There is dispute among segments of the retail industry as to the retail math terminology and calculations used in the business. There is definitely a need for a "common language" for the industry as...

To many retailers, inventory turn is one of the most confusing concepts in the retail business. (Later in this module, we are going to use the humble banana to clear up some of that confusion)

How do winning retailers go about maximising the visual impact of their stores? Inside Retailing Magazine has checked out two finalists in the Best Overall Use of Visual Merchandising category at The ...

Consumer confidence waned in June, dropping to its lowest level since August of last year, according to The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index. The drop was attributed to a perceived...

The recent Government initiative to look into the likely impact of FDI is a late but necessary decision - S. Mohammed Irshad writes from Kerala. Though this review is inspired by the electoral...

While retailers are heeding the daily drumbeat of pundits on the importance of focusing on the customer experience, a gap remains between what retailers are delivering and what shoppers expect

During the last twenty years, the global trend towards outsourcing, first for production within China and more recently for services within India, has been the engine of spectacular growth

Understanding the diversity in shopping styles and attitudes is important in today’s consumer marketplace. To gain greater insight, a recent IBM study focused on two groups – teens and boomers. We...

Growth can also be defined in terms of whether it is in the same line of business or in a related field. An example could be that of a fabric manufacturer either ramping up capacity to produce more...

50% of respondents did not like in-store media at all. 10% had actually left a shop because they found it offensive or too distracting. 20% said that music was often too loud and had put them off...