Strategy is rational and logical Strategy, at its core, is rational and logical, clear and simple. It should be easy to comprehend and to talk about. Without a clear strategy,...
Strategy is rational and logical Strategy, at its core, is rational and logical, clear and simple. It should be easy to comprehend and to talk about. Without a clear strategy,...
With the influence of the internet, new technology and the rise of digital marketing, a number of retailers are struggling to keep up. What will be next? Will it be...
Organizational alignment is an important concept Organizational alignment is an important concept for leaders to consider. This is especially true in the current fast-paced, complex, and constantly changing environment. What...
Era of profound and accelerating disruption We live in an era of profound and accelerating disruption - the pace of change in the book publishing world accelerates, leaving brick-and-mortar book stores...
At one point in time, people believed the world was flat. This view changed with advances in technology. Technology tends to change everything, and often quite dramatically. The initial symptom...
Sharing is an old idea The “sharing economy”, also known as the “collaborative consumption”, “peer economy” or “access economy”, consists on peer-to-peer rental schemes providing extra income for the owners and...
The sharing concept has created markets out of things that wouldn’t have been considered monetizable assets before Dubbed "collaborative consumption" - or "the sharing economy" - this movement represents the...
Technology shifts can radically change business principles. New technologies are being developed all the time, and the impact this has had on the world of business is immeasurable. As technology...
Will the dog survive in the long run Along with Blockbuster and other prominent high street retailers HMV collapsed into administration after struggling to compete against cut-price supermarket offers and internet...
Are physical retail chains facing extinction Are physical retail chains facing extinction, to be replaced by online retail? Despite several retailers’ overall net-profit decline and the disappearance of certain stores...
Disruptive change is sweeping traditional bricks and mortar. In the retail arms race, e-commerce seems to be winning. Here are some major disruptive change trends driving traditional bricks and mortar towards the...
Stores suffer from “browsers” Disruptive change is sweeping bricks and mortar and many stores suffer from “browsers” – consumers who visit shops to compare goods, only to return home to...