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Steve Montgomery's RetailWire Blog
September 2, 2010
Samsung's pricing strategy will certainly increase adoption rate for 3-D among those that are interested in 3-D TV. Its price is less than half what Panasonic and Sony are selling comparable sized sets for. Unless its competitors are making very large margins, it would seem to be an ...
September 1, 2010
I am not familiar with the details of the Borders Loyalty programs. Like all consumers, I could order my books from them online but there are two of their competitor's locations close to where I live so, when I shop for a physical book, it is not at a ...
August 31, 2010
I'm with Ms. Spieckerman--I believe Wal-Mart has been utilizing this approach for some time. As data analysis has gotten better and faster I would simply see this as an extension of their historic practices, i.e., an evolutionary rather than revolutionary change. In many case the result is less ...
August 30, 2010
The structure of retail in the U.S. and Europe are not the same. While it is true that some of our big box retailers are located on the edges of our cities others are found in the cities and the suburbs. The European hypermarkets were almost all built ...
August 27, 2010
Here are a few of the things we remind clients regarding store layout and merchandising:1. There is a difference between a display and visible storage. 2. Displays are something to walk by, not around.3. Size matters. If too large it is imposing. Too small, it is insignificant.4. A ...
August 25, 2010
I agree that there is a danger that the Costco shopper will complete their purchases and head home. However, that does not mean they will have avoided going into shop at other stores in the mall. It will depend on their primary reason for going to the mall. ...
August 23, 2010
The cost of generating the sales may seem high but will depend of a variety of issues. Including the following:- Did the GAP acquire new customers?- Did the GAP get some former customers to return to their stores?- Did the customers buy more than the $50 and thus ...
August 20, 2010
Beer is a destination category for convenience retailing so the threat to that and to other beer/wine outlets is real. The size of the threat is yet to be determined. Much will depend on the positioning of the category by Dollar General. Beer is a known value ...
August 19, 2010
I think the timing of this article and the "Retailers Are Sold On Frugality" article that appeared yesterday in the Wall Street Journal are interesting. In the WSJ article the writers reported on how retailers are cutting expenses to be able to maintain profitability. This does not sound ...
August 16, 2010
While I can understand his frustration I can not condone his actions. He created an incident that impacted not only the customer he said caused his action, but many, many others.I think what appeals to many of his supporters is that they too have felt like doing something similar. ...
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