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Lessons from the Holiday 2013 Hacking and Shipping Fiasco

Now, that the dust has settled on the 2013 holiday shopping season, let’s take a look at two major problems that have impacted millions of shoppers. As we all know, there were a lot of unhappy shoppers this past holiday … Continue reading

Posted in Online Retailing, 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, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

What’s Ahead for Retailers in 2014? A Compilation of Forecasts

Now that we are at the start of 2014, many predictions about the coming year for retailers have been published. Here is a compendium of some of the more interesting forecasts to look at: “15 Retail Experts Share Predictions for … 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, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Are You Innovative Enough with Your Resume?

For anyone currently in the job market, it is important to recognize and adapt to new trends in resume design. Be innovative! 🙂 Yet, also recognize that the traditional resume format is still important!! Jessica Holbrook Hernandez, writing for Careerealism, … Continue reading

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