Tag Archives: merchandising

Making Service Bookings More Efficient

One challenge for service retailers is smoothing out their customer traffic so as to maximize the efficient use of the firms’ available time. Now, this can be done through online software applications. One such application is from WooCommerce: “What’s the … Continue reading

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Foreign Retailers Increasing Their Asia Pacific Presence

This infographic posted at Visual.ly “illustrates the countries in Asia Pacific where global retailers have chosen to expand to and the reasons behind their decisions to do so.”  

Posted in Global Retailing, 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

Pricing in Action: Discount Wedding Dresses

Discount prices are still a major competitive advantage, even as global economies emerge from the Great Recession. One deep discounter is Bootleg Betty, located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Bootleg Betty reports that: According to a report published by The Knot in … Continue reading

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