The COVID-19 health crisis has drastically shifted our shopping habits – and retailers’ responses to the changes. Fair or not, grocery chains and big-box retail have enjoyed an artificial advantage over their smaller, independent counterparts who were forced to close...
Who would have imagined we’d see a day when even ‘recession-proof’ luxury goods retailers like Tiffany have to SUE to be acquired? The COVID-19 global health crisis has luxury brand owner LVMH seeking to back out of an historic deal to acquire the...
Manufacturers, retailers and consumer goods and services brands are probably taking a good, hard look at the behavior of the U.S. consumer. After all, what goes up eventually comes down – – and, we’re in the midst of the longest economic expansion since...
I recently read about Tyson entering the meatless and plant-blended meat business under its own NEW brand. As competitive and marketing strategists intent on winning the battle before the first shot is fired, here’s what Dorsey & Company sees . . . Analysis of...
We can say all day long that the traditional and completely valid strategy to weather disruption in sources of supply is redundancy and replacements. Nonetheless, there are only so much of a given item and a limited number of places where replacements can be obtained...
