We Millennials can be a little difficult to decode at work; our incessant attachment to our phones; our buddying up with senior executives; our loose understanding of office hours. Many of our coworkers ultimately begin to believe that we are […]
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You got rid of the landline three years ago because two-thirds of your calls were from telemarketers. Then you downgraded your cable service wondering why you were paying so much for so little. Now you watch stuff on your Tablet
The Green Marketing Act Read More »
“What Your Intern Is Really Thinking, “ written by our staff Millennial, Grace Ehlers addresses the seemingly cavalier and misguided view among most companies about her generation, particularly those with college degrees. The article was justifiably critical, in my opinion,
We all know about the problem of lousy fitting apparel, but, the percentage of women who can’t find clothes that fit is awesome: try 62%, and online, it’s the biggest barrier for trying new brands. Worse for retailers, $45 billion
The Perfect Fit at Bloomingdale\’s Read More »
My consulting practice takes me all over the world. Through my travels, I have the unique opportunity to be a student of human nature and behavior – especially when it comes to the retail marketplace. Recently I visited South Africa.
With Some 65,000 Quarterbacks I wrote an article in 2004 in which I compared Nordstrom with the Green Bay Packers at their peak between 1958 and 1968 under coach Vince Lombardi. Guess what? Lombardi’s spirit lives on within the Nordstrom
Nordstrom: Legend of Vince Lombardi Plays Out at Nordstrom Read More »
Me-Ality™ Market Insights from Unique Solutions Women are clearly leading the way to the future. With more and more women holding significant positions in today’s workforce, it’s no secret that professional parity continues to improve. According to a recent Pew
Finding the Best Fit: The Modern Woman’s Solution Read More »
It’s zombie-land out there. Nobody talks anymore. They tweet and text. Nobody meets anymore. They tweet, text, email and occasionally have phone conferences. And, we don’t need the Manti Te’o hoax (“catfishing” or whatever it is), to know that tweeting,
Will Robots be the New “Associates?” Read More »
More on Insane Pricing \”Wars\” Once again, we’ve got even better disruptive technology tools, among what seems like a never-ending stream of them. If the almighty consumers figured they were cleverly outwitting and being disruptive to retailers by so-called “showrooming”
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It may be a little premature to warn Amazon that there are some loudly accelerating footsteps just behind them. But, in today’s digital, wide-open world of warp-speed innovation, disruption and fierce competitive races to preemptively establish dominant positions, even front-runner
ebay…From Disruptee to Disruptor Read More »
