Talk about a change in fortune. A scant five months ago Wayfair was trading at a 52-week low of $21.70. Then, following its August earnings release, in which it posted its first quarterly profit since its 2014 IPO, Wayfair’s stock […]
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Sex, China, and Covid-19. What sounds like an afternoon White House press briefing actually holds the key to understanding why virtual reality (aka VR) is one of the most overblown topics in retail right now. Social media has been a
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A few weeks ago, Walmart debuted its new Express delivery program, whereby Walmart customers can pay an extra $10 fee to have their purchases delivered right to their doors in two hours or less. While questionable on many levels, the
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Coronavirus coverage is everywhere. One cannot turn on the TV, scroll through social media, or shout at his or her neighbor from more than six feet away without hearing or seeing something about it. But, as important as the coverage
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Late in September, McKinsey & Company, the famed consulting firm that every year hires left-brained Ivy League MBAs off campuses like a drug addiction, went from consultancy to full-fledged retailer. With much fanfare and national press, McKinsey debuted its Modern
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Groceryshop 2019 took place in Las Vegas last week, bringing together the most curious of the curious in retail, CPG and tech for four days of keynote speeches, moderated panels, technology exhibitions, and pots and pots of convention grade coffee.
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The retail industry often falls in love with its own sound bites. Sexy acquisitions, beautiful in-store PR photos and even charismatic retail personalities are as frequent in the headlines as gnats at a summer barbeque. Yet, the industry gravitates towards
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Recently the Wall Street Journal reported that Kroger has struggled to come to grips with the impending online grocery upheaval. While Kroger has tried many new things – from testing digital shelving to embarking on autonomous vehicle delivery, one Kroger
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The Store of the Future Should Never Be About Buzzwords Take, for example, this introduction to a piece I came across regarding the future of store design in one of my favorite daily retail roundups, Retail Dive: What does experiential
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Nowhere was the confusion more confusing this year than in the case of Walmart. Every week Walmart appeared to be doing its damnedest to stay in the headlines. From one week to the next Walmart was buying Flipkart in India
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