Tag Archives: planning

Wal-Mart Improving Its Working Environment

Posted on June 12, 2015 by bermanevansretail

The often-criticized Wal-Mart is launching a number of initiatives to improve employee working conditions and morale — in addition to its recently announced wage increases for lower-paid workers. As Tom Ryan reports for RetailWire: “Beyond its widely covered wage increases, Wal-Mart … Continue reading →

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Supercharging Up Multichannel Efforts

Posted on June 8, 2015 by bermanevansretail

As we know, at this point in time, millions of firms are engaged in multichannel (omnichannel) retailing. Some do it very well; others can still do better — especially with creating seamless experiences for shoppers. According to Wiser (a company that … Continue reading →

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The Value of Analytics to Retailers

Posted on June 6, 2015 by bermanevansretail

In today’s competitive — and often slow-growth — environment, in-depth retail analytics are more important than ever. Here is a very informative infographic on retail analytics from India’s Ankur Khandelwal, a Data Analyst at Robosoft Technologies.    

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