Tag Archives: success

Fun Facts About McDonald’s

McDonald’s is the largest fast-food chain on the globe — and a big hit in virtually every region worldwide. As the company’s Web site notes. McDonald’s has more than “34,000 local restaurants serving approximately 69 million people in 119 countries … 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

FaceCake: A Personalized Shopping Experience

A while back, we blogged about Intel’s Magic Mirror. Now, here’s a related new type of technology from FaceCake. FaceCake Marketing Technologies, Inc. has developed a personalized interactive Visual Demonstration System (VDS) that enables shoppers to “manipulate their own images, with … Continue reading

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The Career Path of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

The video below highlights the background of Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO, and his path from bright college student to an innovator that has redefined the retail industry. Bezos was honored with the National Federation’s Gold Medal Award at … Continue reading

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