At the time of this writing, James Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty, had received 740 product reviews on Amazon.com. 94% of those reviews are positive (4 or 5 stars), which is…
In today’s landscape where retail stores are closing in droves, it takes a lot to stand out. Or maybe what it takes is something simple. Something as simple as understanding…
As we reported a year ago, over 20 major retailers made announcements of mass store closures in 2016. As 2017 rolled on, 37 major retailers shared closure plans with the…
In 1992, despite unprecedented approval ratings for George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton won the election. He did so by strategically betting that voters would care more about the sluggish recovery…
For as long as we’ve known, brick and mortar sales have been the big draw of Black Friday, the shopping experience and the tradition being the impetus. But shoppers’ own…
As we enter Black Friday week, we turn our attention to the 2017 holiday shopping season. Deloitte has released its annual Holiday Survey for 2017. Here are 5 interesting takeaways…
Tim’s Journey to a Fitness Tracker Purchase Ever since he got that new office job, Tim has gained some weight. He’d like to shed some pounds, and starts thinking about…
Looking back at the topography of business in 2016, there’s one company that stands out above the rest as having successfully responded to a shifting market through an innovative approach…
With a wealth of data at their fingertips but the continued desire to touch, see and discuss a product, consumers have embraced the omni-channel approach when shopping. This means they…
Thanks to the internet and increased connectivity across all platforms, today’s consumers are more well-informed than ever when it comes to the products they buy and the retail choices they…
We got incredible feedback from last month’s article about retail stores closing. Our list of 20 retailers shuttering doors en masse might be just the tip of the iceberg. We have an…
Update: See a timeline of retail store closures from 2016 to the first five weeks of 2018. Are retail stores going extinct? It’s beginning to look that way due to…