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Carol Spieckerman's RetailWire Blog
July 28, 2010
Just yesterday, a UK client was chatting with me about how the UK market is much more open to retail theater and I shared my belief that the US market is theatrically challenged. The model here still hinges on ensuring that the senses are not negatively drawn vs. leveraging ...
July 28, 2010
It's about time Target became legit in the Big Apple--it's a match made in heaven for all of the reasons cited. And more...hanging a shingle in Gotham will give Target invaluable insights into urban markets that they can in turn leverage across the US. New York is a ...
July 28, 2010
Freight log jams have happened in the past and, while they feel catastrophic at the time and there is always a lot of buzz about price increases, things tend to settle down and become a distant memory quickly.I do have a couple of clients that are being hit hard by ...
July 22, 2010
And adding insult to injury, Kmart had a reputation for slapping suppliers with punitive fees that were intentionally indefensible. They basically defined charge back-as-profit-center. When they went on the skids, suppliers ran for the hills....
July 15, 2010
In my blog yesterday, I talked about optimization mania and how retailers continue to portray it as being in the best interest of consumers (while at the same time, substituting it for creativity). I agree with a point made earlier: until retailers get on board, CPG companies will ...
July 14, 2010
Lots of great insights (and only one Kmart bashing)!This is a nice alternative to employee reviews which would not have nearly the same credibility at Kmart (or arguably, any retailer other than Game Stop).I agree that courting the good, bad and ugly (would they dare categorize the reviews accordingly?) will ...
July 7, 2010
Whether it's Walmart reaching out to the unbanked and facilitating pay-as-you-go access to any number of services or Sam's offering business loans, Walmart continues to see opportunities and break down barriers where others put up velvet ropes. As Walmart gets more aggressive in urban markets and plows ahead in ...
July 7, 2010
Target and Walmart aren't going to cede home to Bed Bath & Beyond and Walmart in particular is poised to pick up a bit of business now that Kmart has transitioned out of Martha Stewart. BB&B's staying power in this highly competitive space is impressive; however, I see opportunities ...
June 22, 2010
When Richemont snatched Net-a-Porter up in April, that said a lot about the investors' faith in haute's online future. On the other side of the value spectrum, as Walmart and others retrench with basics and as J.C. Penney, Kohl's and Macy's pile on undifferentiated proprietary brands, a gap has ...
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