26 Wednesday Aug 2020
Retailers with physical channels need to make sales in stores, but to do so, they need employees. One factor cannot …
15 Wednesday May 2019
A key distinction between brick-and-mortar and online retailers is the access that the latter have to vast amounts of consumer …
02 Thursday May 2019
When we mention “holiday marketing,” the first holiday that comes to mind might not be International Women’s Day. But around …
15 Thursday Oct 2015
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When it first entered the scene, Sam’s Club had a specific and focused target market: small businesses that wanted to …
10 Tuesday Mar 2015
Walmart has long come in for criticisms, for various reasons, but the low wage it pays its retail associates has …
07 Thursday Feb 2013
Walmart’s environmental sustainability initiatives have made big news for the past several years. At the start of the new year, …
04 Friday Nov 2011
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CPG, economy, layaway, Private label, recession, trade down, Walmart
In the heart of the recent recession, no one was surprised when consumers chose more lower priced alternatives, especially for …
12 Wednesday Oct 2011
India is a huge retail market that is estimated to generate annual sales of $450 billion; it’s no wonder that …
16 Tuesday Aug 2011
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Slogans only convince people when there is something substantive to back them up. Despite its long-standing reputation for everyday low …
14 Wednesday Jul 2010
What does Walmart do best? Cut costs. So what is Walmart continuing to do? Cut costs even further. By analyzing …