Retail management : a strategic approach /
Barry R. Berman, Joel R. Evans, Patrali M. Chatterjee and Ritu Srivastava
- 13th ed.
- chennai, Pearson Indian Education services Pvt. Ltd., : 2017.
- xxviii, 722 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical reference and Index.
An introduction to retailing -- Building and sustaining relationships in retailing -- Strategic planning in retailing -- Retail institutions by ownership -- Retail institutions by store-based strategy mix -- Web, nonstore-based, and other forms of nontraditional retailing -- Identifying and understanding consumers -- Information gathering and processing in retailing -- Trading-area analysis -- Site selection -- Retail organization and human resource management -- Operations management : financial dimensions -- Operations management : operational dimensions -- Developing merchandise plans -- Implementing merchandise plans -- Financial merchandise management -- Pricing in retailing -- Establishing and maintaining a retail image -- Promotional strategy -- Integrating and controlling the retail strategy.