RetailManagement 2ndRevisedEd. - Book Coverpage
RetailManagement 2ndRevisedEd. - Book Coverpage
The dynamics in the retailing landscape can be attributed to the technological changes in this
digitalised age and its effect is visible on the evolving consumer behaviours. Organisations have been
forced to integrate new tools of technology into their retailing processes, and also build up
competitiveness. While earlier retailers were in the driver's seat, today, technology and digitalisation
have empowered customers who can choose from the plethora of shopping options available in
different retail forms and formats. This changed scenario is highly challenging for retailers; requiring
them to adopt suitable new business models and retailing processes that attract customers towards
their stores. This second edition of Retail Management which comprises of sixteen chapters is an
attempt to examine the different facets of retail management process that could help to attract
customers to stores, and in providing them seamless shopping experiences.
* This is revised, updated and enlarged edition, and includes a range of chapters from the theories of
retailing, through the various facets of the retail management process (retail market and financial
strategies, HRM, retail marketing, CRM, etc.), to the contemporary forms of Multichannel and
Omnichannel Retailing, and Online and International Retailing.
* The importance of technology usage in the current digitalised world is discussed in an exclusive
chapter devoted to the role of IT Support Systems in retail transactions for improvising retailing
operations.
*Going by the popularity of Big Data, a new chapter on Ethics and ethical use of data analytics in
retailing has been included.
* Given the growth potential in rural markets, an exclusive chapter on 'Rural Market Retailing'.
*In view of the unprecedented occurrence of the pandemic and the disruptions it has caused, many
real COVID-19 related examples have been included wherever possible.
*Every chapter starts with a real case discussion relevant to the concepts discussed therein.
Contents:
Dr. Suja R. Nair holds B.A. (Hons.), MBA and Ph.D. Degrees, and is a self-motivated professional with a
work experience that spans over 27 years combining Corporate, Academics and Research. Currently,
she is an Independent Researcher, and also handles Strategic Marketing as a Co-entrepreneur at
Educe Micro Research, Bengaluru, India. Earlier, she had been a Practicing Manager in the corporate
sector. But it is her passion for teaching that drew her to academics, and got her working as a
Management Faculty at few academic institutions in Bengaluru. During the course of her teaching, she
developed an interest in writing and embarked onto the journey of research and authorship with her
first book entitled "Consumer Behaviour - Text and Cases", published by the Himalaya Publishing
House (HPH), Mumbai in 1999. Subsequently, many more books were published by HPH, broadly in
areas of Retail Management, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Research and Organisational Behaviour,
which are widely read and recommended by leading universities / institutes in India.