Tag Archives: Toys “R” Us

What Caused the Death of Toys ‘R’ Us

Posted on April 4, 2018 by bermanevansretail

After many decades, it appears that Toys ‘Us’ will be going out of business and liquidating its stores. What caused the death of Toys ‘R’ Us. The short answer might be Walmart and online retailing. But that’s not the full … Continue reading →

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Three Retail Social Media Success Stories

Posted on October 28, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Many retailers’ social media campaigns do not live up to company expectations. We can learn a lot by studying the successful campaigns of other retailers. Sanderson, which delivers software for manufacturing and multichannel retail, has put together a slideshow illustrating … Continue reading →

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Is Price Matching Working — Or a Work in Progress?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by bermanevansretail

As we have noted before, some store-based retailers, such as Target and Best Buy, have stepped up their price-matching efforts in an attempt to fend off customer defections to online competitors. But this approach has it downsides, too. This is … Continue reading →

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