[…] not just a collection of stores – it takes the showroom concept and turns it into warehouses for all the books in the world, including out-of-print books and any title in the public domain. With so much trouble for the […]
[…] Mathrani’s comment, even with his slight backtrack. But, in my opinion, the cat is out of the bag. Their Amazon Books test store in Seattle likely confirmed whatever results they required to give them a green light to go for […]
[…] come true. Better late than never. With that nearly two-decade old thought in mind, I visited the 6,000 square-foot Amazon Books store in University Village, an upscale, open-air lifestyle mall in northeast Seattle, near the University of Washington’s sprawling urban […]
Melissa Gonzalez didn’t plan to revolutionize retail. The Principal and founder of MG2 and author of The Purpose Pivot, left her Wall Street career for a more creative path, leveraging her analytical talent, risk management ability and affinity with consumer passion. Her career has been defined by clarity in the midst of chaos, by understanding the bigger picture.
[…] is a consumer-facing product by the very inside-baseball, industry-driven Hair Construction Co. Through the creation of mega training materials (look- books, videos, step-by-step “recipes,” product recommendations), three-year-old Hair Construction does the heavy lifting for tens of thousands of salons around […]
[…] departure as CEO, are truly astounding. And the one that stands out most is Amazon’s closing of all 66 Amazon Books in the U.S. and two in the United Kingdom. A Vision Lost? No one would argue that Bezos is […]
[…] becoming. That vision, as defined by Amazon’s founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, had no boundaries, and apparently still does not. Books were always just the beginning in Bezos’s mind. Furthermore, one might say that it is Amazon, not the Internet, […]
When I first started in the apparel industry, fresh out of college with a BA in Philosophy, I was determined to learn everything I could about how to build a successful apparel brand and business. The concept of quality was […]
It is very dangerous in the 21st century for an aging man to talk about the changing status of women. A few years ago, I wrote a book, \”What Women Want,\” on the topic and then hid under my desk. […]
Deborah Weinswig, CEO of Coresight, combines strong relationship-building, analytical skills, and a disciplined work ethic to transform industries.
