Retail Trends
Stores Can Compete (and Win) in a Mobile World
This week, Lindsay, our summer intern, weighs in on online shopping. Read more of Lindsay’s perspectives on retail here. Every year, a disproportionate number of small businesses struggle or fail, partly from competition with large retailers that have a huge online footprint, like Amazon or Walmart. Consumers say that online shopping has made retail more convenient.…
Read MoreThe Expanding Role of High Potentials in Retail Talent Strategies
The HR research firm Bersin by Deloitte defines high potentials as employees who have been identified as “having the potential, ability, and aspiration for successive leadership positions within the company.” But many retailers are also leveraging their high potentials in new and interesting ways. Identifying”‘HiPo” candidates isn’t new. Over the past few years, however, this group…
Read MoreAmazon and the Realities of Retail Leadership
Exposés of what goes on behind the scenes at large, well-known companies are guaranteed attention grabbers, so it’s no surprise that this week’s New York Times story about Amazon’s “bruising workplace” has been getting non-stop coverage. Since the article came out, there has been some controversy about whether the findings are truly representative since they…
Read MoreWe’re Moving!
We’ve been in Ridgewood, NJ for almost 25 years and at this location for about half for that time. When you make a decision to move, whether personally or professionally, it’s an opportunity to reflect and purge! Our files are filled with examples of challenging problems we have solved and situations we’ve improved through our…
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