Retailing

Magazine articles on retailing.

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Fast Company January 2003 Bill Breen	The Lamest Question in Retail Is, 'Can I Help You?' How The Container Store lays a solid foundation: They believe that helping the customer is the same as selling to the customer, that service is a powerful force for boosting volume.
Home Theater December 14, 2002	Discount Chains Make Inroads with DTV Once the rarefied domain of specialty electronics retailers, home theater is going discount. Big-box discount chains like K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Inc. and Target Stores have seen their revenues surge since adding digital televisions and related products to their inventories.
New Architect January 2003 Joseph C. Panettieri	The Perfect Present Gift specialist Russ Berrie gives itself an edge by having integrated a new technology infrastructure that streamlines transactions with its customers, suppliers, and distributors throughout the globe.
Inc. December 1, 2002 Tahl Raz	L.A. Influential Many a fashion brand has hit the big time at the Fred Segal emporium, where the stars go to shop.
CIO December 1, 2002 Lafe Low	Busy Online Santas If the economy remains sluggish and retailers are jittery about the holidays, they can take comfort in forecasts that consumers will buy more gifts online this season.
Wired December 2002 Jeffrey M. O'Brien	The Netflix Effect Still waiting for video-on-demand? Forget fat pipes -- watch your mailbox. The video rental game is being shaken to its core.
Entrepreneur December 2002 Chris Penttila	Retailiatory Strike Don't let the big boxes win without a fight. There's plenty of room for start-ups to make their mark in retail.
Fast Company December 2002 Polly LaBarre	Sophisticated Sell Why are so many women so passionate about shopping at Anthropologie? Because Glen Senk and his colleagues aren't just selling clothes and furnishings. They're selling a sense of adventure and originality -- and the promise of self-discovery. A field report from the frontier of retail.
CIO November 15, 2002 Susannah Patton	A&P's Big I.T. Changes Can't Go Through the Express Lane A&P spends heavily to replace outdated IT systems. At the core of the IT overhaul is a shared risk partnership with IBM and Retek to build an ERP-like system--the first of its kind for the grocery industry. Challenges remain.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Janet Groeber	A New Frontier U.S. retailers and developers are augmenting aggressive expansion efforts at home with growth strategies overseas. The goal: boost revenues and shareholder value. Near-term international opportunities for developers seem the most promising in both Eastern and Western Europe.
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