Wegmans Food Markets, the Rochester-based regional grocery chain with just over 90 stores and reported $8.3 billion in sales, is more than just a good place to shop and work. It is hands down the most beloved supermarket in the country among its customers and employees. It’s a shop that POPs! If you’ve never had a Wegmans shopping […]
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I’d want it to be an extraordinarily different kind of jewelry store. I’d want it located on an active ‘Main Street’ surrounded by other extraordinary shops, boutiques, pubs, restaurants and other places that attract guests with fun things to do and see. I’d want my store to be an exciting place where people can experience […]
Why IKEA Is a Retail Competitor to Fear
The recent passing of Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad has revived attention to a retailer that is too frequently overlooked in home furnishings circles. All too often it is the butt of jokes. From the unintelligible instructions required to assemble its furniture and the unpronounceable names for the 9,500 products it sells to its meatballs, Ikea is more often laughed […]
9 Failing Fashion Retailers in Intensive Care
Despite the dire threats of a retail apocalypse, retailers pulled it out last year. The retail sector, excluding automobiles and parts, saw a 4.4% increase in 2018 over 2017, with nonstore, including ecommerce retailers setting the pace, up 10.4%. But last year, not all retail segments were so fortunate. While shoppers were busy furnishing and updating […]
Hallmark Is Paying the Price from Abandoning What Made It Great
A recent study of US consumer companies’ brand reputations placed the venerable Hallmark brand in its top ten list. With a score of 82.4 points it ranked as the #4 brand behind Rolex, Sony and Lego, according to the 2017 Consumer RepTrak report from the Reputation Institute, which surveys on more than 5,000 companies across 22 countries […]