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Tag Archives: retailing
Drones and Taxes at Amazon.com
Big News for Amazon isn't Delivered by Drone Amazon.com's recent announcement that it is working on a long-range plan to deliver packages by drone was upstaged Monday by the Supreme Court. In this instance, the court did not deliver a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Congress, internet, online, retail, retailing, sales, sales tax, Supreme Court
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Amazon.com and the Retail Revolution
Amazon Locker – 1 More Nail in the Coffin or… Can Brick and Mortar Retailers Fight Back? I'd heard of Amazon.com's Lockers some months ago, but never seen one until a couple of weeks ago. While vacationing in London near … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstores, Business
Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, bookstore, online, retail, retailing
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Saving JC Penney
5 Step Plan to Save JC Penney 1. √ Fire CEO Ron Johnson 2. √ Re-Hire previous CEO 3. √ Hire Blackstone to sort out financial options 4. ? Get customers back 5. ? Move forward In the last few … Continue reading
Delivering the Customer Experience
Win the Online Shopping Battle 4 Ways to Compete against Internet Appliance Sellers (and others) A 1999 book The Experience Economy by Joseph Pine and James Gilmore has become a handbook for winning customers for life by marketing experiences. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Business
Tagged business, experience, internet, marketing, online, retailing, sales
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JCPenney’s Failed Pricing Strategy to Change
JCP CEO Ron Johnson Changes Direction – Again Let the Sales Begin The biggest sale at JCPenney has been the 55% drop in the stock price since January 2012 when new CEO Ron Johnson rolled out an everyday low price … Continue reading
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Tagged CEO, discounting, JCPenney, price, Prices, Pricing, retail, retailing
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Black Friday Results – Who knew?
Black Friday Mystery The figures are in, the pundits have spoken, and here are the definitive results – maybe: 1. Black Friday Sales were down. Black Friday – Friday retail sales were down 1.8% over the previous year according to … Continue reading
Update on retailers battle with Amazon
Amazon agrees to collect sales tax for Arizona Amazon has settled a dispute with Arizona and will begin collecting sales tax from Arizona purchasers in February 2013. According to the Associated Press, Amazon “now collects sales taxes on orders shipped … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, business, retail, retailing, showrooming
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Unauthorized Sellers Featured by Amazon
As Holiday season nears, battle with Amazon resellers looms. Recent figures show that 40% of Amazon.com unit sales come from third parties. That is, Amazon brokers the sales on its website, but the sales are actually made through a different … Continue reading