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Tara Hunt: May 30, 2017
We often think of the retail juggernauts as having a huge advantage over smaller, more local retailers. From big budgets and brand recognition to...
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Tara Hunt: May 8, 2017
Data data data. Seems like everywhere you turn these days, it’s being thrown around as the answer to all of your woes, but when you dig deeper, it’s...
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Tara Hunt: Apr 9, 2017
It seems like every day, there is more news about the demise of retail stores in America. Some of America’s stalwarts are faltering under what’s...
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Tara Hunt: Mar 19, 2017
My veterinarian has a tiny showroom area with barely enough room for more than a couple of patients to wait for their appointments, let alone hold...
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Tara Hunt: Feb 26, 2017
Most people who shop online have bought something from Amazon. It’s a site that has everything from Oprah’s favorite books to canisters of elemental...
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Tara Hunt: Jan 27, 2017
If you’ve ever seen the television show Mr Selfridge you know that retail used to be an entirely different business than it is today. Harry Selfridge...
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Tara Hunt: Dec 29, 2016
Remember the first time you watched Star Trek and saw items magically appear in the replicator on demand? The advent of mobile shopping, in-home...
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Tara Hunt: Dec 29, 2016
Customers are motivated by vastly different things. Don’t make yours motivated by price. If you had to describe recent decades as macro shopping...
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Tara Hunt: Nov 24, 2016
Though the means of shopping may have changed radically, the emotional drivers surrounding it have not.
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Oscar Sachs: Nov 20, 2016
The holiday season is arguably the busiest time of year for retailers – both in store and online. Last year, holiday sales grew to more than $626...
