Prime Day 2018
You may have enjoyed the fireworks last week on July 4th and beach and backyard time with family and friends, but over at Amazon the relentless ninjas were preparing for the biggest baddest Prime Day yet — and likely salivating […]
The Market@Macy’s and B8ta
The new Macy’s Herald Square B8ta shop (which they acquired an equity interest in) is not just a cool, modern looking shop that sells cool, modern stuff adjacent to the already cool pop-up shops, The Market@Macy’s. It is all of
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Kroger Goes Home: Eat Here. Get Pillows
Back when Walmart first went into the grocery business, it took some getting used to that you could buy your food at a store previously only known for general merchandise goods. But it obviously succeeded and today Walmart is the
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Walmart’s Jetblack Democratizes Distribution
“Distribution channels,” as they were once called before the Internet, are being wiped out by a stealth democratization process arguably begun by Amazon. Walmart has entered the field punctuated by its launch of Jetblack, a high-end concierge service. Jetblack charges
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GDS – GaryVee Denial Syndrome
Just over a year ago I wrote “Amazon Ain’t Just a River in Egypt”. The only thing that’s changed in its content is that Jeff Bezos is no longer the second richest person in the world. Today, he’s the richest person
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Macy’s Brand Ambassadors: Radical and Brilliant
I have often said and written that the traditional retail sector has a huge untapped advantage over e-commerce. They can they create a compelling “Starbuckean third place,” full of experiences that cannot be created online. Additionally, they have the potential
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Why Walmart Sold Asda
In an unfortunate lapse of judgement, Mike Coupe was caught on a hot mic crooning the ditty made famous by the musical 42nd Street,” We’re in the money, the sky is sunny, let’s lend it, spend it, send it rolling
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Victoria’s Secret: On a Precipice or a Platform?
With its U.S. sales, earnings and customer affinity deteriorating, many analysts are questioning the future of Victoria’s Secret. In his article “Behind the Curve,” Robin Lewis credits Les Wexner’s historic ability to predict big shifts in the market, but wonders
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Eddie “The Doctor” Lampert
I find it hard to believe that “Fast Buck” Eddie actually believes that people in the retail industry and Wall Street actually believe that he is going to rescue the business of Sears. Yes Eddie, that pesky word “believe” is
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Pier Pressure
What do you have when you’re a retailer that didn’t really know who its customers were? That had confusing, difficult-to-navigate stores…and too many of them…and in the wrong places? And that had abandoned its online efforts for several years just