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The World’s Booming Dynamo of Online Shopping: Asia-Pacific

Posted on August 20, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Even with a population representing only 5 percent of the people worldwide, North American consumers have always led the way with the highest regional market share of global online shopping. However, as eMarketer reports, in 2013, Asia-Pacific consumers will begin … Continue reading →

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E-Scores: A New Way of Mapping (Secretly) Consumers’ Buying Traits

Posted on August 19, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Depending on your perspective — as a retail business or as a shopper — there is good/bad news about the latest technological advances being used to track shopping behavior. There is now an incredible amount of in-depth information being gathered (unbeknownst to … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

An Interview with Ron Shaich: The Force Behind Panera Bread

Posted on August 12, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Panera Bread is a huge hit with 2012 systemwide sales reaching $3.4 billion (including franchisees). Just this year, Panera Bread made the Fortune 1,000 list for the first time. What makes Panera such a success and a growth engine? Part … Continue reading →

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