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Amazon Hasn’t Destroyed Retail
It’s Created Super Merchants

July 24, 2023September 6, 2018 by WslAdmin

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Not so long ago, resilient retailers were learning how to compete against Walmart. Today, a new generation of what we call Super Merchants – durable mainstays and sprightly startups – are learning how to successfully compete against Amazon. Here’s who’s getting it right, and how. The latest retail revolution is over and we have the ... Read more

The Miss with Walmart’s Jetblack

February 23, 2023June 22, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Candace Corlett // President at WSL Watching Walmart has become my new entertainment (along with Broadway theater, Mr. Robot, Westworld, Suits, and my grandson, Baby James Jordan.) I am watching this brilliant example of how a long stretch of losses (9 quarters of poor sales performance at Walmart) energized this company that had become ... Read more

More Brands Checking Into Hospitality & Fitness, Should You?

July 24, 2023January 3, 2018 by WslAdmin

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There is no longer a routine path to purchase, so retailers and brands are breaking their own molds. Among the trends: Many are turning to fitness and hospitality in the latest bid to shape-shift into what shoppers want their stores to be. We’ve reported before that shoppers are increasingly ditching their shopping routines. The latest piece of ... Read more