Retailing, International Edition - Softcover

Lusch, Robert; Dunne, Patrick; Carver, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285091132 ISBN 13: 9781285091136

Publisher: South-Western College/West, 2013

Synopsis

Full-color, completely current, and packed with practical applications, RETAILING, 8E, International Edition puts students on the inside track to success in the fast-moving retail industry. RETAILING, 8E, International Edition is written by a seasoned author team whose expertise informs every page and whose innovative approach has earned this market-leading text endorsement by the National Retailing Federation. While others may focus on lackluster descriptions of retailers and their most mundane tasks, Dunne, Lusch, and Carver bring retailing to life, covering the latest developments in the field and detailing behind-the-scenes stories in a conversational style enlivened by full-color pictures and illustrations. RETAILING, 8E, International Edition emphasizes the impact of technology and the Internet, as well as giving solid coverage to international topics and issues unique to service providers. The text also includes a thorough, integrated study guide with review questions, writing and speaking exercises, cases covering diverse retail operations, a computer spreadsheet case, and more. In addition, "Planning Your Own Retail Business" exercises focus on problems small business managers and owners face in day-to-day operations, helping students appreciate the financial impact of retail decisions. This engaging, reader-friendly text vividly illustrates how fun, exciting, challenging, and rewarding a career in retailing can be, even while helping students hone their skills and creativity to stay ahead of the competition and navigate an ever-changing economic environment.

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Review:

Part I: INTRODUCTION TO RETAILING. 1. Perspectives on Retailing. 2. Retail Strategic Planning and Operations Management. Part II: THE RETAILING ENVIROMENT. 3. Retail Customers. 4. Evaluating the Competition in Retailing. 5. Managing the Supply Chain. 6. Legal and Ethical Behavior. Part III: Market Selection and Location Analysis. 7. Market Selection and Retail Location Analysis. Part IV: Managing Retail Operations. 8. Managing a Retailer's Finances. 9. Merchandise Buying and Handling. 10. Merchandise Pricing. 11. Advertising and Promotion. 12. Customer Service and Retail Selling. 13. Store Layout and Design. Part V: Retail Administration. 14. Managing People. Appendix. Glossary. Endnotes. Subject Index. URL Index.

About the Author:

Robert F. Lusch holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He recently retired from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona where he was the James and Pamela Muzzy Chair in Entrepreneurship and Executive Director of the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. Previously he served as Dean of the M.J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University and Dean of the Michael F. Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma. Professor Lusch is a previous editor of the Journal of Marketing, which is the most cited oldest scholarly journal in marketing. He has also served as Chairperson of the American Marketing Association, which is the largest professional association of marketing practitioners and educators. Currently he serves as AMA Vice President of Publications. He is a two-time recipient of the AMA/Maynard Award for Theoretical Contributions to Marketing and is also the recipient of the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Educator Award, the AMA/Sheth Foundation Award for Long-Term Contributions to Marketing Thought, and the Lybrands Medal in Accounting. An author of over 150 publications, his articles over the last five years have appeared in Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Retailing, IEEE-Intelligent Systems, IBM Systems Journal, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Organizational Dynamics and others.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College/West
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285091132
• ISBN 13: 9781285091136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 720