The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 20, 2021

The authors highlight that this is far from a new trend, and indeed concerns have been expressed for many years about the paucity of investment in skills and education, especially in the face of skills gaps in a growing number of disciplines and productivity that has flatlined in recent years. in 2011 to 6.4 in 2011 to 6.4

Training 82

Training Participative Skills Short-term 82

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Already we’ve seen retail demand falling to unprecedented levels, with reduced mobility also causing demand for oil to plummet. It’s a contract that’s based upon trust and is vital if productivity is to be high across the business. Supporting the foundations.

Short-term 84

Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 84

Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

We’re having a giveaway for a $75 gift certificate to any product (out of the millions of items available) from CSN Stores. This online retailer offers everything from bedroom furniture, luggage, shoes and bags, home and garden accessories, and also living room and dining furniture, like this chest of drawers.

Press Release 214

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 214

Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

An answer to this was anything but obvious, and I struggled to find one shortly after my friend Katie and I were laid off from what were supposed to be dream jobs with an online shoe retailer. We knew that choosing the latter entailed taking, quite probably, the greatest risk in the face of an unstable economy; yet, in the end, we did anyway.

Fashion 124

Fashion Press Release Discount PR 124

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you rolled-out a new product?

Business Model 305

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 305

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Increasingly, the largest retailers in markets across the country are employing sophisticated personalized marketing and thereby becoming the primary shopping destination for a growing number of consumers. Retail has entered the era of Big Data. The biggest retailers are investing accordingly.

Retail 15

Retail Brand Marketing Industry 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

New technologies and socioeconomic trends are reshaping the retail marketplace. The IBM Institute for Business Value recently surveyed over 30,000 people in three mature and three growth markets to discover what consumers will want from retailers in the future. Click here to cancel reply.

Resources 50

Resources Newsletter Retail Strategic Planning 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Special Edition 50 – An Interview with Marshall Fisher, co-author of The New Science of Retailing examines the use of analytics to improve an organization’s supply chain performance in a way that ultimately enhances the bottom line. Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Podcast ! Click here to cancel reply.

Supply Chain 57

Supply Chain Retail Bottom-up Newsletter 57

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

To learn more about SAS, its products and services, visit www.sas.com. One retail CTO summed it up well at a recent SAS event when he said, “We don’t want to just struggle through and be hanging by our fingertips when the economy recovers. Improve productivity. Technology can probably breathe new life into them.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. Where professionals once wrote memos to be read, 2011 begins an era in which documents are written with touch both in mind and on fingertips. That's right.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

billion , entrepreneurial companies with technology at their core have disrupted entire industries and threatened or eliminated incumbents. A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation.

Technology 14

Technology Venture Capitalist CIO ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Think through the implications of these technologies, however, and an even more startling vision emerges: the future will look more like the past. Consumers go to retail stores to find out what is available at what prices—in other words, in large part, to get information. Those massive warehouses are much easier to automate.

Technology 8

Technology Retail Transportation Construction 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

They might include sales productivity metrics such as market share, the company’s ability to charge premium prices relative to peers, or sales force productivity. Operating-cost productivity metrics might include the component costs for building an automobile or delivering a package, the rates of rework, and so forth.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

CO2

JULY 6, 2010

As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them.

Letter 74

Letter Blog Executive Coaching Strategic Planning 74

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

In 2011, the average tenure dropped to 18 years. Read more from DXC Technology: Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus. Digital transformation transcends technology. Digital transformation is often viewed through a narrow technology lens, as just another mobile project or e-commerce initiative.

Technology 8

Technology Industry GDP Content 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Was a year like 2011 likely ? China, China, and China.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

This is where staff researchers review products that include kitchen and laundry appliances, cookware, coffeemakers, vacuum cleaners, recipes, and even bathing suits. Here, the Seal is awarded to a few select products that lab staffers deem worthy. Does anyone need experts to identify "good" products?

Productivity 12

Productivity Products Retail Telemarketing 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

Small businesses are also instrumental to our innovation economy; small firms produce 13 times more patents per employee than larger firms and employ more than 40% of high technology workers in America. In contrast, loans to larger firms have risen every year since hitting bottom in 2011, and are now up about 4% since that low point.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

While BCG or McKinsey will still proudly help a client devise a corporate strategy, in the eyes of many in the industry such projects have become what retailers call "loss leaders" — products you have to offer to get the customer in the door, but not where you make the real money. Of course not," he replied.

Consultative 15

Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2020

as well as the Tohoku earthquake in Japan in 2011. A manufacturer might have had a close working relationship with a STmicroelectronics product distributor , for example, yet they had only a foggy idea of the tertiary vendors who were affiliated with that company. This is where technology can save the day.

Supply Chain 115

Supply Chain Compliance Fashion Efficiency 115

Building Personal Strength

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Is it the clothing retail business? Technology. If you want to be effective in the world, if you want to be capable of adding value, so people will give you money to do what you do, you need to be capable in a few specific areas. The business. Is it the restaurant business? If so, do you understand that business? Can you wait tables?

Skills 44

Skills Bottom-up Video Blog 44

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Starbucks is just one of many companies using this type of technology, and it’s not hard to understand why. As the argument goes, that’s good for workers, who don’t want to be bored or overwhelmed, and it’s good for retailers, whose biggest cost and revenue driver is typically labor. on Saturdays.

Software 9

Software Management Retail How To 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Aside from complex technological advances (e.g., Aside from complex technological advances (e.g., But it also has implications for areas outside of entertainment, such as marketing, fashion, tourism, and retail, where commercial AR apps have already been increasing in numbers and popularity. Phase 2: Trying on products at home.

Tourism 9

Tourism Technology Content Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Greater productivity meant lower prices and faster growth, leading to increased industry dominance. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Companies increasingly use digital technologies to circumvent distributors and enter into direct relationships with their end-users. Writing in the Sloan Management Review, Boston College professor Gerald Kane noted that 87% of executives surveyed indicated that digital technologies will disrupt their industries to a great or moderate extent.

Strategy 10

Strategy B2B Insurance Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

These tried-and-true tools of the retail trade might not be as sexy as other forms of marketing. But together they account for more than $165 billion in purchasing power ( $110 billion in gift cards purchased, $48 billion in loyalty points earned, and more than $5 billion in product coupons redeemed). Gift cards. Loyalty points.

Brand 9

Brand Loyalty Retail Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

In fact, it matters as much or more than a number of other factors associated with successful businesses, like technology adoption. The plants that have adopted these monitoring and incentives-based management practices were far more productive, innovative, and profitable. Management techniques explained 18% of that difference.

Skills 12

Skills Management Succession Bottom-up 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

DISH Networks, the owners since 2011 of video rental giant Blockbuster, announced Wednesday the shuttering of all remaining company-owned retail locations and of Blockbuster’s DVD-by-mail service. homes have broadband , and network operators continue to invest in ever-faster cable, satellite, and fiber-based technologies.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Intangible Assets Retail Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

Remarkably, the leading challenger is online retailer Amazon, with its Kindle Fire tablet. Delivering great products is no longer sufficient for success. And as the Fire's limited memory, ho-hum processor, and and lack of camera demonstrate, great products may not even be necessary. — to deliver the best product.

Strategy 15

Strategy eBook Library Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

Tim Cook took over as CEO in 2011. Employees on the factory floor and in the retail stores are on the move, and it's not a completely positive journey. On the retail side, Apple's recent record-shattering financial performance meant that each Apple store employee produced, on average, $473,000 in sales. Cook an executor.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail PR Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. Warehouse automation systems are big and complicated; if they don’t work, you’re worse off than before since it becomes almost impossible to ship product. Their ability to execute.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2011

For decades, marketers have segmented their target customers to get a read on who will buy a product or service. Nor are these details, especially age, reliable indicators of your technology savvy. Many of those data points exist in silos — with the phone company, the cable company, the retailer, etc.

Market Segmentation 14

Market Segmentation Marketing How To Price 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

You might simply Pinterest the elements you liked, including information about your space or noise limitations ("One-bedroom apartment on busy street in New York," or "suburban space that needs stuff protected from little kids"), and then have a retailer give you a personalized, optimal configuration. Big Isn't Enough.

Porter 17

Porter Mass Marketing Supply Chain Retail 17

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

And I could write a book on the topic of rare earth metals, those precious elements that make nearly every green technology possible and go into every iPhone. Smart companies like Hitachi are trying to find solutions, such as its new plan to develop rare earth recycling technologies. Looking Forward to 2011. China, China, China.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail Globalization Price 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Technology is making it easier to connect with rural consumers in so-called media dark areas. The challenges – market development, product design, logistics, communication — deter many companies from even considering rural markets in developing countries. The Philippines is a nation of small retailers.

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Cost Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2015

Riding on the inputs of such third-party developers and their popular applications, Walgreens enhanced overall customer engagement with its retail stores. Twitter acquired TweetDeck in 2011. Google now has expanded API-based access to Google Maps and several of its other products. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Levitt 8

Levitt Real Estate Business Model Early Adopters 8