Look How Far Target Has Come
Look how far Target has come! Since the pandemic started, Target has invested in delighting customers with: 🎯 Shop-in-shop excitement🎯 E-commerce efficiency🎯 […]
Category: Strategy
Look How Far Walmart Has Come
Look how far Walmart has come! Since 2020, Walmart has shown strategic agility by adapting to consumers’ needs, competitors’ moves and market […]
2023 Retail Risks
What risks do retail CEOs navigate? Overall, these 7 risks show how: ⚠️ AGILITY is required to keep up with these powerful […]
Top Retail Trends – Q1 2023
What’s shaping 2023 retail strategy? So far this year, these 7 trends have dominated global headlines. Overarching themes include: ⭐ TECH: Retail […]
Retail’s B2B Boom
Retail leaders are wooing B2B buyers. As consumer spending slows, retail leaders are catering to retailers’ and brands’ needs to fuel growth […]
Retail Power in 2023 – Porter’s 5 Forces
Retail power dynamics keep shifting … Over the past year: Inflation eroded companies’ and consumers’ purchasing power Employees swung from The Great […]
2023 Retail Strategy Trends
Retailers blaze a trail beyond traditional retail … This year, more retailers will fuel growth as they: Target B2B buyers with services […]
2023 Retail PEST Analysis
Which factors will influence retail strategy this year? POLITICAL: New global alliances and risks ECONOMIC: Slowdowns squeeze businesses and consumers SOCIAL: Anger […]
E-Commerce Catapults Forward
E-commerce keeps evolving. Last week we looked at how we’re still smitten by stores. Now let’s examine the effects of changing consumption […]
2022 Retail Strategy Trends Mid-Year Check-In
What’s driving 2022 retail business strategies? This final post in our mid-year check-in series reviews evidence of 2022 retail strategy trends. REAL […]
Retail 2022 – Porter’s 5 Forces Mid-Year Check-In
How has retail power shifted? This mid-year check-in shows some notable movements in recent months. BUYER POWER Consumers: Medium-High (vs. High in […]
2022 Retail PEST Analysis Mid-Year Check-In
A lot has changed in 6 months … This mid-year check-in on January’s 2022 Retail PEST Analysis reveals new market pressures and […]
2022 Retail Risks
Retail gets riskier … Across retail categories, CEOs face complex market factors that affect their 2022 strategies. Consumers are also affected by […]
Russia’s Reversal of Fortune
Global companies are breaking up with Russia. Across industries, leading companies are protesting the war on Ukraine by halting their operations in […]
Retail Partnership Patterns
Partnerships strengthen retail power. These patterns emerged across the recent Pandemic Partnerships series, which examined retail and tech giants Walmart, Instacart, Shopify, […]
Retail 2022 – Porter’s 5 Forces
Who has retail power? Market volatility continues to shift power across global retail players. Key success factors in 2022 include: ⭐️ Agility⭐️ […]
2022 Retail Strategy Trends
What’s fuelling retail strategy? Overall, companies are investing in a superior customer experience in 2022 through: RISK MITIGATION: Building local and global […]
Amazon’s Pandemic Partnerships
Titans of industry are teaming up. From cashierless coffee shops to sustainability stewardship, Amazon’s recent collaborations contribute to meaningful change in global […]
Target’s Pandemic Partnerships
Target partners with retail powerhouses. From retail giants to up-and-coming brands, these partnerships have inspired: 🎯 SHOP-IN-SHOP formats to reimagine the department […]
2022 Retail PEST Analysis
What factors will influence retail strategy this year? Overarching themes in this year’s PEST analysis include: Global systemic restructuring: Supply chains, infrastructure […]