As consumption trends shift, there are always winners and losers. When people stopped wearing formal hats, most hatteries and milliners …
Are These Retail Stores Going Extinct?
29 Thursday Jan 2015
Posted in Chapter 02: Types of Retailers
Does P&G Need Retailers Anymore?
27 Tuesday Jan 2015
According to Alex Tosolini, the senior vice president of global eBusiness at Procter & Gamble (P&G), “Our job is not …
Retailers’ Lines Blur on Outlet Stores
23 Friday Jan 2015
The very notion of an outlet store has changed. Once, they were distant outposts where high-end retailers could send overruns, …
CVS Plays Hardball with Rival Drug Chains
21 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
In these abstracts, we have been following closely the decision by the national drug store chain CVS to phase out …
How Appealing to Women Has Helped the Home Depot
19 Monday Jan 2015
With the growing recognition that approximately two-thirds of the decisions about home improvements are made by women, Home Depot has …
Why CAbi and Other Direct Sales Apparel Labels Are Ringing Up Sales
15 Thursday Jan 2015
Posted in Chapter 02: Types of Retailers
When shoppers are pressed for time, they need help getting their purchases made. The conventional wisdom suggests that they want …
Whole Foods Introduces Produce Rating System
13 Tuesday Jan 2015
For its first national branding campaign ever, Whole Foods has two primary objectives: redefine the notion of value, and make …
Designer Rebecca Minkoff’s New Stores Have Touch Screens for an Online Shopping Experience
09 Friday Jan 2015
When considering the design of two new stores for her eponymous brand, in New York and San Francisco, Rebecca Minkoff …
U.K. ‘Cheap Chic’ Chain Prepares to Make an Entrance in U.S.: Primark, Vowing Lower Prices than Rivals, Will Repurpose Sears Stores
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
The fast fashion market is dominated by retailers that originated outside the United States, and its continued growth appears likely …
What Retailers Need to Know About Apple Pay
05 Monday Jan 2015
Every new introduction by Apple attracts widespread attention. But when the tech giant introduced Apple Pay, the potential implications might …
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