Amazon.com plans to launch in “coming weeks” a new delivery service that will compete directly with FedEx and UPS, according to The Wall Street Journal. Does the launch and strategy around Shipping with Amazon (SWA) make sense for Amazon at this point?
What does it take to launch a disruptive brand that develops a cult following? A great idea and good timing are important, but the personality, attitude and work ethic of the entrepreneur are also “make or break” elements. What’s the secret sauce for launching and developing cult brands these days?
L.L.Bean wants to know what you’re doing with its boots and coats after you’ve bought them. That’s why the company is planning a test, placing sensors in merchandise to send data to a blockchain platform. How might L.L.Bean benefit from its planned test?
While many vendors believe retailers use chargeback programs as a profit center, responses from retailers contradict that. Are chargebacks a necessary evil for driving vendor compliance or do they undermine supply chain collaboration?
It was always a matter of when, not if, Amazon.com would start offering its Prime members fast deliveries of groceries ordered from Whole Foods. What will the addition of Whole Foods to the Prime Now program mean for Amazon and the grocery chain?
As Office Depot continues its pivot into home business solutions, it has rolled out a new flagship store for just that purpose with a new name and branding. Will the new BizBox: Powered by Office Depot branding and store concept attract the entrepreneur/SMB customers the retailer is looking for?
In an obituary of Ingvar Kamprad, it was said that both IKEA’s founder and Sam Walton “slashed prices and rallied their employees with folksy wisdom. But Mr. Kamprad’s IKEA has proved more of a global success story than Mr. Walton’s Walmart Inc.” How would you assess what Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA brought to retail?
Macy’s has launched a new pop-up concept that allows brands and other companies to sell their products and services on the ground floor of the retailer’s stores. Do you see The Market @ Macy’s as strictly a rental revenue grab for Macy’s or will it help store business, as well?
Helena Foulkes was instrumental in CVS’s decision in 2014 to walk away from $2 billion in annual tobacco sales. Now, she finds herself in a business in which she has no previous experience, and her new employer is touting her as the CEO the company needs to transform its fortunes. Will Helena Foulkes be able to transform Hudson’s Bay Co.’s business?
When it comes to the retail workforce, everyone knows about management’s notion that the industry must remain a low-wage, high-turnover affair. Nowhere is this more apparent than in RSR’s most recent benchmark report. Do you see signs that retailers are changing their attitudes about investing in their workforces?
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