If I’m counting this was my 15th NRF. It was a great show by just about any objective measure I could imagine. I continue to see more and more things that I really like and that resonate with the retailers we speak with. There was an overall positive vibe and […]
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Amazon Prime continues to radically transform consumer behavior. The advent of free two-day shipping, membership, and other benefits from Amazon provide a compelling reason for consumers not to visit stores. Retailers are actually driving consumers to Amazon by not addressing issues important to their customers. This study points to what […]
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The U.S retail sector of late has been much maligned. While dramatic headlines suggest online retailers will be the death of traditional brick and mortar stores, the evidence suggests otherwise. A look at U.S. Economic Census numbers for retail during the last seven years (excluding food service and automobiles) shows […]
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Every year vendors naturally spend lots of time, energy, and money setting up booths, demos, and having parties around the National Retail Federation Big Show. Why not, this is where the customers are. But much of this investment never reaches its full potential because they neglect to take some simple […]
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