Strategy Driven
MARCH 15, 2023
Display Your Goods Remember the ABCs of merchandising, i.e., attractive, branded, and captivating. This is possible only by displaying your products prominently to promote your brand, captivate people’s attention, and attract them to your merchandise. So, know your audience before selling to them.
Terry Starbucker
MAY 29, 2014
It wasn’t hard to like Sarah Young as soon as we walked into her downtown store back in 2010, when we first moved to Portland. They wanted a place where they could actually see the merchandise, and have a more edited and curated selection so it was easy for them to choose. You can do it without outside financing.
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You're Not the Boss of Me
JANUARY 19, 2013
This post is a refreshed version of one I wrote in 2010. As they often say in retail stores about handling merchandise, “ If you break it you own it”. So here is my perspective on rules, along with a couple of things to think about before deciding to break them. =. Breaking an established rule usually comes with a measure of risk.
Roundtable Talk
JULY 30, 2010
Diddy) Posted on July 30, 2010 by LeaderTalker | 2 Comments As regular blog followers will remember, last week I saw Zappos.com’s head happiness spreader, Tony Hsieh , talk about his team’s winning formula for business success. Under this direction, Zappos.com has grown from nothing to over $1 billion in grow merchandise.
You're Not the Boss of Me
OCTOBER 31, 2010
As they often say in retail stores about handling merchandise, “ If you break it you own it”. Terry Reply Gwyn Teatro November 8, 2010 at 5:06 pm Hi Terry, I like what you have to say about universal laws serving as our foundation. Breaking an established rule usually comes with a measure of risk. What do you think?
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Capital markets are fragmenting and while merchandise trade recovered strongly since 2009, the intensity of services trade has remained stagnant. The world's most globally connected country (the Netherlands) is hundreds of times more connected than the least connected country (Burundi). Why does all of this matter?
Harvard Business Review
JULY 17, 2015
But as Netflix and online media channels developed, Blockbuster was no longer unique in fulfilling that purpose, and the way it fulfilled it became anachronistic. The owners of Service Merchandise and Woolworth’s have both benefitted from this line of thinking.
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