Tag Archives: trust

It’s Hard Being a Retail CEO — And Finding a New One

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bermanevansretail

It has been a tough few years for senior executives at several major retail chains as performance goals have not been met. And hiring the proper new CEOs has become quite difficult for some firms. Consider this: J.C. Penney, American … Continue reading →

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Are You Personally Secure Online? Take This Quiz to See!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Recently, Professor Joel Evans of the Hofstra Zarb School of Business made a presentation on “How to Be Even Smarter Online, Especially with Social Media.” As part of this presentation, a 21-item true-false quiz on online/social privacy was conducted. Through … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Retailing, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues, Social Media and Retailing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Retailers Becoming More Aggressive in Reducing Security Breeches

Posted on May 19, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we all know, data theft and security breeches are a huge problem for both large and small retailers (click here, for example). After the spate of recent incidents, retailers and credit card companies in the United States seem ready now … Continue reading →

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