Tag Archives: retail analytics

Key Numbers for Retailers

Martec International (a retail consulting firm) and Microsoft Business Solutions recently produced a report on How to Get the Numbers That Matter in Retail: “The objective of this white paper is to review various aspects of retail financial management and to … Continue reading

Posted in Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 8: Putting It All Together | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Will Millennials Turn Out to Be Great Entrepreneurs?

As we noted in a prior post, according to the Pew Research Research Institute: “Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living generation, according to population estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Millennials, whom we define … Continue reading

Posted in Career Useful Information, Careers in Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Victoria’s Secret: Another Big-time Catalog Bites the Dust

Over the last several years, a number of prominent retailers have cut back on or eliminated their print catalogs. Often the costs became too high; and producing online catalogs became more effective. The latest major retailer to decide to eliminate … Continue reading

Posted in Part 1: Overview/Planning, 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 , , , , , , | 3 Comments