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Retail Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:40:00 -0500
“Retail Politics” is the term that describes the hand-shaking, baby-kissing strategy that politicians use to make a personal connection with voters and “buy” their loyalty. This political season Wal-Mart...
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The American Dream is Still On Target
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:57:00 -0500
The American dream is alive and well at Target. While companies like Coca Cola have spent billions to fabricate an image of Americana for themselves, Target authentically embodies the...
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Those With Ownership Are Not Always Owners
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:51:00 -0500
The need for a quick bite on the road this week led me into a Taco Bell. While I was chewing the first bite of my utilitarian meal, an...
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Recession is the Mother of Invention
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:52:00 -0500
Retailers can’t control economic forecasts, but they can control their response to the voices of doom and gloom. While many look at today’s reality and get paralyzed, a...
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Green is the New Low Carb in Retailing
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:04:00 -0500
Low-carb equals lower weight, lower weight equals better health, therefore low-carb equals better health. So the logic goes for the fattest country on the planet. My favorite example...
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Retail CEOs: Good Rewards for Bad Performance
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:58:00 -0500
The latest retail CEO to bail out of the boardroom on a golden parachute is Charming Shoppes’ Dorritt J. Bern. After announcing Charming’s strategy to eliminate 150 corporate and...
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Sometimes Spending is Just Too Difficult
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:47:00 -0500
There is a new shopping center that I pass almost every day, and today I opted to visit it in lieu of wasting my TGIF mood in rush hour traffic....
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Ordinary Consistency Creates an Extraordinary Restaurant
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:42:00 -0500
I like the Corner Bakery. It’s a quick serve sandwich/soup/salad restaurant chain that’s almost as fast as fast food, but with menu choices that are real and fresh. ...
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Getting More Customers vs. Keeping the Customers You Have
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:51:00 -0500
Last week Best Buy executive Mike Vitelli told an Oppenheimer Consumer Growth Conference about the chain’s plans to expand growth and increase revenues. One of their more interesting strategies...
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Starbucks' Service Commitment, Starbucks Service Moment
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:34:00 -0500
Back in February, Starbucks management made a bold move when they closed all of their 7,100 stores for 3 hours so that they could re-train their baristas on creating the...
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