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2016 Forecasts from Bloomberg

About this time each year, a number of well-known, reliable sources produce their forecasts for the  following year. Bloomberg (via its Bloomberg Businessweek) has just published its “The Year Ahead 2016” issue. Here is a video overview of the year … Continue reading

Posted in Global Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Innovation in Dining Out: Dinner Lab

The Dinner Lab has turned dining out into a very unique and fun occasion. It is “a place to discover what’s possible. Our nomadic dining experience invites members to try new recipes from rotating chefs and give feedback. The dinners … 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, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Interesting Retailing Quotes and Data on Social Media

The Retail Owners Institute has assembled an interesting assortment of quotes from a self-selected sample of retailers (two-thirds of whom operate only one store) regarding their social media practices, and conducted research on this topic. Even among small retailers, social … 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 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments