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1. Introduction
2. Speaker affiliation and book
3. Outline of the talk
4. Retailing at a crossroads?
5. Strategically-focused retailing
6. Why a strategic business plan is a must
7. Strategic planning as a cornerstone of success
8. Considerations in strategic planning
9. Evolution of retailing
10. What retailing encompasses today
11. Understanding consumer behavior (1)
12. Understanding consumer behavior (2)
13. A value-oriented retailing checklist
14. Opportunities and challenges
15. The strategic benefits of a SWOT analysis
16. Applying the retailing concept
17. The strategic planning process
18. Well-conceived organizational missions (1)
19. Well-conceived organizational missions (2)
20. Goal-setting considerations
21. Competitive advantages
22. Target market needs
23. Employee needs
24. Management needs
25. The importance of human resource management
26. The elements of a retail image
27. Merchandising
28. Selected dimensions of technology
29. Retail database management in action
30. Strategic uses of E-tailing
31. From bricks to clicks to bricks-and-clicks
32. Ways in which retailers can utilize E-tailing
33. Online retail sales by region
34. Social media
35. Factors when engaging in global retailing
36. Wal-Mart around the world
37. Is this always - or even usually - a good Idea?
38. Contact information

Topics Covered

• Retailing at a crossroads
• Evolution of retailing
• What retailing encompasses today
• Understanding consumer behavior
• Value-oriented retailing
• Opportunities and challenges
• Strategic benefits of SWOT analysis
• Applying the retailing concept
• Strategic planning process
• Organizational missions
• Goal setting
• Competitive advantages
• Retail organizations
• Human resource management
• Retail image
• Merchandising
• Technology
• Retail database management
• E-tailing
• Social media
• Global retailing

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Series:

• Planning and Implementing a Retail Strategy

Categories:

• Marketing & Sales
• Strategy
• Technology & Operations

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Publication History

• Published on December 1, 2013