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It’s a million-dollar—or more accurately, a 13 billion-dollar—question: Why did Amazon buy Whole Foods? Even casual observers note that there …
Amazon and Whole Foods After a Year: Supermarkets Will See Massive Changes
23 Wednesday Jan 2019
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TidBit: A Tab Based on Trust? I’ll Drink to That
26 Wednesday Dec 2018
Several of the greatest retail challenges—dealing with theft, finding good employees—might be addressed by one philosophical concept: the honor system. …
A Glut of Used Hogs Is a Drag on Harley-Davidson
03 Monday Dec 2018
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Imagine a vastly popular product, offering excellent quality, for which people happily pay tens of thousands of dollars, while also …
TidBit: LabCorp Deal Brings Blood Testing to Walgreens’ Pharmacies
30 Friday Nov 2018
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The battle for drugstore consumers is really heating up, as various chains add new and innovative services and products to …
Target’s Answer to Discounters Is an Even Cheaper Store Brand
27 Tuesday Nov 2018
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Store brands provide a unique means for retailers to signal their identity and strategy. Target’s most recent initiative in this …
IKEA’s Strategy in India: If We Build It, They Will Come
27 Thursday Sep 2018
Expanding internationally invariably requires some adjustments, so when IKEA began strategizing to enter the Indian market, it knew it would …
Designers Hope “Drops” Make You Shop
25 Tuesday Sep 2018
The pace of retailing is quickening, a trend that largely started in the fast-fashion sector. But the effects have spread, …
Done Chasing Millennials, J.C. Penney Tries to Win Back Moms
21 Friday Sep 2018
Long a familiar anchor store in malls across America, JC Penney more recently has floundered, cycling through three CEOs in …
More Fabric, More Money? British Retailer Is Accused of Charging “Fat Tax
17 Monday Sep 2018
Should a product that requires more materials cost more? A simple assessment might suggest such a link is logical and …
Nordstrom Opening a New York Store as Other Retailers Close Theirs
13 Thursday Sep 2018
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Frank Sinatra’s famous New York, New York song lyric, “If I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere,” …
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