The new, RETAILING, 8E combines the text's signature in-depth coverage of fundamental retailing principles with cutting-edge updates on the latest trends and practices in today's fast-paced retail market. Retailing is constantly changing and adjusting to competitive, technological, society and consumer needs. This book emphasizes the creative and analytical aspects of retailing, with special emphasis on the impact of the Internet and continuing changes in the global economy. Authors Dunne, Lusch, and Carver draw on their expertise as seasoned instructors and retail authorities, including abundant, real-world examples and case studies to help students understand the intricacies of retail management.

Endorsed by the National Retailing Federation, RETAILING, 8E, features a conversational writing style and a vibrant, full-color format with strong student appeal, as well as a streamlined structure of 14 chapters that can easily be covered in one term. The text also includes a built-in study guide with review questions, writing and speaking exercises, cases covering diverse retail operations, an interactive spreadsheet case, and other activities to give students hands-on experience applying key concepts and developing the creativity and analytical skills required for a successful career in the retail industry. In addition, challenging "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. Also, the book focuses on some of the major trends in retailing which include more emphasis on design and fashion, e-tailing, global expansion, innovation, entrepreneurship, social media, and service. Finally, the book has a focus on explaining how retail decisions and strategy influence the financial performance of the retailer.

Features:

• Created by the authors, the RETAILING, 8E, Web site offers myriad teaching and learning resources, including additional true/false and multiple-choice questions for every chapter to help students review and apply the text material, a section devoted to retailing career choices, and ongoing updates and new examples of retailing concepts and practices covered in the chapters.
• RETAILING, 8E, equips students with a solid understanding of the various activities that retailers conduct on a daily basis and how they interrelate, skillfully illustrating how retailers must use both creativity and analytical skills in order solve problems and pursue opportunities in today''s fast-paced environment.
• Included in every chapter, unique boxed features relate real-world examples to text material, often while incorporating humor or highlighting innovative business strategies. "Retailing: The Inside Story" presents interesting details of a specific retailing event or decision, while "Global Retailing" highlights key trends and events in international retailing. "What''s New?" explores the impact of technology (especially the Internet) on retailers, and "Service Retailing" addresses issues unique to service providers.
• Each chapter closes with a thorough study guide, including review, discussion, and multiple-choice questions tied to learning objectives, while Writing and Speaking Exercises (mini cases) help instructors bolster oral/written communication skills and teamwork, and a Retail Project requires students to visit a library or Web site to complete exercises.
• Covering the spectrum of retail operations, case studies integrated throughout the text present important retailing issues through real-world stories of department stores, specialty shops, direct retailing, hardware stores, grocers, discount and convenience stores, and more.
• Cases for chapters and Parts of book helps students apply theories and concepts to actual retail firms such as Macy''s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Zumiez and Target.
• Boxed inserts are included on service retailing, new trends, and the inside story of how decisions and strategy is developed at actual retail enterprises. This provides the student with more in-depth retail industry examples, recent trends and developments that will get them more engaged in learning. It also exposes the student to new trends, services, and global aspects of retailing and makes course more practical and interesting. End of chapter study guide and learning exercises assist the student in developing communication skills and critical thinking. Helps student to understand what it takes to launch a retail business and involves the student in field projects to gain further insight.
• The House spreadsheet software enables the student to develop in-depth knowledge of how

About the Author

Patrick M. Dunne Patrick M. Dunne, who recently retired from the Rawls School of Business at Texas Tech University, received his Ph.D. in marketing from Michigan State University and his B.S. from Xavier University. In more than 40 years of university teaching, Dr. Dunne taught a wide variety of marketing and distribution courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to his tenure at Texas Tech, Dr. Dunne has taught at Michigan State University, Drake University, and the University of Oklahoma, and he has been honored throughout his career with several university teaching awards. His research has been published in many of the leading marketing and retailing journals, and he has authored more than 20 books, many of them with RETAILING, Seventh Edition, co-author Robert F. Lusch. Dr. Dunne’s books have been printed in seven languages. Dr. Dunne has served as Vice President of both the Publications and Association Developmental Divisions of the American Marketing Association, and he has been an active consultant to retailers ranging from supermarkets to shopping malls. Robert F. Lusch Robert F. Lusch holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is 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 oldest scholarly journal in marketing and the most cited. 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 Publications. He is a two-time recipient of the AMA/Maynard Award for Theoretical Contributions to Marketing, and also is the recipient of the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Educator Award, 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. James R. Carver James R. Carver, an Assistant Professor at the Lowder College of Business, Auburn University, received his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Arizona and his M.B.A. and B.B.A. from Texas Tech University. Dr. Carver has taught retailing at both Texas Tech University and the University of Arizona. Prior to being added as a co-author for the Seventh Edition of RETAILING, he assisted the two lead authors with the fifth and sixth editions. His research interests include retailer pricing policies, supply-chain management, and the role of chief marketing officers within the retail firm.