Gifts Cards are still relevant!
Retailers in this new digital marketing age are looking for new ways to connect and keep customers. Sometimes it’s not the newest widget that’s needed but something that’s tried and true. Gift cards fall into that category. The NRF predicts...
Read MoreNRF 2018 Recap
NRF 2018 Recap We've captured all the highlights and "must-see" moments all in one place. Continue to check back for articles, videos, presentations, photos and more in the days following the event.
More retail disruption with the merger of CVS and Aetna
The “disruption” in retail takes another interesting turn with the possible merger of CVS and Aetna. The goal for CVS is to drive those insured under Aetna health insurance to their locations for prescriptions and the walk in health clinics....
Read More12 things retailers can learn from the United Airlines PR disaster
We’re not happy until you’re not happy! I heard this line used by a business analyst when discussing a new possible new slogan for United Airlines. It baffles me how supposed smart people can make such dumb mistakes. The default...
Read MoreThe 3P approach to solving difficult problems
I just read an interesting article about Robbie Bach’s 3P framework for change. His book Xbox Revisited explains the 3P process which is a game plan for reducing complex problems or processes to simple steps. His quote, “I believe that...
Read MoreData, retail and political!
We may have learned an interesting lesson on the use and source of data based on the election results. I’ve been a 100% proponent that in retail of the adage that” if you can’t measure it you can’t manage it”....
Read MoreMove it or lose it!
In retail parlance moving inventory historically referred to sales or sell through, but now it taken on an additional meaning. The goals of a well run retail store is to have the right inventory at the right time and the...
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