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Kai Clarke's RetailWire Blog
March 12, 2010
Adapt or perish. This is a growing niche market, but its specialty, which is now its strength, will be its demise. These Latino markets have been strong during this era of assimilation, but as more and more Latinos consider themselves Americans first and Latinos second, the smart retailers ...
March 11, 2010
Mr Lindstrom, especially in his observations, is unfortunately off track. Advertisers have been using sounds to appeal to their target markets for over 100 years. Television, the largest advertising revenue source, uses extensive sounds as part of its appeal. The sound of frying eggs or the pfishhhh, ...
March 8, 2010
This is a non-question. It is the differences in category reviews that allow the industry to become more efficient. If we had to have all of the same category reviews available at the same time, who would coordinate the presentations, address the issues and create new product prototypes for ...
February 25, 2010
The urban concept is a good idea, but for Tesco to really make in-roads in the USA, it first needs to copy the successful formats that its competitors are already doing, instead of worrying about (and focusing their resources on) trying to find a better model. Once they have ...
February 23, 2010
This is a great idea by Wal-Mart. However, it needs to tone down the cost in order to gain true traction with their key teams. The numbers of their audience that will pay $19.99 for a movie will be limited. $9.99 for a movie makes better sense, ...
February 19, 2010
Wal-Mart is not an acquisition player for Rite Aid. The store footprint and format are all wrong and the costs to make these Wal-Mart "friendly" would far outweigh the benefits. For Rite Aid to be split up, it would first have to declare bankruptcy or go through a ...
February 18, 2010
This acquisition is a smart purchase by Walgreens. It allows for instant growth, a chance to expand their reach and increase their physical presence. Recessionary times are a great opportunity for stronger retailers to purchase or absorb weaker retailers, while offering opportunities for smaller retailers to grow, as ...
February 17, 2010
First, it is important to note that these studies are poor examples from which to draw conclusions. A 2-week study of students at a single university in Ohio cannot be extrapolated to labeling standards for all of America. Well-educated, young people do not reflect the mass habits of ...
February 16, 2010
Online grocery shopping is a concept which is not ready for prime-time, and may never be. So is the website that drives this. The public does not go online to purchase most food goods, since there are tremendous obstacles to overcome with delivery and customer satisfaction of the ...
February 16, 2010
In theory this is a great concept that unfortunately is not quite retail ready. Just to initiate this would require the use (and purchase) of standardized containers for each product sold, along with increased store personnel to stock and clean-up after each item is used (there is almost always ...
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