Online apparel resale is a robust category. Online apparel resale is the ability to sell and buy pre-worn clothing that is in good condition. It is also the experience of seeking and finding unique items that make a personal statement. Most research indicates that the desire to shop online apparel resale is most popular among […]
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Recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal indicates that Amazon is considering opening a few department stores in Ohio and California. One of the key reasons for the decline of department stores is now opening department stores. The online mega-department store is investing in building physical department stores. Amazon is about to leverage its retailing […]
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We have a situation. Many Americans refuse Covid-19 vaccines that will save their lives and the lives of others. Institutional pleas have failed to persuade these vaccine deniers. Scientific data are not working. Public health advertising is not making headway. Even seeing is not believing. According to reporting, not even the Delta-variant-near-death experience of her […]
In its recent earnings call, Beyond Meat, the brand of plant-based burgers, “meatballs”, “ground beef” and sausages, announced that its third-quarter sales forecast would be somewhat gloomy. Executives reported lower revenues suggesting that the company’s success might be cooling off the grill. Beyond Meat reported that its guarded outlook is due to “… losses of […]
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If you spend any time talking about or reading about working from home, you may have noticed the focus tends to be on managing in the new hybrid workplace. Companies are contemplating different workplace scenarios. The office as we knew it will most probably change. There is something else that has changed as well. […]
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Streaming entertainment is a crowded, competitive category. Cabin fever and closed movie theaters helped exponentially grow the streaming entertainment business. It is about to undergo yet another alteration. Welcome to the new year of content cull. To satisfy our growing need for in-home entertainment, Covid-19 opened the door to intense showbiz competition beyond what cable […]
In 1994, when Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras wrote Built to Last, they were referring to Visionary Habits of Successful Companies. Their highly influential book focused on the results of a six-year research project into what makes enduringly great companies. Their stated goals were: “to identify underlying characteristics are common to highly visionary companies” and “to […]
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Larry Light shares insights to help be a beacon of light for brands struggling in a ever changing world dominated by a global pandemic. Read some of his latest pieces now by clicking on the titles below! Retail’s New Approach To Saving Retail: Store-As-Showcase Retailers see small-format stores as the future of retail. Target led […]
Take These Actions Now Or Lose Your New Customers Post-Pandemic Packaged goods food companies are performing beyond expectations. Will this sales lift last into the future? For enduring profitable growth, brands must not only build their quantity of sales but the quality of their sales. Here are four actions to help the fortunate sales lift […]
Arcature CEO Larry Light has recognized some serious implications resulting from the global pandemic and its impact on consumers, from how they work, eat, live and think. Brands, some of which are too big to react effectively, are struggling to keep up with these societal changes. Read some of Larry’s latest pieces in Forbes on […]
Worn is Wonderful: The Future of Shopping
/in Articles /by Jay YorkOnline apparel resale is a robust category. Online apparel resale is the ability to sell and buy pre-worn clothing that is in good condition. It is also the experience of seeking and finding unique items that make a personal statement. Most research indicates that the desire to shop online apparel resale is most popular among […]
Amazon’s Opportunity to Transform Department Stores
/in Articles /by Jay YorkRecent reporting from The Wall Street Journal indicates that Amazon is considering opening a few department stores in Ohio and California. One of the key reasons for the decline of department stores is now opening department stores. The online mega-department store is investing in building physical department stores. Amazon is about to leverage its retailing […]
Changing Minds with Safe Freedom
/in Articles /by Jay YorkWe have a situation. Many Americans refuse Covid-19 vaccines that will save their lives and the lives of others. Institutional pleas have failed to persuade these vaccine deniers. Scientific data are not working. Public health advertising is not making headway. Even seeing is not believing. According to reporting, not even the Delta-variant-near-death experience of her […]
Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and the Need for Brand Promise
/in Articles /by Jay YorkIn its recent earnings call, Beyond Meat, the brand of plant-based burgers, “meatballs”, “ground beef” and sausages, announced that its third-quarter sales forecast would be somewhat gloomy. Executives reported lower revenues suggesting that the company’s success might be cooling off the grill. Beyond Meat reported that its guarded outlook is due to “… losses of […]
Coronavirus and the Death Of Silo Management
/in Articles /by Jay YorkIf you spend any time talking about or reading about working from home, you may have noticed the focus tends to be on managing in the new hybrid workplace. Companies are contemplating different workplace scenarios. The office as we knew it will most probably change. There is something else that has changed as well. […]
Relevant Differentiation Will Win The Streaming Wars
/in Articles /by Jay YorkStreaming entertainment is a crowded, competitive category. Cabin fever and closed movie theaters helped exponentially grow the streaming entertainment business. It is about to undergo yet another alteration. Welcome to the new year of content cull. To satisfy our growing need for in-home entertainment, Covid-19 opened the door to intense showbiz competition beyond what cable […]
BRANDS BUILT FOR NOW AND BUILT TO LAST
/in Articles /by Jay YorkIn 1994, when Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras wrote Built to Last, they were referring to Visionary Habits of Successful Companies. Their highly influential book focused on the results of a six-year research project into what makes enduringly great companies. Their stated goals were: “to identify underlying characteristics are common to highly visionary companies” and “to […]
Larry Light in Forbes CMO Network
/in Articles, Press Release /by Jay YorkLarry Light shares insights to help be a beacon of light for brands struggling in a ever changing world dominated by a global pandemic. Read some of his latest pieces now by clicking on the titles below! Retail’s New Approach To Saving Retail: Store-As-Showcase Retailers see small-format stores as the future of retail. Target led […]
Larry Light: Brand Insights on Pandemic Impacts & More
/in Articles, Press Release /by Jay YorkTake These Actions Now Or Lose Your New Customers Post-Pandemic Packaged goods food companies are performing beyond expectations. Will this sales lift last into the future? For enduring profitable growth, brands must not only build their quantity of sales but the quality of their sales. Here are four actions to help the fortunate sales lift […]
The Coronavirus Is Forcing Brands To Change
/in Articles, Press Release /by Jay YorkArcature CEO Larry Light has recognized some serious implications resulting from the global pandemic and its impact on consumers, from how they work, eat, live and think. Brands, some of which are too big to react effectively, are struggling to keep up with these societal changes. Read some of Larry’s latest pieces in Forbes on […]