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The Anti-Amazon Model
The Anti-Amazon Model
September 24, 2015  |  Controversial

Can anybody beat Amazon? Not at its own game, it would appear. But Colin Robinson, Co-Founder of independent publisher OR Books, believes that smaller companies...

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The Creative Destruction Of Grocery Stores
The Creative Destruction Of Grocery Stores
September 10, 2015  |  In Depth

Online is bifurcating how consumers shop for everything — including groceries. In response, grocery chains are switching things up, experimenting with smaller formats that primarily...

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Subscription Clubs Get Naked
Subscription Clubs Get Naked
July 30, 2015  |  Hmmm

Columbia House? Book-of-the-Month Club? Yesterday’s news. In a world where connected consumers have increasing control over exactly what they want, when they want it, and...

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Rock ‘N’ Roll Retail On The Sunset Strip
Rock ‘N’ Roll Retail On The Sunset Strip
July 23, 2015  |  Cool

Digital? Not a threat to some people in the analog world. Marc Weinstein, co-founder of the world famous Amoeba Music, is a music lover who...

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Amazon: The Merchant’s Best Friend?
Amazon: The Merchant’s Best Friend?
June 25, 2015  |  Cool

Attention, eCommerce merchants: Amazon is not your enemy. On the contrary, the company can actually help its partners increase its conversion rates 20 times over....

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