Joel Warady

Lowe's should have reminded the Florida group what true Christian values really are, and then thanked them for their comments and views. Once this was done, Lowe's should have made decisions based in what is morally correct, not correct for Wall St. They would have gained a lot more...

If you never use it, and all you do is hire people who do, you'll never get it. It doesn't matter what you say, or what your best intentions might be, without immersing yourself into social media, it will always be one of those things "that we do at...

This seems to be a study looking for a problem. I'm not sure we need to worry about Apple and cannibalization. They continue to open strong stores, and the crowds continue to come. The brand still has huge opportunity for growth, and is far from saturation. Apple is in...

Walmart has had so many failed attempts at owning the digital channel, it is hard to believe that they will all of a sudden be able to compete with Amazon. They have tried to beat Netflix at their own game and failed. They tried the same with digital books,...

I'm not sure about this research. I'm sure that someone can produce a study that indicates a certain type of music can have a certain percentage of positive impact on sales. But is this really going to make a difference in the success of a retailer? I think not.

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If I had to put my money on who will be a winner in the juice bar chain space, and I could choose from Jamba Juice or Starbucks, Starbucks gets my money hands down. As Howard Schultz says, who knows the retail beverage market better than Starbucks? No one!...

The most significant aspect of this arrangement is it once again addresses the ongoing battle as to who owns the customer; the brand or the retailer. By allowing the brands to control the deals, and further linking the deals directly to the consumers' credit card, it puts the power...

The use of technology in the stores is certainly a positive. And giving credit where credit is due, Walgreens is not the leader here; Rite Aid started this initiative first. But all that being said, the question is not about the technology, but about the people implementing the technology....

Kudos to Sears and Kmart for taking the leap and trying this new initiative. It has been working well in countries where there are limited retail locations, and little space to build more. In the US, where we certainly are an over-retailed society right now, I'm not sure how...

When discussing the path to purchase, we should not get hung up on the technology as much as the philosophy and the purchasing habits of the consumer. Today we are talking about the smartphone, and the current technology that exists in the consumer's pocket. Sometime in the near future,...