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Four 2016 Video Forecasts by TIAA-CREF’s Chief Economist
TIAA-CREF, the full-service investment firm that manages nearly $835 billion in assets, recently produced a series of short videos about the year ahead (2016) featuring its Chief Economist Tim Hopper. 1. The U.S. economy should accelerate modestly this year. 2. Fed rate … Continue reading
Posted in Global Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Video Clips (non-career)
Tagged 2016, customer expectations, economy, forecast, information, TIAA-CREF, Tim Hopper, tips, trends, video, YouTube
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Where Wearables Are Headed in 2016
Over the last couple of years, there has been a flood of wearable technology — from smart watches to pure activity trackers such as Fitbit. So, what’s likely to happen in 2016? These are 2016 predictions from James A. Martin, … Continue reading
Posted in Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Technology in Retailing
Tagged 2016, analytics, CIO.com, customer expectations, customer satisfaction, experiential retailing, forecast, James A. Martin, opportunity, technology, trends, wearables
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Slow North American Retail Growth Ahead
United States and Canadian retailers are forecast to be in a slow to moderate growth mode well into the future. According to an eMarketer study: “Despite steady growth of 3%, which puts the U.S. ahead of Canada’s rate of increase, … 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 competition, customer expectations, forecast, future, global, planning, trends, United States, Western Europe
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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 2016, analytics, Bloomberg, business model, Businessweek, customer expectations, entrepreneur, forecast, innovation, trends, video
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An Early 2015 Retail Holiday Forecast
According to consulting firm Deloitte’s latest retail forecast, 2015 holiday sales are expected to increase by 3.5 to 4 percent. This includes both online shopping and brick-and-mortar stores. Take a look at this video from The Street.
Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Video Clips (non-career)
Tagged 2015, brick-and-mortar store, customer expectations, Deloitte, experiential retailing, forecast, holiday shopping, merchandising, multichannel, opportunity, video
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Deloitte’s Back-to-College 2014 Forecast
Yesterday, we posted about Deloitte’s 2014 back-to-school shopping forecast. Today’s post features Deloitte’s 2014 back-to-college shopping forecast. For this forecast, the company questioned more than 450 parents of college students to “determine the top honors and consumer shopping trends likely to impact … Continue reading
Deloitte’s Back-to-School 2014 Forecast
Consulting firm Deloitte recently conducted a survey on back-to-school shopping for 2014. The company questioned more than 1,050 parents with students in grades K-12 to “determine the top standouts and consumer shopping trends for the back-to-school season.” Some of the highlights of the … Continue reading
