Saudi Arabia has long been among the wealthiest nations in the world; today, it also is becoming one of the …
Retail Tidbit: Foreign Retailers Bend to Conform to Saudi Religious Rules
21 Wednesday Oct 2015
Posted in Retail Tidbits
IKEA’s Favorite Design Idea: Shrink the Box
20 Tuesday Oct 2015
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The Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is already quite successful. But it also is determined to meet ambitious growth goals that …
Search for Ever Cheaper Garment Factories Leads to Africa
16 Friday Oct 2015
Posted in Chapter 13: Buying Merchandise
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Global clothing supply chains are complex, varied entities. But they all have several needs in common: for raw materials, such …
Retail Tidbit: Are New Payment Technologies DOA?
14 Wednesday Oct 2015
Posted in Retail Tidbits
Dan Alaimo wants everyone to calm down. Noting the near-hysteria exhibited by commentators when they describe delays and gaps in …
Are Department Store Prices Phony?
12 Monday Oct 2015
Posted in Chapter 14: Retail Pricing
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When a retailer advertises the price of an item as a sale price, it generally anchors that promotion on a …
Lost and Found
09 Friday Oct 2015
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When retailers are out of stock on an item, overstock other items, or must take returns, it costs them—that’s no …
Walmart Pushes for Improved Animal Welfare
28 Monday Sep 2015
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
When Walmart makes a change, for good or ill, the effects are felt throughout the world. Fortunately for the global …
Abercrombie & Fitch Dials Back The Sex
25 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
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The bell has been tolling for a while for Abercrombie & Fitch. For years, observers have noted its dwindling sales, …
Whole Foods Calls the Shots for Startups
22 Tuesday Sep 2015
Posted in Chapter 13: Buying Merchandise
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For producers of organic and natural food products, getting on to the shelves of Whole Foods’ national chain of stores …
Ahold-Delhaize Deal Would Create One of Largest Grocery Chains in U.S.
21 Monday Sep 2015
In a signal of just how weak the growth of the grocery sector has been, two of the largest international …
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