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Healthcare Reform: Threat and Opportunity for Retail

By editor | August 18, 2009

No matter where you stand on health-care reform, everyone agrees this examination of the system and some version of reform is necessary.  For retailers, health-care, how to provide it and manage costs, has long been an important consideration. Shandra Martinez wrote a significant piece for The Grand Rapids Press, detailing the health-care conundrum for retail [...]

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Why Isn’t Shopper Marketing on the CEO Agenda?

By Steven Skinner | August 3, 2009

Sam Walton once said “There is only one boss.  The customer.  And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”  It is clear to most of us that Mr. Walton had a pretty clear handle on what the focal point of a company should [...]

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In-Store Marketing Triggers Webinar

By editor | July 17, 2009

The Effect on Brands and Purchase Behavior
A Webinar presented by The Food Institute & Miller Zell — August 6, 2009
Featuring
Curt Johnson, SVP Consumer Industries, Miller Zell
Moderated by:
Brian Todd, President, The Food Institute
In the study, Gone in 2.3 Seconds, Miller Zell surveyed 999 shoppers to understand which in-store and out-of-store elements most influence brand perception and [...]

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Walgreens: Earnings Loss Despite Record Sales

By editor | June 23, 2009

Walgreens recently released their Q3 earnings report and, according to Retailer Daily, the drug store chain posted record sales of $16.2 billion in the quarter.  However, they still experienced a 9% decline in sales.
Walgreens, like most strategic-minded retailers, spent the beginning of this year making customer-centric adjustments to account for the change in shopping behaviors [...]

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New Markets, New Money, New Shoppers

By editor | April 30, 2009

The weakening dollar and retreating US consumers makes international markets appear much more attractive for retailers and manufacturers who were previously skeptical about launching operations overseas. The Wall Street Journal reports that Boston Consulting Group’s analysis of world wide consumer behavior supports the inclination to test international waters even in this economy.
Their survey of consumers in China [...]

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