Carol Spieckerman’s Retail Insights
Top Trajectory: Let Your Retail Flagship Fly!
Top Retail Trajectory: Let Your Flagship Fly!
Will ending its price parity rule take the antitrust heat off Amazon?
My thoughts on Amazon’s recent decision to back off its price parity rule.
Does new retail need a new prototype?
In my latest Retail Wire weigh-in, I take on whether the old retail store benchmarks for store design are obsolete.
Top Trajectory: Retail's Private Brand Palooza
Top Retail Trajectory: Retail’s Private Brand Palooza
Nordstrom opening more Local stores without inventory
Nordstrom seems to be shifting from personalization to convenience with its expansion of its Nordstrom Local concept. My latest Retail Wire weigh-in
Former CEO wants to bring Toys ‘R’ Us back from the dead
Plotting a Toys R Us revival potentially perilous. Category killing ain’t what it used to be. My latest Retail Wire weigh in.
marketers struggle to deliver personalized content
When it comes to content, one of retail's biggest pain points is the disconnect (or void) between brand marketers and retailers. Check out my thoughts and other weigh-ins on Retail Wire.
Macy’s takes stake in retail-as-a-service tech firm
Macy's is smart to forge platform partnerships and brand acquisitions that reinforce its core premise. My latest Retail Wire weigh-in.
The question for today’s retailers: What business are you in?
Retailers are in danger of losing their identities. My latest Retail Wire weigh-in:
Buy, Build or Bridge? Retail's Latest Conundrum
Retailer's will answer one question early and often as they seek to secure their futures, with no two arriving at the same answer.
Amazon Upending Private Branding. Will Others Follow?
Amazon is transforming private branding as we know it. I share four reasons why its stealth + scale formula makes sense.
8 Mistakes Retail Solution Providers Can’t Make
Solution providers are one of the fastest stakeholder groups in retail, and retailers have never been more open to what they bring to the table. In my latest Retail Reframe article, I share 8 unforced errors that might blow the opportunity.