In expanding its omnichannel strategy, Amazon keeps experimenting with various iterations of brick-and-mortar locations, testing out grocery concepts, book stores, …
Will Amazon Disrupt Retail Again with Its New 4-Star Concept?
17 Monday Dec 2018
TidBit: Walmart and Advance Auto Parts Join Forces Online
12 Wednesday Dec 2018
Posted in Chapter 13: Buying Merchandise, Retail Tidbits
Walmart wants to make a little of everything available for everyone. Continuing its trend of featuring dedicated, virtually separated stores …
Is Apparel Manufacturing Coming Back to America?
07 Friday Dec 2018
Posted in Chapter 10: Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
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Many of the trends that led manufacturers to move most of their production facilities to various locations around the world …
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 …
Are Big Box Retailers Going Too Small with New Store Concepts?
23 Friday Nov 2018
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Is big always better? Do good things always come in small packages? For retailers, these popular sayings take on new …
TidBit: Walmart Could Have You Shopping in the Matrix
20 Tuesday Nov 2018
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According to its patent applications, Walmart wants to go virtual. Even if the novel technologies are years from being functional, …
L’Occitane Aims for a More Immersive, More Disruptive Flagship
18 Sunday Nov 2018
Shoppers in New York City might be excused for thinking they are in Paris, assuming they are visiting the French …
TidBit: Nike Expects Sales to Take Off with Launch on Jet.com
16 Friday Nov 2018
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First it was Amazon; now it is Jet.com (owned by Walmart). Nike products are showing up in all sorts of …
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