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Warren Thayer's RetailWire Blog
August 10, 2010
As David said, this involves only a small investment and minimal risk. It should work well enough to keep it going, given busy lifestyles. Not a home run, but definitely a stand-up double....
August 10, 2010
Rationalizing signage is long overdue for many retailers. Manufacturers afraid of being left out will push signage that they think meets their own needs (and often it doesn't), without consideration for the consumer or the retailer. Weak retailers give in and just let the signage go up, rather than take ...
August 9, 2010
There have always been wealthy people making significant charitable donations, so I don't see this list as anything more than anecdotal. You could also argue the names of the 10 people listed until the cows come home; they're as good as any, I suppose, but many others are just as ...
August 5, 2010
It's about time! But then, I'm one of those who never gets excited about fashion. I just buy function, and when I want it, I want it. ...
August 2, 2010
I agree totally with Max Goldberg, and hereby endorse him for President....
July 29, 2010
This is more a case of something getting publicity, versus any sea change in how kids' birthdays are celebrated. You'll always have the folks who go overboard, the folks who cut spending or make charitable donations, and the huge group in the middle to whom this will be pretty much ...
July 20, 2010
Reminds me of the phobic absurdity that took hold when HBA (Health & Beauty AIDS) became HBC (Health & Beauty CARE). I'll bet some of the same people are involved....
July 14, 2010
Good idea, and I think it could easily work in other departments, such as TVs, electronics, computers, etc., where consumers so often seek out guidance. This could work especially well for high-ticket items bought by older people who are less tech-savvy. In games, I'd suspect a lot of the young ...
July 12, 2010
A good returns policy is powerful not only for generating loyalty, but also for preventing lifetime boycott of a store by someone who feels cheated....
June 30, 2010
There's a fascinating piece in the June issue of The Atlantic (that's a "print" magazine--you can read about such antiquarian and odd things online) about how Google is trying to save the news business, in its own self-interest. There are so many subtleties in all this, and I get annoyed ...
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