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It’s no secret that health care, and its related costs, is a pressing problem for many countries and their economies. …
Triple Threat: Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Rattle Health-Care Firms
27 Tuesday Mar 2018
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LG to Raise Prices on Washers After Trump Imposes Steep Tariffs
26 Monday Mar 2018
Posted in Chapter 14: Retail Pricing
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Citing claims by domestic appliance manufacturers that imports were harming their sales and risking U.S. jobs, the Trump Administration recently …
Retailers Experiment with a New Philosophy: Smaller Is Better
22 Thursday Mar 2018
Shifting from big boxes that stock virtually everything to showrooms and concept stores that have virtually no products available—that appears …
Retail Tidbit: At NRF Show, CVS Calls for Transparency in Beauty
21 Wednesday Mar 2018
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In a further manifestation of its desire to be known as a health care company, CVS has announced that its …
Fanatics, Maker of Sports Apparel, Thrives by Seizing the Moment
20 Tuesday Mar 2018
Speed is central to pretty much every sport. Today, it also is a critical factor for a related industry: companies …
Bookstore Chains, Long in Decline, Are Undergoing a Final Shakeout
16 Friday Mar 2018
When sales in a particular industry or retail sector decline by something like 40 percent in a decade, it becomes …
Amazon’s Cashierless “Go” Convenience Store Set to Open
14 Wednesday Mar 2018
Although they are just single-store tests at the moment, the efforts by Amazon and Starbucks to eliminate cash from any …
Retail Tidbit: FMI Says Switch to Online Grocery Sales Going Faster than Expected
13 Tuesday Mar 2018
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When will online grocery sales reach the $100 billion threshold? Whereas previous estimates anticipated a date around 2025, more recent …
Robots Are Not the Answer to Store Challenges
12 Monday Mar 2018
Posted in Chapter 18: Customer Service
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Lots of commentators have issued predictions about how robots are the future of retailing. The descriptions suggest a futuristic retail …
Race and Security Meet in Lawsuit Brought Against Walmart
08 Thursday Mar 2018
There is no question that retail theft is a problem. Shoplifting, not to mention organized crime efforts to steal products …
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