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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"retail business"”.
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Buying a Small Retail Business
There are many opportunities in the small retail business field for an individual desiring to operate his own establishment. Retail business is a facinating and attractive field to many. It is easy to enter, requires little capital, and no one is barred because he lacks either experience or skill. …
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Promotional forecasting in the grocery retail business
… demand in the highly competitive grocery retail business has become extremely difficult, especially for promotional items. The difficulty in promotional forecasting has resulted from numerous internal and external factors that affect the demand patterns. It has also resulted from multiple …
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An impact evaluation of a retail business skills training programme
The South African retail industry is growing significantly and increasingly becoming an important contributor to the country's economic growth. The industry grew by 5.9 percent in 2011, in terms of sales, compared to 3.6 percent decline in 2009. According to figures provided by the Statistics South …
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The analysis of retail business trends at small college towns in Iowa: as a case study of town and gown relationship
The study focused on retail business environment at small college towns in Iowa, in order to find if rural small towns had prevented their economic decline by the presence of higher educational institutions. Eleven small towns with four-year private colleges were selected as research objects. …
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Eulalie de Mandeville: An Ethnohistorical Investigation Challenging Notions of Placage in New Orleans as revealed through The Lived Experiences of a Free Woman of Color
… to not only secure financing for a successful retail business, but also to finance her plaçage partner's loan brokerage business and to become one of the wealthiest women in New Orleans. Eulalie's case helps create a context for the free woman of color that challenges the images presented in …
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Pengaruh persepsi konsumen terhadap keputusan pembelian pada Indomaret Kecamatan Lowokwaru Malang
… of industrial sector in Indonesia, where the retail business in the midst of society are becoming increasingly important. The role of the retail industry to be part of the business activities that can satisfy the desires and needs of the end consumer. This is to a change in the pattern of a …
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The promise of digital technology in brick and mortar retail
… technology is having on brick-and-mortar fashion retail. Retailers that (i) understand the implications of these changes and (ii) can adapt their retail business models to the new paradigm of the marketplace will be successful. Most retail research concentrates on online retail. Instead this …
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The role of packaging in influencing the decision to buy pre-packaged food products
… an important and fundamental element in retail business. This study was carried out to determine the role of packaging in influencing purchase decision or pre-packaged food products. A descriptive cross- sectional survey was conducted in Dar es Salaam, from July to August, 2013. A …
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Building Inventory Simulations for High Velocity Garment Retail Stores
… store inventory planning for a brick-and-mortar retail business with high sales velocity and product portfolio complexity, this project created a Monte Carlo tool that simulates how upstream shipment decisions impact capacity utilization and product complexity. The simulation model was built in …
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Management of in-store replenishment systems : an exploratory study of European retailers
… management of in-store replenishment systems in retail companies. Making products available is at the core of the retail business. When a product is out-of-stock, consumers respond in different ways, eventually resulting in a potential loss for retailer and manufacturer. The awareness of …
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Revitalizing commercial streets in historical district : evaluating a case in Fuzhou, China
… and creative industry development; 2) introduce retail business management; 3) incorporate public participation into the planning process.
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The influence of social media on civic engagement and democracy among the youth in the Omaruru constituency of Namibia
… and high crime rate, entertainment and retail business draw the attention of the youth on social media. The youth participants prefer to use social media to express their views and opinions instead of addressing relevant authorities because of fear of prosecution and because social media …
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An Assessment of Household Purchasing Decisions in Kasulu Urban and Kasulu Rural Areas'
… This has been a disincentive to the growth of retail business. The time allocated for the research work was inadequate. Due to this limitation, the researcher was able to cover a small number of villages in Kasulu rural area. These were: Heru Juu, Muganza, Songambe1e and Karunga Vi11ages. …
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The impact of the National Credit Act on the growth of small business lending in the Vhembe Region of Limpopo
… (NCA) no 34 of 2005 on the growth of the small retail business lending in the Vhembe region of Limpopo. Over the years there has been an outcry by the small business industry that the banks were unwilling to offer lending products to this sector. The banks on the other hand maintained that this …
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Reimagining small firm growth for a post-growth context: a regional study of artisan food producers at farmers' markets
… (interstices) for an artisanal way of doing business. In addition, they play a vital role in redressing the balance in the food system by contributing to non-economic industry needs. Yet only 3% of the national food strategy targets incorporate local food production. The survey showed that …
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The effect of sponsorship disclosure on consumers perception of source credibility and the likelihood to recommend organic hair care products
… increased usage by influencers. The hair care retail business as a proven multi-billion dollar industry, set itself as a valuable industry for the purposes of this study. The research methodology involved the collection of primary data from existing literature on influencer marketing strategies …
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A framework for personalized dynamic cross-selling in e-commerce retailing
… product bundling are prevalent strategies in the retail sector. Instead of static bundling offers, i.e. giving the same offer to everyone, personalized dynamic cross-selling generates targeted bundle offers and can help maximize revenues and profits. In resolving the two basic problems of dynamic …
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Big box, no more quick fixes : a historical account of consumption, retail and discount shopping typologies
… are related to, or directly involved in the retail business. The conditions which led to this phenomenon are rooted in the fundamental precepts of capitalism, national growth and social welfare. European retail entrepreneurs worked with manufacturers at the onset of mass-production to …
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Developing a Retail Buying Model Based on the Use of Assortment Decision Factors
… by a tremendous number of multi-channel retailers and their products, clothing retailers are exposed to numerous clothing samples with a variety of styles in various price ranges, offered by onshore and offshore manufacturers. Although manufacturers or vendors offer well-salable products, …
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Understanding the influence of physical environment design on emotional well-being and its effect on consumers’ perception towards brand performance: A study in the context of a retail setting in the United Kingdom
… (PED) in the context of emotional well-being in retail stores has been widely ignored in the retailing literature so far. Moreover, from a marketing viewpoint, PED not only fulfils the purpose of creating consumer perceptions, but also reflects the success story of a brand. Yet there is not much …
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