Retail Businesses

Retailing is on the rise and India is not about to be left behind. E-commerce and e-tailing are two opportunities about which this book explores in terms of delivery challenges, category management, various shopping models and conflicts between manufacturers and retailers. Included are cases on Shop... More

Praise for "WHAT I LEARNED FROM SAM WALTON" "Michael Bergdahl's book presents unique insights into the staggering international success of Wal-Mart. Throughout the pages of this book, you can almost hear Sam Walton himself coaching and inspiring his legion of employees to greatness." --Tracy Mullin... More

This is a unique collection of articles that offers a handpicked selection of the main outstanding 'classic' works in franchising knowledge. Researchers, students, professional advisors and anyone with a serious interest in the development of this extremely topical subject, can now have--at their fi... More

The Guide to Franchising first published in 1970 is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of franchising not only is it a valuable introduction to this growing area of business for those who are unfamiliar with franchising, and answers the fundamental questions: why franchise your business? Why take ... More

Packed with information, illustrations, graphs, forms, and worksheets, the Streetwise "RM" books provide everything business-people need to get up and running in the fast lane. Readers benefit from the expert advice of seasoned professionals in all areas of business, from motivating employees to mar... More

Meet The Challenges Of Today’s Retail World Head OnStart & Run A Retail Business recognizes that the retail industry has undergone enormous changes in the past 30 years. Retailing experts Jim Dion and Ted Topping give clear instructions and knowledgeable advice on how an owner-operated retail busi... More

Featuring "fight back" strategies, Quinn's original expose has been updated with new information. He says that dismantling the American dream wasn't enough for Wal-Mart, and that its recent acquisition of Britain's third-largest supermarket shows that the retail Goliath is now aiming for world domin... More

Fully revised, completely updated, and still the definitive guide to these great business strategies. For well over a decade, Franchising & Licensing has been the standard reference for industry executives, consultants, and academics. Covering every aspect of these complex but highly profitable busi... More

Ten years ago, Up Against the Wal-Marts helped smaller businesses take on the corporate retailing empire. Now, with the giants bigger and more influential than ever, the underdogs have an even tougher struggle. The second edition of Up Against the Wal-Marts is here to help, with an updated focus on ... More

Experts Predict That By The Year 2000, an astounding 50 percent of all retail sales will pass through a franchise chain. Yet, for all its growing importance, the franchise phenomenon remains largely undocmented and poorly understood, with very little grounded insight available on the management chal... More

Franchising isn't just true entrepreneurship; it offers a unique route to rapid, large-scale wealth creation. This book brings together the insights of the entrepreneur who helped build the world's largest system of Jiffy Lube franchises, the CEO who grew Dunkin' Donuts from 300 units to over 3,000,... More

Drawing on studies of hundreds of franchise systems in dozens of industries, the book identifies proven principles and techniques for the entire franchise system development process: defining products and services, planning support, establishing royalty rates and advertising programs, mapping terri... More

This book is unique in three ways : (1) In addition to traditional forms of retailing such as malls and department stores, it also covers more recent developments such as service retailing, category killers, specialty stores, factory malls, catalogues, telemarketing, and vending . (2) It focuses on... More

This book describes in much detail both how and why franchising works. It also analyses the economic tensions that contribute to conflict in the franchisor-franchisee relationship. The treatment includes a great deal of empirical evidence on franchising, its importance in various segments of the eco... More