10 Tuesday Sep 2019
Posted in Chapter 07: Financial Strategy
Just a few short years ago, popular press articles were filled with announcements, discussions, and predictions about the cashless future, …
05 Thursday Sep 2019
Virginia Woolf famously insisted that if they wanted to write fiction, women needed “money and a room of one’s own.” …
02 Monday Sep 2019
Is a drugstore still a drugstore if it can’t make money by selling drugs? That’s a question facing the dominant …
29 Thursday Aug 2019
Posted in Chapter 08: Retail Locations
Modern travel often means getting to the airport with more than enough time, just to be safe and avoid the …
26 Monday Aug 2019
Questions about what constitutes unethical influence tactics and what are legitimate advertising or retailing practices are impossible to answer conclusively; …
22 Thursday Aug 2019
American retailing has historically provided a meaningful path to prosperity for various members of the population, including immigrants and people …
19 Monday Aug 2019
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In various retail sectors, proximity to competitors is a key strategic imperative. Drug stores, electronics chains, and restaurants have long …
15 Thursday Aug 2019
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Amazon’s unending, seemingly inevitable growth can be both a threat and an opportunity for its supply chain partners. For FedEx, …
26 Wednesday Jun 2019
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The expanded introduction of robots to perform in-store and logistics operations suggests both opportunities and threats to the workers who …
19 Wednesday Jun 2019
The introduction of a concept offering usually is associated with the automotive or fashion industries; manufacturers let their designers go …