Investment in the development of employees pays off. One study conducted by ICF International Inc. reported that the median company return on such programs was 7X the initial investment. Opportunities for ongoing learning and development can be powerful motivators for employees and can help solidify the
On Tuesday, Kohl's announced a partnership with Facebook to use the social media giant's consumer information to select a merchandising assortment. The assortment - featuring new or unknown brands - is entitled "Curated by Kohl's," and is part of CEO Michelle Gass's efforts to enhance
CHICAGO, IL- Aug. 5th, 2019 In this report McMillanDoolittle details shifting consumer expectations across all retail categories – and the blind spots the leaders of both legacy retailers and digital natives must overcome as they adapt to an integrated retail landscape. In Different Leaders / Different
As I’ve written several times before, there are multiple reasons why the grocery category is well under-penetrated relative to other e-commerce categories. Multi-temperature products, awkwardly sized and shaped products, product and SKU proliferation, delivery challenges, combined with razor-thin margins have kept e-commerce penetration today to
Like most retailers, Prime Day has challenged Walmart and Target over the last five years. But this year, the two heavyweights developed a strong strategy to combat Amazon and executed against it. Amazon will still have a glass-half-full that goes as follows: Total sales volume will
Adding foodservice to a retail environment is hardly new. Department stores have married retail and restaurants for well over a century and drugstores routinely had soda fountains. Brands like Ikea have become almost as well known for their meatballs as their dressers and have contemplated having
In July 1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com. 25 years later, he is the wealthiest man in the world and Amazon controls 50% of the online business in the U.S. with no signs of slowing down. I have been tracking developments in the world of retail
Seoul is a global leader in technology, beauty, food, music, and increasingly, world-class retailing. During a recent project with our clients in Seoul, our team visited major and up-and-coming shopping districts in this bustling metropolis and weighed in on an impressive array of pop-up retail
Efforts to intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform have largely been driven by activist organizations and individuals. Retailers, for the most part, have been content to stay on the sidelines for fear of alienating a particular customer group and targeting one demographic group
Beyond Meat and other plant-based substitutes have made placement in or near the fresh meat case a major part of their marketing message, so much so that Beyond Meat’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission point out that proximity to the meat case has
