Canadian Content: Painstakingly adapted for the Canadian market, the Canadian Edition of Retail Management seamlessly interweaves Canadian examples and data throughout the text.

Revised Organization: Following reviewer feedback, the order of contents has been substantially revised to better meet the needs of Canadian instructors.

Real-World Examples: The Canadian edition of Retail Management features up-to-date examples that students are likely to recognize from their own experiences in the marketplace, plus classic examples that students of business and marketing can easily relate to text concepts and typical retailing decisions

User-Friendly Text: The text continues to interest and involve students in the course and the industry by making the textbook a "good read" through the use of Refacts (retailing factoids), Retailing Views, and retail manager profiles at the beginning of each chapter. In each chapter, the authors have added new and updated vignettes called Retailing Views in each chapter to relate concepts to activities and decisions made by retailers.

Profile of Retail Managers: To illustrate the challenges and opportunities in retailing, each chapter begins with a brief profile of a manager or industry expert whose job or expertise is related to the material in the chapter.

Refacts: Retail Factoids - Interesting facts about retailing, called Refacts, appear in the margin of each chapter.

Retailing Views: Throughout the text are vignettes called Retailing Views, focusing on major retailers from all variety of industry

Balanced Approach: The Canadian edition offers a balanced approach for teaching an introductory retailing course by including descriptive how-to, and conceptual information in a highly readable format. Students can learn about the vocabulary and practice of retailing from the descriptive information throughout the text.

Retailing Management goes beyond this descriptive information to illustrate how and why retailers, large and small, make decisions. Step-by-step procedures with examples are provided for the decisions retailers make in developing a strategy and managing their merchandise and stores. Conceptual information is presented so students understand why decisions are made as outlined in the text.

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