Tag Archives: retail

Wiser’s 2016 Online Retailing Predictions

As we have reported before (see, for example, 1, 2, 3), there are a lot of retailing trends to follow in 2016. Here is an interesting infographic about retailing 2016 from Wiser. Wiser is an online data analytics firm: “For retailers, it’s … 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, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

TV Interview: Where Should Retailers Be Locating?

This television interview of Hofstra University’s Distinguished Professor Joel Evans (of the Zarb School of Business) very recently appeared on Fios1’s Money & Main$treet. The interview was conducted by host Giovanna Drpic. It deals with malls versus local shopping areas. … Continue reading

Posted in Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 8: Putting It All Together, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

When Is a “Sale” a Sale?

Unfortunately, many retailers misuse the term “sale”. And shoppers are often persuaded that a product is on sale even when it isn’t. [For our holiday shopping tips, please click here.] As noted in Evans and Berman’s Marketing in the 21st … Continue reading

Posted in Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments