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November 18, 2009
By Doug Stephens You know business is tough when you have to sell off parts of your parking lot to make your revenue numbers. However, news […]
November 11, 2009
In 1998 Wired published an article authored by the now famous Nicholas Negroponte, called The Future of Retail. I recently re-read it to determine how many of the prognostications have actually been realized these eleven years later.
November 4, 2009
Apple's CEO Steve Jobs recently assisted Disney with the plans for a chain-wide overhaul of their 340 retail stores. While we mere mortals could never dream of engaging the help of someone like Steve Jobs, there are some valuable lessons that we can take from this. Lessons that are transferable to any size of retail operation.
October 29, 2009
As consumers we are continually making trades, concessions and compromises in the quest to satisfy our needs and wants. It's a never ending battle between experiences based on convenience versus those based in rich experience. For retailers the key is being one or the other.
September 30, 2009
Real and lasting change can only take place when we let go of our long-held beliefs and paradigms. But this is easier said than done and in fact, in many cases the very people who are responsible for leading change are the least willing to let go of the past.
September 21, 2009
We are in the midst of the most significant demographic shifts in the history of the world but are marketers taking it seriously? For those that are, what are the pitfalls, misconceptions and paradigms that can interfere with their ability to execute?
I caught up with Ken Gronbach, author of the acclaimed book The Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm, to find out.