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Walgreens: Earnings Loss Despite Record Sales

By Alex Delotch Davis | 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 Alex Delotch Davis | 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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The Brand IS the Store

By Alex Delotch Davis | April 16, 2009

Domenico De Sole is the chairman of Tom Ford International, the famous menswear brand. But De Sole is most well known as former CEO of Gucci. He led the turnaround of Gucci, which was struggling under the pressure of poor management and a failing brand. In an interview for Knowledge@Wharton, De Sole discusses how the economy is affecting luxury [...]

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Retail Sales Fell for the First Time in 2009

By Alex Delotch Davis | April 14, 2009

It seems ‘The Secret’ could not be applied to retail sales and despite all the positive thinking and earnest hoping for a turnaround, retail sales fell in the month of March. USA Today reports that this is the first decline of the year. Falling some 1.1%, according to the Commerce Department, the decline came as a [...]

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Sustainable Cell Phones

By Nick Johnson | February 27, 2009

Samsung is releasing a solar-powered cell phone.  Sustainability meets the mobile phone industry.  The eco-phone market could get very interesting!
Lately, retailers and manufacturers are taking major consumer trends and applying them broadly in attempts to “own” “new” spaces.  Next move — make sure your consumers land in the same spot.  How do you do that? Communicate WITH consumers [...]

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