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Getting Defensive

When you’re under assault, build a bigger fortress. That’s what supermarkets in the U.S. are doing now as they come under siege from deep-discount stores, ...
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Haggen\’s Big Buy

In the brutal business world, the seemingly impossible sometimes happens: The small fish swallows the big one. This reversal of fortune usually happens when a ...
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The Case of the Missing $32 Billion

Multilevel/Pyramid Marketing Schemes Lure Unsuspecting Consumers through FTC Loophole Don’t look now, but dozens of companies, starting with Amway back in 1979, and more recently ...
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Santa Will Be Leaving Coal in Retailers\’ Stockings This Year

This week the Department of Commerce published September retail sales figures, and despite all the jabber about a solid back-to-school season, sales growth slowed considerably ...
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Widening the Gap

Having followed Gap and Gap Inc. for 25 some years, I’m intrigued with the many growth opportunities the $16+ billion company still provides. As an ...
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Bursting the Bubble on August Retail Sales

Last Friday the Department of Commerce released its August retail sales figures. Total sales rose 5% compared to August of 2013. The business and economic ...
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The Hidden Message in How Americans Spend

Consumer spending increased by 3.7% in June, the highest 12-month smoothed monthly increase in almost two years, according to data released last week by the ...
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June Retail Sales: A Good News, Bad News Story for Merchants

Last week the US Department of Commerce released its most recent monthly sales and inventory figures for the retail industry. Total sales rose to almost ...
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