For many, grocery shopping is an onerous chore. Packed aisles and long check-out lines are common complaints raised by shoppers …
Sam’s Says It’s Scoring with Club Pickup
22 Thursday Jun 2017
Category Archives: Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
Is the Time Right for Publix to Begin a Major Rollout of Its GreenWise Stores?
20 Tuesday Jun 2017
When the Publix grocery store chain (which started in Florida and has recently expanded throughout the southeastern United States) introduced …
Shopping Becomes a Political Act in the Trump Era
20 Thursday Apr 2017
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
Retailers and brands have nearly always faced the potential threat of a consumer boycott, with crisis management plans in place …
How Price Competitive Does Whole Foods Need to Be?
14 Friday Apr 2017
Not too long ago, Whole Foods announced plans to open 1200 new stores. But buffeted by new forms of competition …
The Macy’s Effect: How Macy’s Dismantled Everything Once Right About the Department Store
04 Tuesday Apr 2017
Hindsight may be 20/20, but an analysis of the history and current status of department stores suggests that some of …
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 …
Department Stores, Once Anchors at Malls, Become Millstones
21 Tuesday Feb 2017
There are a few types of malls, and in them, shoppers find a few types of stores. In high-end malls …
Abercrombie & Fitch Tries on a New Attitude: Friendly
07 Tuesday Feb 2017
Where once there was dark lighting, loud music, and heavily scented interiors, there is now a friendlier, better lit, calmer …
China’s Deteriorating Retail Distribution System
01 Wednesday Feb 2017
According to the analysis in this article, China represents a “two-speed market.” In some product categories, sales are vast and …
eBay Makes Bid for Younger Shoppers with Revamped Image
30 Monday Jan 2017
For Millennials, who never really knew a world in which they could not buy products online, easily and quickly, the …
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