West Edmonton Mall

“Goodwill” is a place where people can find affordable second hand clothing and other miscellaneous objects. If you are lucky you might find brand new clothing with the tag still on them or clothing with famous labels such as H&M or Gucci. When you step in the building the search is on to find items that appeal to you and that you would like to buy. You can go in there one day and not find anything that interest you and go back the next week or even day and buy many items. When you first go to…

I have a friend who is in the market for a Kowa spotting scope. Sounds simple right? …just send them down to the local store and buy one. Well, it's not that easy. There are so many to choose from and if you don't know what you are doing you could end up buying something that really doesn't do the job. So I decided to take it upon myself to do the research for him to find the best Kowa spotting scope on the market today and eventually came up with the Kowa TSN-602 Standard Optics 60mm Straight…

from carrying closeout merchandise to become more of a traditional variety store with a wide variety of basic goods. Another strategy that placed them in the prospector category was their shift away placing stores in traditional mall settings to opening stores in strip malls to draw the attention of customers that would normally shop in the larger anchor stores within the same strip setting. Miles and Snow’s theory was that organizations develop their strategies according to the discernment…

After listening to the segments, “Mail About it” and “Boxed In,” I learned a great deal about the retail industry. I enjoyed learning about Victor Gruen, shopping malls, department stores, discount stores, self-service, and the other counterparts of shopping today. I love to shop at department stores, specifically Neiman Marcus. The reason I love to shop there is because of the variety of brands they offer, their excellent customer service, and well-organized store. One example I had at Neiman…

have incorporated entertainment such as restaurants, play areas, and sight-seeing attractions to enhance their customer’s experience. “Retailers have been using entertainment to attract shoppers for years, from mall carousels to the Mall of America's amusement park” (Smith, 2012). Mall of America is already a tourist attraction due its grand size and number of stores. However, the incorporation of entertainment has made…

The Shopping Experience Walking into a beach dock themed store with wooden like floors. Casually wandering into the girl’s side of the store hoping I don't blow my money on all the clothes I fall in love with. The big screens with videos of the beach making me wish it could be warm enough outside to go, which helps the store sell more clothes since its soon to be spring. On the left would be the dresses and tops hanging on clothes racks and on the other side would be the more casual shirts…

Around 40% of the teenagers in the US shop daily. Many teenagers like shopping. Whether its clothes, shoes, hats, bags or accessories that you’re looking for, you’ll find it at www.journeys.com! Journeys has an exceptional website for their business. Two things that make it so exceptional is 1.) even if it’s your first time looking on this website, they walk you through the website quickly and efficiently; and 2.) they have many great merchandise for you to pick from. Various websites are…

“Loblaw Companies Limited is the largest food retailer in Canada that encompasses 1,000 corporate and franchise supermarkets that operates under 22 regional and market segment banners”.(Wikipedia) Loblaw Companies have a binding hold on the retail sector of the Canadian economy; the influence Loblaw Companies holds, accelerates the number of customers by offering the lowest prices and by possessing the largest number of retail stores across Canada. By controlling the majority of consumer retail…

1965 (“History”, n.d.). NorthPark Center has more than 200 retailer stores and restaurants, and the total retail floor area is approximately 2-million-square-foot (“History”, n.d.). Therefore, the NorthPark Center is considered to be super-regional malls. The overall appearance of NorthPark Center is very simple. Overall, the shopping center has a square shape and four anchors are located in four different corners. The entire shopping center looks well maintained and updated. The inside area is…

Growing up in a missionary family, we did not have the luxury of name brand clothes and most of the time we did not get new clothes; only hand-me-downs, which we received from missionary closets at churches we visited across the country. Missionary closets are stocked with items similar to that of garage sale, like stationary, school supplies, bath towels, toiletry items, kitchen items, clothes, shoes and much more. However, unlike a garage sale, there is no payment upon leaving. Because this…