Facing dwindling sales trends and ever increasing competition on various fronts, especially from Amazon, Walmart is making innovation a priority. …
Wal-Mart Looks to Grow by Getting Smaller
30 Thursday Oct 2014
Reverse Showrooming: Bricks-and-Mortar Retailers Are Fighting Back Against Amazon and Others
28 Tuesday Oct 2014
The ubiquity of smartphones and the expansion of e-commerce were supposed to have clear effects on consumers’ showrooming behaviors: They …
In Ambitious Bid, Walmart Seeks Foothold in Primary Care Services
24 Friday Oct 2014
Walmart is a savvy observer of national trends. For example, it recently noted two parallel and prominent developments: First, the …
Alibaba Cleans Up “Gray Market” for Some Prestigious Brands
22 Wednesday Oct 2014
Posted in Chapter 13: Buying Merchandise
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As the largest e-commerce site in China (and after its recent initial public offering, one of the most valuable companies …
Plugged-In Over Preppy: Teenagers Favor Tech Over Clothes
20 Monday Oct 2014
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
Among young consumers, the primary method to express individuality, status, and a fashionable image has long been through clothing. They …
RIP Department Stores? Not Yet
16 Thursday Oct 2014
Posted in Chapter 02: Types of Retailers
Why, after multiple quarters of sales losses and widespread assumptions of their demise, are department stores still a force to …
Should Chronic Returners Be Banned?
14 Tuesday Oct 2014
The responses of retailers to customers who return frequently or in large volumes vary widely. Some continue to embrace the …
Does Family Dollar/Dollar General Make a Monopoly?
08 Wednesday Oct 2014
Posted in Chapter 14: Retail Pricing
When Dollar General offered to merge with Family Dollar, the monetary values involved were a lot higher than what customers …
Delivery Start-Ups Are Back Like It’s 1999
06 Monday Oct 2014
The latest supply chain trend seems just a little too similar to an old and not particularly successful trend for …
Not So Cool Anymore, Teen-Focused Retailers Like Abercrombie Try to Reinvent Themselves
02 Thursday Oct 2014
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
Speed and distinctiveness. These are the new keys to selling to adolescent customers. Rather than sporting similarly logoed shirts and …
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