Tag Archives: planning

An Interview with Auntie Anne’s Founder

Posted on August 21, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Anne Beiler is the founder and CEO of Auntie Anne’s. Recently, she sat down for an interview with Fortune about her career and life. As Dinah Eng notes in the lead in to the interview: “When Anne Beiler bought a … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Useful Information, Careers in 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Amazon’s New Pinterest-Like Offerings

Posted on August 17, 2013 by bermanevansretail

As we know, Amazon.com considers its mission to be “Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices.” Now, it wants to … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Retailing Revisited

Posted on August 15, 2013 by bermanevansretail

JWT Intelligence has just released an excellent new report entitled Retail Rebooted: “Retail is undergoing a momentous shift, with brick-and-mortar stores forced to evolve for a digital-commerce age; multiple new ways to buy; the rise of data-based personalization; fast-changing consumer … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Retailing, Online 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 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing, Technology in Retailing | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment