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Joel Warady's RetailWire Blog
July 29, 2010
For the past eight years, Target has dipped its toe in the waters of Manhattan with various temporary locations and pop-up stores. Opening their first permanent Manhattan store was a natural progression. Is it important? Only from the standpoint of the fact that having a store in the fashion, art, ...
July 26, 2010
It seems to me that the issue is not so much with the retail strategy of A&P, nor is there a severe operational problem with the chain. At this point, it is a perception problem. The brand is tired, seems out of date to most people, and the brand possesses ...
July 16, 2010
This is a great opportunity for QSRs and other dining establishments to incorporate technology into their strategy, both as a way to market to their consumers as well as keep them engaged while in the restaurant, and get them to spend more money on their meals.Knowing the relationship between technology ...
July 15, 2010
Remember when...Prodigy was the first, untilCompuserve grew rapidly, untilAOL exploded, untilYahoo dominated, untilGoogle became all-powerful, untilFacebook hit 500 million users?Today Facebook remains the Social Media champ, so marketers should continue to look at it as part of their integrated marketing plan. But somewhere, there is a 20 year old sitting ...
July 14, 2010
There will be a select group of people who are willing to spend $300 for a fan. But not the masses. Remember when the Segway came out and how people said it was revolutionary? It was, but it didn't mean people would purchase it. They didn't.I fear that the same ...
July 12, 2010
How can this be anything but a winning promotion?The target customer will come into to try and their jeans for the sole purpose of getting a phone. But in the meantime, they will probably purchase a pair of jeans. One has to assume that American Eagle is going to also ...
July 9, 2010
As mentioned before, there is a niche market for "fresh foods delivered to your door," with milk being one of the offerings. When I was growing up, in addition to the milkman, we had the produce truck visit the block, and the bread truck as well. I think all of ...
July 8, 2010
Geo-location programs tied in with the psychology of gaming continue to increase in popularity, and are helping drive traffic and create loyalty with certain retail brands. But it is VERY early in the process, and no one can declare that these types of programs are working.That being said, one has ...
July 6, 2010
The greatest asset that the new Disney stores possess is the influence of Steve Jobs. He is a master of creating a rich retail experience.If Disney gives the new concept a chance, and I suspect that they will given that Steve Jobs is the largest shareholder, 5 years from now ...
July 2, 2010
Why should this surprise anyone? Banks have totally lost sight of how to properly generate profits, build customer loyalty, and create long-term value. If they make mistakes, they have taxpayers who will bail them out. So hearing that banks are making absurd decisions based upon totally ridiculous analysis is no ...
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