-
RSS feed
Categories
Retail Management Supplements
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Twitter Updates
Tweets by BEretail
Tag Archives: segmentation
Big Retailers Opening Smaller Stores
As we reported last year, many big-box retailers have been adding smaller stores to appeal to different market segments. Wal-Mart is one of those that is actively following this approach. In 2013 alone, the firm plans to open 115 small-format … Continue reading
Posted in 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
Tagged customer expectations, customer service, inventory management, location, market segment, merchandising, multichannel, Neighborhood Market, opportunity, segmentation, small stores, strategy, success, trends, Wal-Mart
Leave a comment
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels: Not Made in China
Auntie Annie’s was founded in 1988. Now, twenty-five years later, it sells Auntie Anne’s Pretzel products, dipping sauces, and beverages in more than 1,330 outlets in 46 states and more than 25 countries. Despite this success, Auntie Anne’s has not been able to … 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
Tagged Auntie Anne's, China, customer expectations, entrepreneur, failure, global, location, merchandising, pretzel, promotion, segmentation
Leave a comment
Can Apparel Startups Bypass Traditional Retail Channels?
Many entrepreneurs would LIKE to establish their own direct-to-consumer sales channel rather than market their merchandise through retail stores. Why? They would like greater control, a bigger share of profits, and other reasons. But, this is often not feasible. The … Continue reading
Posted in 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
Tagged apparel, customer expectations, customer service, department store, direct channel, entrepreneur, experiential retailing, inventory management, location, merchandising, multichannel, online shopping, opportunity, planning, Plunkett Research, Pop Outerwear, pricing, promotion, retail, segmentation, shopping, store, traditional, trends, wholesales
Leave a comment
Retailing: From A to Z 