"The modern retail system has worked to dazzling effect. From the 19th century, store owners emerged from small beginnings to set in train an industry that has seen some operators become nationally, even globally, dominant. Along the way, they turned retailing into an art, and then a science....

Preißner ist Autor zahlreicher Lehrbücher und Ratgeber in vielen Wirtschafts-Themenbereichen, zuletzt u.a. "Marketing auf den Punkt gebracht" (BA 11/08). Im Gegensatz zu diesem ist der neue Titel jedoch kein kompaktes Lehrbuch für das Grund(-lagen)-Studium, sondern positioniert sich genau wie...

Fanboys. Pork dorks. Tech nerds. These consumers have a lot in common: they care a lot about a specific brand, product, or market; they pursue their passions with fervor; and they spend a lot of money in the process. They're superconsumers. Superconsumers are everywhere, and they span...