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Enduring Business Principles

Posted on March 17, 2013 by bermanevansretail

As Jeff Haden says: “Some business principles come and go. Fortunately, there are some business principles you can use forever.” Here are Haden’s eight enduring business principles: “Look past the messenger and focus on the message. When people speak from … Continue reading →

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Insights from Sam’s Club’s Vice-President of Merchandising

Posted on March 4, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Charles Redfield, Sam’s Club executive vice-president of merchandising, described some of the major business and career lessons that he has learned at a recent meeting of the Economic Club of Phoenix. As reported by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona … Continue reading →

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Retailing and Big Data

Posted on February 10, 2013 by bermanevansretail

There’s a lot of attention now being focused on retailing and big data. So, what is meant by “big data”? According to Mike Gualtieri of Forrester: “Big data is the frontier of a firm’s ability to store, process, and access … Continue reading →

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