Category: customer-engagement
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The New Era of Retail Collaborations: Sports Direct & Game!
Roaming through my rather cavernous Sports Direct in search of school sports supplies, I was considering the proposed collaboration between Sports Direct and Game. The idea is to share retail space and bring their brands together under one roof. It makes complete sense, serving different retail and leisure needs but to the same customer,…
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Spanish Statement: The Primark Pinnacle of Pre-eminence
The last decade has seen the rise of Primark as a tour de force in the world of value fashion as it strides from the UK and Ireland across Spain, Germany, Italy and now to the United States. It is easy but incorrect to brand Primark as simply low prices. These it certainly has through…
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Celebrating Omnichannel: Exorcising the ghosts of Christmas past, present & future…
So the winner yet again this Christmas was online retail. Also, apparently and a little contradictory, Amazon was at the same time killing off retail itself, which is a little strange considering that the last time I logged on to Amazon, it was indeed a retailer. It all makes for good headlines, even if…
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“The Beauty and the Beast!” of today’s supply chain
From beginning to end…from conception to consumption…nurture an inner pride that translates to a public passion, so that the flow of enthusiasm continues well beyond the selling process. As part of your core business processes measure and monitor passion as though it were as tangible as gold coins because that is what passion will surely…
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Great Yarns: The Untold Riches of a Humble Past
The last decade has shown us that brands need to connect very strongly on an emotional level with their customers in order to survive and flourish. New brands arrive with a fanfare of future expectations, but equally valid and valuable are the stories behind the brand evolution and history. It almost seems that the more humble…
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Lush for Life: Believing in the Body & Soul of Beauty
It’s not often that the atmosphere in a store is so real and tangible you can almost touch it and taste it. And whilst the assortment on offer may look good enough to eat in Lush, it is the experience which is something to die for and not a misguided mouthful of soap-suds. Complete…
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