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Explore retail information systems with a focus on strategies, merchandising, and technology innovations in the retail industry. Learn about E-tailers, cross-docking, category management, and more.
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HED 460Retail Information Systems Linda Good Professor
Retail Information Systems 1. HED 371 • Completed • Concurrently 2. Travel • Out of state • Stayed instate 3. Internship • Yes • No, but I worked HED 460
Retail Information Systems 4. Purchased via Internet • Yes • No HED 460
Form Groups of 4 • No more than 2 in group who are taking 371 concurrently • Group should have members with different card colors • Try to get one group member who has traveled out of state this summer • Try to get one group member who had an internship this summer • One group member should have purchased on the Internet HED 460
Retail Information Systems 1# What is the number 1 e-tailer at this time? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 2# What Percent of Internet users have shopped at the Amazon.com web site? (+/- 5%) HED 460
Retail Information Systems 3# What is the largest asset on a retailer’s balance sheet? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 4# Quick Response is important to what merchandising function? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 5# Cross-docking is used to more efficiently carry out which retail function? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 6# Category management is a strategy used mostly in which industry? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 7# What type of computer program is Microsoft ACCESS? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 8# What is the number one use of GIS in retailing? (Geographic Information Systems) HED 460
Retail Information Systems 9# Toysmart, e-tailer was recently involved in a hot consumer issue. What was it? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 10# Broad and deep assortments are usually the most profitable. T/F HED 460
Retail Information Systems 11# What is the most frequently purchased item at the grocery store? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 12# Prada and The Gap are experimenting with new technology that identifies objects from a distance. What is it called? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 13# What is the most frequent type of advertisement on web sites? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 14# What is Efficient Consumer Response and what type of computer software accomplishes ECR? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 15# What functional area of an organization helps decrease the time it takes for goods to get from the manufacturer to store? HED 460
Retail Information Systems 16# What functional area of an organization helps decrease the time it takes for goods to get from the manufacturer to store? HED 460
Syllabus - In groups • Identify important due dates • Identify how to achieve points • Projects/assignments • Identify how to access course info if you miss class • What course policies are important? • When is the final exam? HED 460
Using Blackboard • http://blackboard.msu.edu • Login button- enter username & password • Click on the link desired • Click “Pick App”, “OK”, “open it”, “OK” to print. HED 460