For Floridians, Publix is a household name. The grocery chain started in 1940 in the state, evoking loyalty and devotion …
What Would It Take to Overthrow King Publix?
11 Thursday Oct 2018
Did Build-A-Bear Destroy Its Brand with a Successful Promotion?
09 Tuesday Oct 2018
A successful retail promotion gets people in the door, ready and willing to spend money. But success also implies that …
Target’s Inside App Continually Crowdsources Design Ideas
05 Friday Oct 2018
Feedback from customers is undeniably valuable, but crowdsourcing efforts often appear disorganized or involve a single initiative, such that their …
Retail Tidbit: How Sellers Trick Amazon to Boost Sales
03 Wednesday Oct 2018
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For a fee, sellers can hire legions of workers, often from less developed economies, to spend their days searching for …
Kroger’s 90-Day Terms Have CPG Suppliers Seeing Red
01 Monday Oct 2018
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In the grocery sector, payment terms are pretty simple for consumers: They have to pay for the products before they …
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 …
Retail Tidbit: Ivanka Trump Closing Her Namesake Fashion Brand
26 Wednesday Sep 2018
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Rather than continue to attempt to leverage her famous name in the retail sector, Ivanka Trump has chosen to close …
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 …
Retail Tidbit: Chile Bans Plastic Bags at Retail Businesses
19 Wednesday Sep 2018
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In recently passed legislation, Chile has mandated that no retailers operating within its borders may hand out plastic bags for …
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