Continue reading

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Hard Rock Re-inventing Itself

 Hard Rock Cafe has been around for more than forty years. As it says at the company Web site: “Hard Rock is a haven for fans of music, food, and great times. Whether you are down for a Legendary Burger, … 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 , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Abusive Behavior by Customers: The Downside of a Liberal Return Policy

We know that shoppers have high expectations with regard to company return policies. They want the returns to be easy and convenient, the terms of the returns to be liberal, and refunds/exchanges to be quick. Return policies often come up … Continue reading

Posted in 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment