Essa tese consiste num esforço acadêmico multidisciplinar em compreender alguns aspectos relacionados à veiculação de abordagens sociais em telenovela brasileira específica: lembranças, recepção e percepção. Por meio de investigação empírica objetivou-se a levantar, em primeira instância, as lembranças das Temáticas, Temas e Merchandising Social de telespectadores da telenovela \"Páginas da Vida\", escrita por Manoel Carlos, para a Rede Globo de Televisão. Em um segundo momento procurou-se verificar e analisar as principais mediações, em especial os níveis educacionais formais, atuantes na recepção de fragmentos das abordagens sociais veiculados na telenovela já mencionada. E, finalmente, buscou-se avaliar a percepção dos mesmos conteúdos, levando em consideração, em especial, a mediação da educação formal. Para alcançar tais propósitos, foram pesquisados grupos de telespectadores da telenovela, portadores de cada um dos níveis educacionais formais adotados nesse estudo. / This thesis consists in a multidisciplinary academic effort to understanding a few aspects related to the dissemination of social issues in specific Brazilian soap opera: remembering, reception and perception. Through an empirical inquiry intended to raise, first and foremost, the viewer\'s remembrances of the Thematic, Theme and Social Merchandising propagated by the soap opera \"Páginas da Vida\", written by Manoel Carlos, for the Rede Globo of Television. In a second moment also the main mediation have to be verify and analyzed, especially the formal educational levels active in the reception of fragments of the social issues promulgated in the soap opera mentioned above. And finally the perception of the some contents was evaluated, which took especially in consideration, the mediation provided by the formal education. In order to do it, groups of the soap opera viewers were interviewed, with each one of the adopted formal educational levels in this research.

The purpose was to investigate career expectations and goals of junior and senior fashion merchandising majors at North Texas State University and to compare findings with expectations for trainees of retail employers with executive training programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The findings indicated that most female students are planning their career goals in business for the next five years. Students are confused as to what employee benefits they might receive at the entry level. College recruitment is an important method of hiring executive trainees. Length of training programs vary from six months to three years. At the time of the study, trainees could expect a beginning salary of nine to ten thousand dollars.

Studien har med en kvalitativ ansats analyserat och diskuterat återförsäljarens beslutsfattande vid exponering och marknadsföring av lyxvarumärken, inom ramen för mixed branding strategier. Studiens syfte har grundat sig på att utforska tillvägagångssättet, hur återförsäljare tillämpar marknadsföringsstrategier och riktlinjer, samt återförsäljarens ansvar vid exponering och marknadsföring i fysisk butik. För att besvara syftet har två frågeställningar utformats: Hur arbetar återförsäljare med mixed branding strategier vid marknadsföring av lyxvarumärken? Vilket ansvar tar återförsäljare i samband med beslutsfattande i marknadsföring av lyxvarumärken? Den teoretiska referensramen baseras på tidigare forskning om återförsäljare, marknadsföring, exponering och beslutsfattande vid marknadsföring. Materialinsamlingen har grundat sig på kvalitativa metoder som har baserats på observationer och intervjuer med butiksanställda, ansvariga inom visual merchandising och en verkställande direktör. Vidare fokuserar studien på att expandera tidigare forskning genom parallella kopplingar mellan insamlat material och teoretisk referensram. Resultatet identifierade fyra grundläggande teman: mixed branding, inköp, relationer och exponering som alla kan knytas an med visual merchandising. I diskussionsdelen diskuteras temana som byggstenar för exponeringen och att det är avsevärt för återförsäljare att följa upp alla berörda områden för att maximera potentialen för en lönsam exponering och marknadsföring. Diskussionen tar vidare upp återförsäljarens förhållningssätt och återförsäljarens ansvar vid beslut där det överläggs hur återförsäljare av lyxvarumärken använder sig av den information och vägledning som temana bidrar med. Sammantaget har studien identifierat hur ansvar och externa riktlinjer korrelerar med relationer, samt hur det visuella slutligen exponeras och framställs i fysisk butik. / Based on a qualitative approach, the study has analyzed and discussed the retailer's decision making in the exposure and marketing of luxury brands, within the framework of mixed branding strategies. The purpose of the study has been based on exploring the approach, and how retailers apply marketing strategies and guidelines, as well as the retailer's responsibilities in physical store exposure and marketing. In order to answer the study’s purpose, two questions have been formulated: How do retailers work with mixed branding strategies while marketing luxury brands? What responsibilities do retailers take in relation to decision making in the marketing of luxury brands? The theoretical frame of reference is based on previous research on retailers, marketing, exposure and marketing decision making. The gathering of material has been based on qualitative methods such as observations and interviews with store employees, visual merchandising managers and a managing director. Furthermore, the study focuses on expanding previous research through parallel connections between collected material and theoretical frame of reference. The result identified four fundamental themes: mixed branding, purchasing, relationships and exposure linked with visual merchandising. The discussion section refers to the themes as components for exposure and the significance for retailers to follow up and maximize the potential for profitable exposure and marketing. The discussion further addresses the retailer's approach and responsibilities in decisions where it considers how retailers of luxury brands use the information and guidance based on the themes. Overall, the study has identified how responsibility and external guidelines correlate with relationships, as well as how the visual is ultimately exposed and produced in physical stores.

Since the internet became a new marketplace for buyers and sellers, the modernization of e-commerce brings into question whether online retailing can effectively replace traditional brick-and-mortar stores. Recent trends have highlighted the struggling business of physical retailers, yet many continue to operate while also having introduced an online sales channel along with pages on social media to increase engagement with customers. This study challenges the popular assumption that e-commerce is cannibalizing in-store sales opportunities, where online sales grow increasingly at the expense of the conventional method of shopping in brick-and-mortar stores. In examining financial and internet-related data of 50 major U.S. retailers from 2008 through 2013, I run panel data regressions to identify factors that contribute to the growth of in-store sales revenue and the proportion of online sales. My results indicate that retailers operating a clicks-and-bricks model do not suffer from channel cannibalization but may be forming a synergy across channels, as there are significant increases in measures regarding both physical and online retail operations.

This paper studies the effects of the gender of the real estate agents on the closing price of residential, single-family homes in seven cities in east Los Angeles county from 2016 to 2017. We conduct two sets of regressions and find that contrary to previous studies, female listing agents outperform male listing agents. We also find that the gender of the buyer’s agents does not have significant effects on house prices. These results suggest that negotiation skills might not be the main key to explain the discrepancy of performance between male and female real estate agents.

The objective of this study was to analyze the visual communication of fashion brand identity through the concept of window displays. Window displays are often categorized as an aspect of a much larger concept of visual merchandising that should be seen as a crucial part of the entire marketing communications. Although the concept of window displays is not new, their effect on the overall brand image creation remains relatively unexplored. The interpretation of communication in a visual form is complex in nature, and this research approaches the matter from a semiotic perspective. The approach was selected due to its capability to explore deeper meanings behind visual objects. In this study, window display is understood as a crucial part of the sign system of a fashion store. Window display is commonly regarded as the starting point of the entire shopping experience, and therefore in the lack of previous research, it is a logical starting point for this study. The analytical framework of the study follows the thee metafunctions of semiotic modes as discussed in the Theory of the Grammar of Visual Design by Kress and van Leeuwen (2006). The analytical framework is then applied to analyze six different window displays produced by the same fashion brand. Findings of the research are discussed in terms of the three metafunctions of ideational, interpersonal and textual, and the purpose is to increase the knowledge of how window displays can be used to depict different relations between brand, people, places and things. In terms of brand identity communication, the most important contribution is to understand the complex relationship that is formed between the window (the brand) and its viewer (the customer). As a result, this research finds that the window displays are loaded with multiple visual cues all of which intend to serve the same purpose of brand identity communication. Clothing and accessories are the most salient elements used and they can be understood as the embodiment of the brand identity. Images of models and mannequins are used to address the viewers and create a specific relationship with them. The less salient elements in the window displays are used to support the message the brand is conveying through the display.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the saleability judgements of retail store buyers of women's and men's wear. A sample of 81 women's and men's wear buyers, representing two specialty stores and one mass merchandiser, was sent questionnaires. Principal Components Factor Analysis with Varimax Rotation was used to reduce the number of product, vendor and information source variables to eight factors. Three significant differences existed between the women's wear and men's wear buyers, verifying that not all retail buyers are alike. Results will benefit educators in preparing students to become more effective buyers, retail management can incorporate this same information into a buyer training program and apparel manufacturers can use the study in planning product strategies to retailers.

This study examines the organization, function, and role of public relations in Neiman-Marcus Fortnights. Fortnight is an annual October extravaganza combining cultural and community education with merchandising. Information was gathered by interviews with three people associated with Fortnight public relations. The public relations department follows general goals in planning Fortnight public relations activities. Audiences are not restricted. Public relations responsibilities are publicity, press relations, guest relations, community relations, and special events. Evaluations are made with respect to public relations activities of the previous Fortnight. Though public relations is of secondary importance to merchandising, the effectiveness of Fortnight activities would be improved with established objectives, specific audiences, and a formal means of evaluation.

Title: Customer satisfaction with the service of the store Sportex.cz Leader: Mgr. Jan Šíma Objectives: The aim of this work is to use the survey to find out the customer satisfaction with the service of the sports store Sportex.cz. Furthermore, based on the results of questionnaires, to propose new solutions and the arrangement for the existing sports shop Sportex.cz. If the customers are satisfied with the purchase, they will visit this store for further purchases in the future again. Methods: Quantitative research using electronic and written questioning Results: Customers are most satisfied with the service and retail facilities. Assortment is considered to be above average. The weakest aspect appears to be the availability and location of the store. Based on the results, as the main pillar of changes, it was recommended extending the range of the new products, introduce light banner in front of the store, extend the opening hours, buy of the receipt printer and rethink the pricing policy. Keywords: Sports store, staff, store equipment, merchandising

Title: Marketing research of merchandising of Czech national football team Objectives: The aim of this work is to try out the position of registered users on the website www.fotbal.cz the breadth of supply and affordability of products, merchandising Czech national football team in official e-shop and stand in the stadium for home matches, the Czech national football team. The interpretation of the results to be obtained through marketing research, the task of proposing suggestions for improvements to current product offerings and optimize merchandising and increase awareness of the official e-shop merchandising Czech national football team. Methods: To obtain data from respondents was used method of electronic polling. Questionnaires were stored using the Internet with Google Docs. Results: Respondents expressed a comprehensive merchandising Czech national football team. Evaluation of the data was the basis for the determination of proposals and recommendations to improve the overall merchandising. These proposals and recommendations aimed at the marketing agency STES and company BIGSPORT. Keywords: football, marketing research, merchandising, product, stadium, e-shop