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Tesco Exits the United States
British firm Tesco is one of the largest and most popular retailers in the world. Nonetheless, after a much publicized, highly anticipated, and rather recent entry into the United States marketplace, Tesco has decided to leave the U.S. As reported … Continue reading
Posted in Global Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 8: Putting It All Together
Tagged Carrefour, competition, customer expectations, failure, financial performance, Fresh & Easy, global, Great Britain, Tesco, United States, Wal-Mart
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This Is Not a Surprise: Ron Johnson Out as J.C. Penney CEO
J.C. Penney has had trouble for quite a while. So, it went way out on a limb; and in late 2011, it hired Ron Johnson, the person who had designed and overseen the highly popular Apple Store chain. But Johnson … 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
Tagged CEO, competition, customer expectations, failure, financial performance, J.C. Penney, merchandising, Myron Ullman, ouster, Ron Johnson, shopping, strategy, trust
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Larger Retailers Having Trouble in India
As the world’s second-largest market in the world, India has been attracting a number of foreign retail chains. While some are succeeding, others have had a tough time. The “mom-and-pop” store remains extremely popular in India. Here is a recent … 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 competition, customer expectations, customer loyalty, failure, global, India, location, merchandising, Office 1, Office Depot, shopping, small stores, Staples
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