There is, as the saying goes, no such thing as a free lunch—or a free delivery. Consumers might enjoy, and …
Will Irrational Shipping Prices Doom Brick and Mortar Stores?
04 Thursday May 2017
Category Archives: Chapter 07: Financial Strategy
What Will the Sale of Craftsman Mean for Sears and Stanley Black & Decker?
23 Thursday Feb 2017
As we have discussed elsewhere, department stores like Sears and Kmart are struggling to stay afloat. The parent company of …
Walmart Tests Matching Prime Delivery Speed
08 Monday Aug 2016
Consumers who simply cannot wait to have their purchases delivered from their favorite online retailer have a couple of notable …
Are Shipping Losses the New Normal in Retailing?
04 Thursday Aug 2016
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Let’s say you earn $29 billion in revenues a single quarter and more than $100 billion for the year. Do …
Target Takes Price Matching to a Whole New Level
18 Wednesday Nov 2015
Savvy consumers know how to work a price matching guarantee. In many cases, stores demand clear evidence of a lower …
Want to Shop for a Surprise? Try a Subscription Box
13 Friday Nov 2015
Modern customers might know exactly what they want. But then again, it’s human nature to love a surprise. By combining …
Lost and Found
09 Friday Oct 2015
When retailers are out of stock on an item, overstock other items, or must take returns, it costs them—that’s no …
Omnichannel Puts Retailers in the Red
04 Thursday Jun 2015
Modern retailers need an omnichannel strategy to remain competitive. But can they afford it? According to a recent survey, only …
Internet Drags Down Some Retailers’ Holiday Profit
25 Wednesday Mar 2015
If all retailers needed to worry about were sales levels, channels would not matter. But sales made with tiny margins …
What Retailers Need to Know About Apple Pay
05 Monday Jan 2015
Every new introduction by Apple attracts widespread attention. But when the tech giant introduced Apple Pay, the potential implications might …
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