The main focus of the 1980s regarding brands focused on a trend in takeovers, enabling successful brands to become extremely valuable on the open market. Even very early on, a value associated with a brand large was viewed in part as more important than the product itself. Early research indicates that many thought the only way to have a successful brand was to buy one. Many felt that the development of new megabrands would be impossible in the future and money would be better spent on acquisitions than on research and development. The fact that 90-95% of all new products failed strengthened the argument that takeovers made more sense than trying to develop new successful brands (The Economist, 1988).
As a result of the heightened number of acquisitions and takeovers, many brands suffered irreparable harm. With the changing management associated with takeovers and acquisitions, brands failed to maintain a clear…...

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Location Decision Model,' Journal of Retailing, vol. 58, summer, pp. 5-25.

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Cybe Secuity Relating to the Use of Metadata in the Retail Industy
The Goal of Businesses

Impotance of Consume Meta-data to businesses within the Retail Industy

Instances whee the use of Meta Data may be hamful to Consume

Possible Method those lawmakes should conside egulating to contol the use of Meta-data

Goals of lawmakes within the Public Secto

Goals of this industy, and Public Secto goals, as moe new cybesecuity Laws ae Pomulgated

In the pesent digital envionment, both the govenment and pivate companies have goals to pusue. While the goal of the etail companies is to incease thei evenue and potect thei citical assets, the goal of the public secto is to potect both consumes and pivate companies. Howeve, the public secto may face challenging to balance these goals because inceasing numbe of etail companies ae using the big data to collect pivate data on thei customes that may lead to the intusion of consume's pivacy.…...

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references and tastes to develop an effective marketing plan that will help them to be at the top in the competitive markets. While big data are beneficial to the retail industries, some retail companies such as Wal-Mart and Target are using the big data analytic to collect private information of their customers, which can harm their privacy. While the goal of retail organizations is to make profits, however, the goal of the public sector is to protect the interest of both consumers and private organizations. This paper suggests that the lawmakers are to make the Big Data Privacy legislation to curb the excess of the retail companies. Nevertheless, the new legislation should protect the interests of both parties --the consumer and retail companies.

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Davey, I. (2013). Consumers, Big Data, and Online Tracking in the Retail Industry: A Case Study of Walmart. Center for Media Justice.

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Family Dollar
Industry Overview

The retail industry is divided into a number of different segments, of which discount stores are one of the largest. Firms in the industry typically compete on price. This makes for a challenging industry because firms need to successfully execute a high-volume, low-margin business model (Investopedia, 2011). The dollar store industry is considered by some to be a sub-segment of the discount segment of retailing.

The discount industry is fragmented, but nonetheless has a handful of dominant competitors. The retail industry is worth an estimated $4.13 trillion, but this includes food service and automotive (Farfan, 2011). The discount industry may only be one-tenth of that figure. Among discounters, smaller segments may include warehouse stores, large-box discounters, category killers and dollar stores. Competitors include al-Mart, Costco, Target as well as dollar store competitors in Dollar General and Dollar Tree (Cheng, 2011).

The sector has enjoyed strong growth as a result of…...

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Cheng, A. (2011). Family Dollar hit by results, forecast. CBS Marketwatch. Retrieved May 4, 2011 from  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/family-dollar-hit-by-results-forecast-2011-01-05 

Family Dollar.com website, various pages. (2011). Retrieved May 4, 2011 from http://corporate.familydollar.com

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Substantial Changes in Channel of Distribution Rao (1999) states that distributors and channels of distribution has existed for a long period of time as these channels are used to get products to customers in convenient, faster, cheaper, and more effective manner. Given the significance of distribution in getting products to customers, businesses or companies in every industry are increasingly looking for suitable channels of distribution. Effective, cheaper, and faster distribution of products to customers is considered critical toward the successful and profitable operations of any business/company. Consequently, different industries continue to experience changes in their channels of distribution as means for enhancing efficiency and profitability. These substantial changes are influenced by various factors, but focus on enhancing efficiency and profitability.
The retail industry is one of the industries that has experienced substantial changes in the channels of distribution. These substantial changes in the channels of distribution in the retail industry are evident…...

Chapter : Why is shared information so important in a learning organization in comparison to an efficient performance organization? Discuss how an organizations approach to sharing information may be related to other elements of organization design such as: structure, tasks, strategy, and culture.Shared information is critical within a learning organization due to the changing dynamics of the overall market economy. Currently, globalization is becoming a much more important element with the overall world economy. The ability to distribute goods and services across borders ultimately enhances the quality of life for all market participants. To do so effectively however, requires a large of amount of data and learning. Data, will soon become the new natural resource of the world. Here, data can empower all manner of activities from forecasting the weather to predicting when an individual will purchase a vacation. Those organization that can properly harness data and use if for…...

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1. Akhavan, P., Hosseini, S.M., Abbasi, M. & Manteghi, M. (2015). Knowledge-sharing determinants, behaviors, and innovative work behaviors. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 67(5), 562-591

2. Alavi, M. & Leidner, D.E. (2001). Review: knowledge management and knowledge management systems: conceptual foundations and research issues. MIS Quarterly, 25(1), 107-136.

3. Bonito, J.A., Decamp, M.H. & Ruppel, E.K. (2008). The process of information sharing in small groups: application of a local model. Communication Monographs, 75(2), 136-157.

4. Fisher, K.E. & Naumer, C.M. (2006). Information grounds: theoretical basis and empirical findings on information flow in social settings. In A. Spink & C. Cole (Eds.), New directions in human information behavior (pp. 93-111). Dordrecht: Springer.

How do you currently describe the business climate globally? What are the implications for the companies in the same industry as your CLC groups company (Macy\\\'s)? Explain why. Please explain and cite examples.The business climate is mixed globally. For one, consumers have recovered dramatically from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis. Statistics show that consumers have heavily reduced their debt burdens while also increasing their savings due in part to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. This bodes well for consumer sentiment and future purchases related to pent up demand. Consumer confidence is increasing as indicated by the overall economic recovery experienced throughout the world. GDP growth in many of the worlds major economies continues to increase due in part to his rising sentiment.However, the business climate is still dealing with costs associated with large supply chain disruptions, inflation and the rise of the Omicron variant. Supply chains continue to be constrained,…...

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JC Penney's
In the retailing industry, it is challenging an organization to break down all its previous designs, advertising plans, and store environments to make a new beginning. Nonetheless, that is precisely what JC Penney did, and has done several times. Founded over 100 years ago, this organization has seen changes and redesigns with each new CEO. ecently, JC Penney, otherwise called JCP, has begun a fresh again with a new CEO. The head of JCP comes from a successful inventive organization and is presently carrying this victory to the new organization (Peterson, 2012). The redesigned changes produced results in February 2012, revolutionizing the pricing approach within the store. The store has been given new existence with new pricing, marketing, promotion, store environment, and organizational structure. All the changes have been organized around areas that previously failed to be effective the company's success.

Previously, JCP provided its customers with one price promotion…...

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Chakrabarti, R., & Kardile, V. (2010). The Asian manager's handbook of e-commerce. New Delhi [u.a.: Tata McGraw-Hill.

Martin, H.H., & Atlanta Historical Society. (2007). Atlanta and environs: A chronicle of its people and events. Athens, Ga: University of Georgia Press in conjunction with the Atlanta Historical Society.

National Academy of Engineering (2011). People and technology in the workplace. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press.

Peterson, R. (2012). The Future of U.S. retailing: An agenda for the 21st century. New York: Quorum Books.

etail
The global economy overall is mending from the 2008 crisis. Many key metrics over the past 5 years have improved materially relative to the crisis years. The S&P 500, for instance, after reaching its low in 2009 has recovered more than 150%. The financial markets are now more stable through the enactment of various legislation including Dodd-Frank and Basel III. Even unemployment has rebounded steadily as consumers are more confident of their future prospects. These trends bode very well for the furniture retailing industry which was devastated by the financial crisis. As such, I believe many companies within this sector are poised for a strong and sustained recovery. Of the many companies and competitors within the sector, Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. is best positioned for sustainable long-term growth (Gray, 1977).

To begin, the company is fortunate enough to have a strong economic tailwind behind it. The housing sector, which is indirectly…...

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1) Gray, Channing. "Haute and cool: Fine Furnishings show branches out in 10th year with a bigger spread of classic and cutting-edge pieces." The Providence Journal (1977)

2) Evens, P. And Wurster, T. "Strategy and the New Economics of Information," Harvard Business Review, Sept/Oct 1997.

3) Robert J. Gordon (1988), Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy, 2nd ed., Chapter 22.4, 'Modern theories of inflation'. McGraw-Hill.

Retail Supply Chain Analysis
Company X is a well-established online retailer based in Great Britain. It sells a variety of food and non-food related products and delivers them to the consumer's doorstep. In an era in which consumers are increasingly turning to online retailing as a convenient way to shop and "add more hours to the day," a number of online retailers are becoming even more aggressive in the UK market, thus infringing on Company X's profits. Company X's Board, upper Management, and stakeholders are concerned about the future strategic direction of the company, specifically holding on and growing market share. To that end, the Managing Directory and strategic planning departments believe that Company X should expand from the online only model to at least 20 new brick and mortar sites in major cities (London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool).

Positioning Strategies - Currently, Company X is considered to be "middle market" range.…...

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Birkin, M & Clarke, G, CM 2002, Retail Geography and Intelligent Network Planning, John Wiley, West Sussex.

British Retail Consortium 2007, BRC Yearbook, TSO Publishers, Norwich.

Enders, A & Jelassi, T 2000, 'The converging business models of Internet and bricks-and-mortar retailers', European Management Journal, vol 18, no. 5, pp. 542-50.

Investopdia 2011, The Industry Handbook: The Retailing Industry, viewed July 2011,

Retail Sales
In 1962 Sam Walton opened his first store in Rogers, Arkansas. y the year 2000, Wal-Mart had been named "Retailer of the Century." It is the world's largest retail store with $244.5 billion in sales last year (Walmart website, 2005). It is natural to ask, how did Sam Walton do that? He started with a vision of a store that would feature competitive prices, the best prices anywhere. That, combined with generic products (cheaper still), additional services such as pharmacy, groceries, hair dressing, optometrist, and auto maintenance, promotional display of products, and advertising have made Wal-Mart very popular indeed with the buying public. People complain that they go to Wal-Mart for one or two items and come out with a whole basketful of bargains they "just couldn't resist."

Not all retail shops can have the lowest prices in town, of course, nor would this be desirable. Many small retailers have…...

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"About Retail Industry,"   / 'The Motivation Show," http://www.motivationshiw.com/article114http://retailindustry.about.com 

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Retailing Will never e the Same Again
This article first appeared in Forbes in 2009 and discusses the affect of the Internet and the recession on the $4 trillion dollar U.S. retailing business. The article notes that just as the Web has ravaged the newspaper business, the retailing business is also being reshaped by the Web and the economic downturn. This article is very germane to the current economic climate in the retail industry.

The authors note assert that the recent bankruptcies of Circuit City, Linens 'n Things, Mervyns, and others are only an indication of things to come. This "economic and technological tsunami" has worked to force retailers into two groups, discounters who sell national product brands on the basis of price or stores that don't need to discount because they offer uniquely compelling products and shopping experiences. As this phenomenon is trans forming the retail business and as it…...

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Karonis, John, & Madison Riley, "Why Retailing Will Never Be the Same Again." Forbes.com (May 13, 2009). Accessed January 20, 2013.  http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/13/retail-industry-change-leadership-managing-revolution.html#

Retail Grocery: Industry Strategic Employment and Compensation Analysis
An Analysis of Ukrop's Super Markets

Although Piggly iggly was the first self-service store opened in 1916, the first supermarket to open was King Kullen Grocery Company in New York in 1930 (Food Marketing Institute 2004). Today, though, there are over 69,461 supermarkets competing nationally for a share of the American consumer food dollar. In Central Virginia, Ukrop's Super Markets have achieved a degree of success by focusing on providing busy consumers with a wide range of prepared foods, in-store cafes, full-service pharmacies and a prohibition on alcohol sales. This paper will provide an overview of Ukrop's Super Markets and the sector within the North American Industry Classification System in which they compete. An analysis of the number of establishments within the sector, the average payroll and average number of employees will be followed by an assessment of the types of benefits that are…...

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Byers, S. (October 10, 2000). Press Summary Of Competition Commission Report on Supermarkets. Department of Trade & Industry. Available:  http://www.kamcity.com/Library/articles/ccreport.htm .

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Fisher, E. (October 26, 1998). Ukrop's Chain Plans Statewide Campaign. The Washington Times, 11.

Industry Pattern
Describe the industry and explain the general pattern of change of the particular market model.

Since the 1990s, the electric utility industry has been going through tremendous amounts of deregulation. This is because the monopolistic model made them ineffective in delivering different services. When this happened, consumers began to experience dramatic increases in the costs for their utility bills. In general, this was considered to be a naturalistic monopoly, as the government regulatory agencies could protect the interests of consumers. However, after it became clear that this approach was ineffective, is when there was a transformation in these strategies. This occurred with many governments around the world opening the marketplace to foreign competitors or selling their assets to private individuals / entities. (Griffin, 2005, pp. 39 -- 110)

Moreover, the increasing demand from consumers meant that this model was simply unsustainable. Evidence of the can be seen with the total amount…...

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Griffin, J. (2005). Electricity Deregulation. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Grossman, P. (2003). The End of a Monopoly. Oxford: Ensliver

Kleit, A. (2007). Electric Choices. Lanham, MD: Rowen & Littlefield.

etail internationalisation is much more than the opening of stores abroad. Provide a critical review of this statement.
etailers will often saturate a region and see the need to expand their customer base to others. This is generally uncomplicated if the new customer base is within the same national region, but it can be very problematic if the retailer is trying to move to a new country. Different issues arise that were not issues within the original country. Even when the move is to a country that speaks the same language as the original, local customs can cause unforeseen problems. As the statement above mentions, there is more to a move than just opening a store in a new country.

Not understanding the customer base is the initial problem. A retailer cannot think that its new clients will shop exactly like their established ones (Bruce, Moore & Birtwistle, 2004). New customers may…...

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Ailawadi, K., Zhang, J., Krishna, A., & Kruger, M., 2010. When Wal-Mart enters: How incumbent retailers react and how this affects their sales outcomes. Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), 47, 4, pp. 577-593, Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed January 5, 2011.

Bhandari, N.C., 2010. Wal-Mart is coming to India - The Case. Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, 16, 4, pp. 79-89, Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed January 5, 2011.

Bruce, M., Moore, C. And Birtwistle, G., 2004. International Retail Marketing. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.

Burt, S.L., & Sparks, L., 2002. Corporate branding, retailing, and retail internationalization. Corporate Reputation Review, 5, 2/3, 194-212.

Further the fair pricing strategy which Yousuf refers to as "a permanent discount of at least 40% on all items" could also effectively defend the company's market share from both existing competitors and new entrants. Next, J.C. Penney's move to embrace a new management team could end up yielding some positive results as such a move will inevitably change the way things are done at the firm. Indeed, in the opinion of Heller, the incoming management team possesses some radical new ideas. This can be gleaned from the background (as highlighted earlier on in this text) of some of the key executives who have joined J.C. Penney in recent times. I am also convinced that J.C. Penney's new logo will give the company a brand identity that is largely unique. The same in my opinion could in addition to having the effect of repositioning J.C. Penney's brand in its…...

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Heller, Laura. "Why J.C. Penney Will Be the Most Interesting Retailer of 2012." Forbes. N.p., 26th January 2012. Web. 3rd April 2012.

Hitt, Michael a., R. Duane Ireland and Robert E. Hoskisson. Strategic Management: Competitiveness & Globalization. 3rd ed. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning, 2010. Print.

Mattioli, Dana and Russell Adams. "Martha's Deal Miffs Macy's: Sale of Stewart Stake to Penney Leads Rival to Review Changes to Its Stores' Line." The Wall Street Journal. N.p., 8th December 2011. Web. 4th April 2012.

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1. Self-Checkout: A Revolution in the Retail Industry

This title highlights the transformative impact of self-checkout technology on the retail industry. It suggests that self-checkout has revolutionized the way customers shop and pay for goods, leading to significant changes in store operations, customer behavior, and the overall shopping experience.

2. The Rise of Self-Checkout: Convenience, Efficiency, and the Changing Role of Cashiers

This title emphasizes the convenience and efficiency that self-checkout offers to customers, as well as the changing role of cashiers in the face of this technology. It explores how self-checkout has streamlined the checkout process, reduced wait times, and empowered customers....

I. Introduction
- Explanation of online shopping and traditional shopping
- Thesis statement: The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast online shopping with traditional shopping in terms of convenience, cost, and customer experience.

II. Convenience
A. Online Shopping
- Explanation of the convenience of shopping from the comfort of your own home
- Availability of 24/7 shopping
- Ability to compare prices easily

B. Traditional Shopping
- Explanation of the convenience of being able to see and touch products before purchasing
- Interaction with sales staff for assistance
- Limited hours of operation

III. Cost
A. Online Shopping
- Discussion on how online shopping can lead to cost savings through discounts....

I. Introduction
A. Hook: Begin with a captivating statement about the transformative power of e-commerce.
B. Thesis statement: State the main argument that online shopping and traditional shopping offer distinct advantages and disadvantages, warranting a comparative analysis.

II. Body Paragraph 1: Advantages of Online Shopping
A. Convenience and Time Efficiency: Elaborate on the ease of shopping anytime, anywhere, without the need for physical travel or queues.
B. Wider Selection and Comparative Options: Discuss the vast array of products available online, allowing consumers to compare prices and features effortlessly.
C. Frequent Deals and Discounts: Highlight the frequent promotions, coupons, and loyalty programs....

1. The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in Temporary Facilities for Fashion Stores: A Game-Changer in the Retail Industry
2. Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Designing and Managing Temporary Fashion Stores
3. Enhancing Customer Experience: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Temporary Fashion Store Layouts
4. Artificial Intelligence and Inventory Management in Temporary Fashion Stores: A Futuristic Approach
5. Smart Visual Merchandising: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Temporary Fashion Store Displays
6. The Rise of Virtual Personal Shoppers: Artificial Intelligence in Temporary Fashion Stores
7. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Predictive Analytics in Temporary Fashion Store Operations
8. Chatbots in Temporary Fashion Stores: A Look into the....