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Attention Retailers: Ready for the Collaborative Economy?
If not, you may be missing out on a big chunk of Gen Y. And it goes well beyond the next-door neighbor who needs a cup of sugar. I learned something about this population bulge at d2 (digital dialogue)...
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Proof: (Design) Crime Does Not Pay
Here’s a sad but true, ripped-from-the-headlines story: “Duo charged with filching famed Formica furniture.” Yup, two twentysomethings made off with a bench and two chairs designed by starchitects...
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Tale of Two Logos: A J.C. Penney for Thoughts
J.C. Penney announced a cost-cutting move to delete its in-store Wi-Fi, which it invested $12 million installing the free, customer accessible service. Reports estimate Penney’s will save about $7...
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‘Tis the Season to be Grinchy!
Attention Kmart shoppers: All Kmart stores will open at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving and stay open for 41 hours straight—as they have for the past three years. When this news was announced days ago, throngs...
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Amazon Makes a Big Move
Seattle-based Amazon is a $61 billion (2012 sales) and growing colossus—and its latest move may offer an edge over rivals, such as Walmart, in the race to lure (and secure the seasonal loyalty of)...
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The Holiday Shopping Results Are In!
Holiday shopping results are rushing in and the winner? E-commerce, online or whatever you care to call customers browsing and buying via the Internet. Here’s some early retail reporting over the past...
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Amazon Dreams It, Drones It
Yes Amazon is hitting prime time again. News outlets across the globe are getting a glimpse of Amazon “Prime Air.” From the mind of Amazon Founder/CEO and famous tight-lip Jeff Bezos, along with his...
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Mannequins Get Real
Who knows if it started with those Dove soap campaigns using “real” women, or if it’s the popularity of reality shows like “The Biggest Loser” or “Girls,” but there’s a movement trending to better...
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Wake Up And Smell the Bacon
Smell-O-Vision and Odorama are so very last millennia. But in a nod to today’s iPhone-toting consumer, Oscar Mayer is deploying not only an iPhone alarm app, there’s a compatible plug-in to emit the...
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Pot Retailing and All That ZaZZZ
Get ready to deal with it. This post is about marijuana retailing in Colorado. The Centennial state welcomed its first marijuana vending machine last week, although it’s not actually operational…yet....
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