Couples are increasingly choosing a lab-grown diamond for their all-important diamond engagement ring purchase. The Wall Street Journal reported that more than one-third of U.S. couples chose a lab-grown center stone in 2022, based upon a survey conducted by The Knot among nearly 12,000 engaged couples. Younger couples purchase lab-growns at a far higher rate than […]
Archive | June, 2023
Problem-Solving Innovation Powered Tommy John To Disrupt The Stale Men’s Underwear Business
Legendary management guru W. Edwards Deming famously said, “In God we trust. All others must bring data.” That’s particularly germane in these confounding times when the typically reliable data-driven economic indicators provide vastly different reads on the future. Instead, we need to turn to other indices to weigh the scales for our predictions. Such is […]
Bloomie’s Is Proving A Retailer Can Shrink To Prosperity
Macy’s Inc, the corporate parent of luxury department store Bloomingdale’s, has been trying to shrink itself to prosperity over the past five years without much success. Back in 2018, the company generated $25 billion in revenues and $1 billion in net income out of 867 stores – 649 Macy’s, 55 Bloomingdale’s and 163 specialty Bluemercury […]
Ready to Start a Business? ‘The Corporateneur Plan’ Is Your Authoritative Guide to Entrepreneurial Success
Ken Rohl was 50 years old when he decided he’d had enough of corporate life. Political in-fighting and conflicting opinions stifled his creativity and inspiration. He took his experience from his stint in corporate America and used it to start a business that was so successful that a Fortune 500 company bought it. He became […]
A ‘Reputation Recession’ Is Bringing Chanel, LVMH, Burberry, Hermès, Ralph Lauren And Others Down
Brand reputation and brand loyalty are two related but distinct aspects of a luxury brand’s performance, and they are inextricably linked. Brand reputation is how consumers perceive a brand and its products, services, or experiences. It is based on various factors such as product quality, brand heritage, pricing, advertising, corporate social responsibility, and customer service. […]