Serendipitously, I hear this is also the last season of the TV show “The Walking Dead.” But while I expect that TV franchise to continue in some form, the same can’t be said for Sears. I know it’s supposed to be a restructuring, but no amount of financial engineering can compensate for Sears’ lack of […]
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Moosejaw, Wikipedia tells us, “…is an online and brick and mortar retailer specializing in outdoor recreation apparel and gear for snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking, and camping. The company was founded in 1992 by Robert Wolfe and David Jaffe, two longtime friends who chose to sell camping equipment instead of becoming wilderness guides. [3] Moosejaw is
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I don’t think brick and mortar is going away. I doubt many of you think it is either. I do believe that consolidation and transformation of the space has a way to go and I further believe it will reach its climax when (not if) the next recession hits. I know this sounds kind of
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I want to introduce you to a web site I subscribe to called Wolf Street. It’s free and you can sign up for emails if you want. Here’s the link the chart below comes from. You don’t have to read Wolf’s article to follow what I’m discussing, but you might take a look at it.
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My research department has been coming up with interesting reads I haven’t had time to pass on. Here are three worth a few minutes of your time. “5 Ways the Future of Retail is Already Here” shouldn’t surprise anybody who’s been paying attention. But it’s interesting to see these five retail evolutions listed together and
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Or a brand for that matter. Please find 13 minutes to watch this Ted Talk on the evolution of retail in China. If you can’t do that, at least read the transcript in six minutes or so. The trends she discusses are enabled by the fact that 90% of online sales are controlled by two
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So, I don’t know what’s going to happen this afternoon, much less five years from now. Without comment, I just want to direct your attention to this article/presentation by the BBC. Just go to this link, hit “TAP HERE” and start reading, scrolling and watching. I’m sure some of this is going to happen. I’m
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Roots, a Canadian retailer, has filed a prospectus for a public offering. Here’s the link to their web site. As usual, the initial prospectus is missing a lot of key numbers, but I’ll do the best I can. Roots has been around since 1973, so they must be doing something right. “As of July 29,
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A reader sent me this article discussing how retail seems likely to evolve. Why don’t you go and read it before I offer my comments? The author (Doug Stephens) and I are, in general, in violent agreement about the direction and speed of retail change. We further agree that if you, as a retailer are
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In my travels, I’ve come across a few articles describing some new retail ideas. I don’t know which might turn out to be “right” or “wrong,” but it seems incumbent on us to be aware and consider whether any of the ideas might apply to our businesses. I guess this is my way to help
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