Category Archives: retail
Crowd-Sourcing Fashion Solutions
Finally an answer to the question “But how will it look on me?” The e-commerce site Rent the Runway is offering a striking solution: replacing models with regular women, and allowing visitors to search for women of a certain age, height, weight
Crowd-Sourcing Fashion Solutions
Finally an answer to the question “But how will it look on me?” The e-commerce site Rent the Runway is offering a striking solution: replacing models with regular women, and allowing visitors to search for women of a certain age, height, weight
Kickass Vending Machines
More cool things from Japan take over the world… Changing consumer preferences about shopping and the high cost of operating brick-and-mortar stores are inspiring premium brands to rethink how they hawk their wares. And with examples overseas showing there is
Kickass Vending Machines
More cool things from Japan take over the world… Changing consumer preferences about shopping and the high cost of operating brick-and-mortar stores are inspiring premium brands to rethink how they hawk their wares. And with examples overseas showing there is
Wal-Mart Goes Local
Another example of a big guy trying to emulate the little guys. Do you think it will be successful? Wal-Mart is seeing green with its burgeoning Heritage Agriculture program. The objective: Entice farms within one day’s drive of its warehouses
Wal-Mart Goes Local
Another example of a big guy trying to emulate the little guys. Do you think it will be successful? Wal-Mart is seeing green with its burgeoning Heritage Agriculture program. The objective: Entice farms within one day’s drive of its warehouses
Making Social Media Efforts Pay
So apparently it’s food week at Born Curious. Here’s an article about one brand’s attempt to track sales to social media efforts. I think it’s the shape of loyalty programs to come. Tasti D-Lite has introduced an integrated program utilizing
Making Social Media Efforts Pay
So apparently it’s food week at Born Curious. Here’s an article about one brand’s attempt to track sales to social media efforts. I think it’s the shape of loyalty programs to come. Tasti D-Lite has introduced an integrated program utilizing
Private Label Rules
Not only are more of us regular folks shopping more often at Trader Joe’s and the like, but apparently the pros think they are doing a pretty good job too! In the past decade, the popularity of private label brands
Private Label Rules
Not only are more of us regular folks shopping more often at Trader Joe’s and the like, but apparently the pros think they are doing a pretty good job too! In the past decade, the popularity of private label brands
Choosing the Chosen Food
Yet another variant in the way we are becoming more involved with our food choices. The non-Jewish kosher market has been growing in earnest since the 1990s, when the koshering of the Oreo was hailed as a watershed event and
Choosing the Chosen Food
Yet another variant in the way we are becoming more involved with our food choices. The non-Jewish kosher market has been growing in earnest since the 1990s, when the koshering of the Oreo was hailed as a watershed event and
Good Work of 2009
Madison & Vine’s list of the past year’s best branded entertainment deals. In true Ad Age fashion, handy stats on impressions, dollar values and viewers are included where known. I particularly like the Ikea efforts. IKEAs Easy to Assemble AND
Good Work of 2009
Madison & Vine’s list of the past year’s best branded entertainment deals. In true Ad Age fashion, handy stats on impressions, dollar values and viewers are included where known. I particularly like the Ikea efforts. IKEAs Easy to Assemble AND
Target Moves Into Wal-Mart Territory
Check out the special Retail Report that Businessweek.com has put together this week. Below is an excerpt from their look at Target. Wal-Mart has been selling food for years, using groceries to boost store traffic. But selling food is a
Target Moves Into Wal-Mart Territory
Check out the special Retail Report that Businessweek.com has put together this week. Below is an excerpt from their look at Target. Wal-Mart has been selling food for years, using groceries to boost store traffic. But selling food is a
Coach Holds Its Own
Coach continues to be the envy of many retailers on the block, despite the challenging recession environment. It’s another one of those workhorse case studies that I pull out for study in many business scenarios. The two areas I often
Coach Holds Its Own
Coach continues to be the envy of many retailers on the block, despite the challenging recession environment. It’s another one of those workhorse case studies that I pull out for study in many business scenarios. The two areas I often
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