Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 4, 2011

I wanted my money back – I had the receipt, I had the merchandise in perfect condition, and virtually everything in the store was on sale at that time. So I put on my best Rich Gee smile and politely asked for the manager. P.S. Arc’teryx is still a great product, we will just purchase it at a different store.

Licensing 333

Licensing Price Merchandising Ethics 333

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Examines ways to maintain and grow value through mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio management.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

The big question for many leaders as they look toward 2011 is: "How can my company be one of them?". The competitive value of capabilities, however, will only grow as you apply them to your entire portfolio of products, day in and day out. Earning the right to win is never a cakewalk.

Strategy 15

Strategy Fixed Assets Competitive Advantage Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Retailers face several challenges as they enter the 2011 holiday season. One such category was over-the-counter family planning products, better known as birth control. Between 2008 and 2010, prices of these products grew 17%, while sales grew by 14%. This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The Future of Retail.

Retail 14

Retail P&L Merchandising Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. Troubles at Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, are mounting.

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

’” Purpose might have informed the management of two failed brands – Blockbuster and Radio Shack — differently. Because Blockbuster could no longer deliver on its purpose in a relevant way, its managers should have euthanized that brand long before it drained shareholder value and became the butt of jokes.

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the eponymous London-based retailer, did the unthinkable when he opened his first store in 1909, taking merchandise out from behind the counters so that customers could actually touch it. I want merchandise that people will desire. The patient needed radical surgery. That''s not crazy talk.

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Retail Gordon Price 8