Amazon coined “the last mile” as the most important, complex and costly last leg of distribution. Their goal: speed of delivery within hours, or less. They also started free shipping. Both moves have had huge ramifications for traditional legacy players. […]
Is Williams Sonoma the best home furnishing retailer in the country today? It would be hard to argue otherwise. In perhaps every single area of retailing performance – in-store experience, online market penetration, distinctive merchandise offerings, channel segmentation, services, backroom
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Every now and then news crosses my desk that seems so unlikely that I suspect it might be a hoax. Of course, that happens with alarming frequency when it comes to political news, but in this instance, I’m referencing business
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A lot of people have begun to sing Walmart’s praises. I’m not one of them. In fact, Walmart is a company I have an increasing amount of disdain for. In fact, I would liken Walmart to a gigantic lawn dart
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It has been almost exactly one year since Amazon made its stunning buyout of specialty grocery retailer Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. So, what better time than now to take a look at how the whole thing is proceeding.
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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
Let’s face it: Grocery shopping is a pain. It takes valuable time that could be used more productively elsewhere. It is such a hassle that by the time you are done doing it, there is often little energy left over
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Amazon’s Prime Day has become a truly unique retail event since its launch in 2015. In anticipation of Prime Day 2018, Marshal Cohen and Stephen Baker got together to discuss the event’s performance, characteristics, evolution, and future potential. Here are
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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 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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