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The Future of Retail: trends to be aware of

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The following is an anstract from a great article “The Future of Retail” by IDEO‘s Dana Cho and Beau Trincia published on “The Rotman Magazine”, Jan.2012. Full version available here. Enjoy and comments are welcomed! “TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES have hit traditional … Continue reading

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A new open online platform to share knowledge on hotel sustainability by Accor

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Accor, the world’s largest hotel group and operator of brands such as Ibis, Novotel and Sofitel, said it had launched the online platform to make information on sustainability, including, research, surveys and case studies of good practice, available to any … Continue reading

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Retailers, get ready for tablet computer shopping revolution!

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Shopping search engine Shopzilla recently published a research showing that the ”tablet revolution”, as online shopping via iPads and similar tablet devices is set to climb high in popularity, just as it has done in the US.   The research reveals that although … Continue reading

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Multichannel marketing and value proposition: how do customers perceive value?

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I was reading a very interesting article by McKinsey about the value proposition to offer to multichannel retail customers: it does not only competitive price but also the degree of trust they have in a retailer, its product assortment, and their … Continue reading

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Online shoppers welcome home grocery delivery

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Though few retail grocers offer home delivery of web orders, a survey from the Food Marketing Institute, a grocery industry trade organization, suggests that consumers respond more to web grocers that offer to deliver online orders compared with grocers that … Continue reading

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Retail, web 2.0 and sustainability:an analysis

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A recent Zumer and Sustainable Life Media research is helping medium to small size retailers to better understand what is the connection among sustainability, consumers and web 2.0 tools. The survey analizes the behaviour of 50 of the biggest companies leader in sustainability, … Continue reading

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Business Retail: a global view

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Retail is big, but how big it is and is it equally distributed worldwide or are there countries where retail is at its best?   The last CB Richard Ellis Survey  about the business of Retail, reveals how fluctuating this market … Continue reading

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The state of retail online shopping in UK: January 2011 report

Shoppers in the United Kingdom spent 5.1 billion pounds ($8.3 billion) online in January, up 21% from one year prior, according to the latest figures from consultant Capgemini and Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), a web retailing industry association.The … Continue reading

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