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How the Internet Saved Handmade Goods

Harvard Business Review

Some old technologies, after being rendered obsolete by better and cheaper alternatives (indeed even after whole industries based on them have been decimated), manage to “re-emerge” to the point that they sustain healthy businesses. billion in merchandise. Think mechanical Swiss watches, now enjoying strong sales. cut of sales.

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How Data Visualization Answered One of Retail’s Most Vexing Questions

Harvard Business Review

” Lezon, along with Alex and Ani’s head of merchandising and head of sales operations, used the data to inform product placement. “That’s the really big thing: Identifying what a volume of people do over a period of time, and how you read that information.”

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