Tag Archives: experiential retailing

Segmenting the Valentine’s Day Market

It’s already February 2013, which means that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And it is a BIG deal to many retailers. So let’s do our homework and understand the different types of Valentine’s Day shoppers. As reported by … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality: “Magic Mirrors” Getting Even More Attention

As we have reported before in two different posts (1, 2), in-store augmented (virtual) reality has been garnering a lot of attention. Now, Great Britain’s Tesco can be added to the list of retailers that are trying out some form … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Retailing, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Building Long-Term Multi-Channel Retationships

It is imperative that retailers have strong, consistent customer relationships among all of the channels (formats) in which they operate. Bronto, a software provider that offers E-mail, mobile, and social messaging with drag-and-drop automation, and Retail TouchPoints, an online publishing network … 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment