Retail Books

Whether you’re a retail expert looking to broaden your knowledge and refine your skills, a business owner seeking expert guidance to enhance your operations, or simply a curious learner eager to gain insights into the industry, our Retail Books page is an excellent resource to explore.

Our retail experts have handpicked the books listed below, ensuring that each title offers valuable insights and practical advice for those interested in everything from retail management to ecommerce. Spanning a wide range of subjects, including merchandising, marketing, customer service, and technology, there is something for everyone on this curated list.

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How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie's first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now-famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives....

How We Eat: The Brave New World of Food and Drink

An entertaining and timely exploration of how our food—from where it’s grown to how we buy it—is in the midst of a transformation, showing how this is our chance to...

Inside the Mind of the Shopper: The Science of Retailing (paperback): The Science of Retailing (paperback)

What do you really do when you shop? The answers are fascinating and, for retailers, they're cash in the bank. In Inside the Mind of the Shopper: The Science of Retailing,...

Isn’t It Obvious? Revised Edition

A breakthrough solution is exposed when some unexpected events force Caroline and Paul, a married couple working for their family’s retail business, to make a few small changes in the...

Just About Everything a Retail Manager Needs to Know

Retail managers look no further -- we've got a book with your name on it! By compiling everything relating to successful management practice in the retail industry into practical and...

Kapferer on Luxury: How Luxury Brands Can Grow Yet Remain Rare

This book addresses the No 1 challenge of all major luxury brands today: How can these brands pursue their growth yet remain luxury? How do you reconcile growth and rarity?...

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies...

Local Store Marketing For Retailers

Most store owners get into retail because they have a love for both people and the products they sell. They build their stores, hire friendly staff, unlock the doors and...

Lost Chicago Department Stores (Landmarks)

Within thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America's grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of...

Marketplace Best Practices: Transforming Commerce in the Platform Economy

Marketplace Best Practices is a new book that explores the online marketplace model as a means of platforming an e-commerce business. Written by Tom McFadyen and the online marketplace experts...

Mathematics for Retail Buying: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card

Mathematics for Retail Buying, Ninth Edition, introduces merchandising and retailing students to the most important concepts in retail math through step-by-step examples with practice problems and solutions. Coverage begins with the...

Minding the Store

Minding the Store is a warm portrait of a man and an exuberant celebration of the store that has become the best-known landmark in Texas since the Alamo.