Are Big Brands Getting Bruised By Costco’s In House Competition?
Big brand consumer products companies are facing growing competition from in-house retailer brands. Costco's Kirkland is squeezing profits from customers that would otherwise go...
Nordstrom Uses Local To Fight Amazon Dominance
In a bid to fight against Amazon's retail dominance, Nordstrom is trying a new strategy it calls Nordstrom Local. The strategy will employ small...
Is the Amazon Story Wildly Inflated?
Amazon's effect on retail is an amazing story, but despite its disruptive nature, the company hasn't been generating profits or managing risk nearly as...
As if On Cue, Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods
For months I've been outlining my Bezos Law (see here, here, here, and here), which states that any industry Amazon (and more specifically Jeff...
Where is Your Plumber Buying Parts? Increasingly Online
As with most retail, online sales of parts for plumbers, mechanics and other tradesmen is rapidly sucking up market share. Rather than heading to...
Retail’s Rise of the Living Dead
Imagine the feeling you have when someone at a store you frequent remembers your name. It feels good. That’s the level of service national...
Wal-Mart Expands Online Grocery Delivery
Amid increasing competition from companies like Aldi, and the potential for more from Whole Foods/Amazon, Wal-Mart is expanding its online grocery delivery service to...
Is 2017 the End for Independent Grocers?
A number of headwinds are slamming into independent grocers, including competition from Amazon, a proliferation of "Dollar Store"-type discount retailers, and increased cost cutting...
Is Wal-Mart Ready to Compete with Amazon Online?
A surge in e-commerce sales boosted Wal-Mart last quarter. After aquiring Jet.com, Bonobos.com, and beefing up Walmart.com, Wal-Mart is beginning to get some traction...
Amazon is Killing Malls, Here’s How They’re Fighting Back
America's malls are dying. Malls built around antiquated big box retailers are fighting for their lives. The big retail stores are having their lunch...