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Similar department stores, like Nordstrom, operate a similar ratio of full-price to off-price locations. Barneys manages 16 full-line stores and 13 Warehouse locations, Saks Fifth Avenue manages 38 full-line stores and 82 Off Fifth locations, and Neiman Marcus manages…

Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) was founded by James Cash Penney in 1902 and has evolved to a holding company and retailer whose principal operating subsidiary is J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. with 1104 department stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico selling merchandise and services to customers through department stores and online (Mergent Online, 2013). JCP sells a broad range of general merchandise, including apparel, footwear, accessories, jewelry, beauty products and home furnishings as well as…

years, I got promoted to the office coordinator where one of my job descriptions is to train and help out other cashiers with different issues. My daily duties include processing payments from different departments in order for the facility to check and balance. I check to make sure that each department proves out and everything balances out and then the accounting office checks to make sure that I proved out and that there are no errors. Of course sometimes errors can not be avoided, for…

Nordstrom, an upscale fashion retailer, positioned itself strongly to “take care of customers no matter what it takes.” This strategy of providing superior customer service has made Nordstrom a successful retailer that distinguishes it from other retailers, such as Target and Sears. Not only is Nordstrom highly differentiated, it stands out in ways that are relevant to the needs of target consumers, who are willing to pay a higher price for exceptional customer service and shopping experience.…

After I graduated high school a few years ago, I attended the University of Alabama for a short time before I decided that I did not want to be in school at the moment, and would rather work until I was ready to go back to school. Being in the small town of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was a culture shock to me being that I was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington D.C., and then moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where I always had plenty of activities to choose from. Coming to Union College…

How did the product and the company come about? Pets.com was a San Francisco-based retailer, it was one of the earlier companies that existed as a virtual firm with no brick and mortar store locations. Pets.com was created to sell pet food and accessories using the internet as a storefront one of the first e-retailers. The premise was that Pets.com could sell directly to customers online and cut out the middleman. Pets.com would then pass the saving on to the customer. Customers that shopped…

The organization is a well-known company. It has been brought to my attention about an internal problem at a few Walmart’s stores. I will be visiting the key super center as well as some of the hometown stores. My colleagues and I will be conducting interviews to find out more about the problem. My role will be to help solve this situation. Does motivation effect the productivity in the workplace? Why are the associates so discontent with their current management? This particular Walmart Super…

INTRODUCTION: My topic is related to retail trolley because I have many good ideas for doing implementations in trolley and I want to launch trolley which can help to people at the time of shopping because in New Zealand retail industry mostly people like self service because they always have to stand in big lines and they have to wait for their turns that’s why these kinds of things are very annoying for them. I am looking forward to install some special features and some additional information…

Macy 's management has the opportunity to continue stemming the cash drain by reorganizing the company along geographic lines. • Another retail giant, Federated Department Stores, agreed in the Summer of 1994 to merge with Macy’s so as to create one of the nation 's largest department store chains and further intensify California 's competitive retail environment where Macy’s has most recently found its greatest “land of opportunity.” Federated is assisting Macy’s in the development of a joint…

Introduction Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart in rural Bentonville, Arkansas and was a business genius and a true visionary of retail and merchandising that revolutionized the way retailers operate. Sam opened up warehouse type stores by the name of Wal-Mart Discount City, which led to the development not known until the late 1980’s to late 1990’s of what and how big Wal-Mart would become. Wal-Mart became the world’s leading retailer by mastering the art of their very own supply chain through…