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- Wal-Mart and Amazon Battle for Online Supremacy
- Compete submits: The 2009 holiday shopping season is shaping up to be the battle of retail’s two titans: Amazon.com AMZN, the largest online retailer vs. Walmart WMT, the world’s largest brick and mortar retailer. For years, at least online, this has hardly been a contest, with...
- External links 2009-12-02
- Target vs. Wal-Mart: Online Conversion Battle Heats Up
- Compete submits: For several months, retailers have been reporting declining in-store sales but increasing online sales. So what does the all important e-commerce space look like for two of the largest retailers? Last month, Wal-Mart WMT attracted more visitors than Target TGT to its website and...
- External links 2009-06-16
- Do Online Strategies Drive Tire Prospects?
- Compete submits: While the economy begins to show some signs of a recovery, including modest gains in consumer confidence, the auto industry continues to struggle as sales remain at historic lows. As more and more car and truck owners opt to keep their vehicles longer than originally planned, the...
- External links 2009-05-13
- Why Isn't McDonald's Targeting the Fish Crowd During Lent?
- Compete submits: Why would McDonald’s MCD not use filetofish.com to capitalize on its most ignored sandwich the one time of year 23.9% of the US population is compelled to consume it at least once a week lent? Where is the website counterpart to the viral Arnold phenom that is...
- External links 2009-04-02
- How Consumers Are Using the Web in Home Improvement Projects
- Compete submits: I think Macgyver is the ultimate handyman. The way he is able to fix, create, or build whatever it is he needs under nearly any circumstances is amazing. by Compete
- External links 2009-10-26
- Staples, Office Depot Benefit from Improved Back to School in September
- Compete submits: 2009 is BIG for Back to School: Staples and Office Depot See YOY Growth in Q3 September marked the beginning of the school year and the end of the Back to School Season for office supply retailers. Q3 sales figures have yet to be released,...
- External links 2009-10-14
- Who Makes the Best Cup of Java?
- Compete submits: Recently, Slate Magazine released an article comparing the coffee brews of Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks, and McDonalds. Surprisingly, the coffee shop whose biz is dedicated to coffee first came in last. Starbucks SBUX was the worst rated, next to McDononald’s MCD, and Dunkin’ Donuts was the winner. ...
- External links 2009-08-18
- Home Depot and Lowe's: A look at Their Online Customer Service
- Compete submits: As a renter, I never understood why Home Depot HD and Lowe’s LOW were so popular. Then, I bought my first house. I lost track, but believe that first month of home ownership resulted in me going to THD approximately 537 times. As these two...
- External links 2009-07-20
- From Conspicuous to Conscious Consumption
- Compete submits: An interview with Dan Stanek, Executive Vice President, TNS Retail Forward It wouldn’t surprise you if I said that this holiday shopping season is expected to be weak. But would you be taken aback if I said that there is a fundamental shift in consumer values underway...
- External links 2008-11-24
- Can Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Stand Up to Starbucks?
- Compete submits: Dunkin’ Donuts took the gloves off in its battle against rival Starbucks SBUX with the October 21 launch of its “Dunkin Beat Starbucks” campaign featuring a national blind taste test where Dunkin’ coffee was preferred over Starbucks. Has the campaign resonated with coffee drinkers? *Daily reach...
- External links 2008-11-10
- Coke vs. Pepsi: Super Bowl Ads and Web Traffic
- Compete submits: Coke KO and Pepsi PEP have been locked in battle on many fronts for decades and the Super Bowl goes a long way in deciding which of the two has the upper hand. Both had success with memorable ads in 2008; Pepsi’s Justin Timberlake ad and Coke’s...
- External links 2009-02-04
- TV Demand Strong at Walmart
- Compete submits: Recession doesn’t seem to be having much of an impact on the market for high-end TVs. According to a recent survey by Consumer Reports, 23% of respondents said they plan to purchase an LCD or plasma TV this holiday season. It’s likely that some of the...
- External links 2008-12-21
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- Blockbuster Repackages Its Supply Chain to Compete With Growing Retail Market
- These are tough times for movie and video-game rental services. But Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. has worked hard to keep pace with changes in the business in its 20 years of existence. With the advent of movies on DVD, everything changed. Today, rental and retail DVDs are released simultaneously, so Blockbuster...
- Case studies 2005-12-01
- Article on Retail
- "In the world of retail there is no room for complacency. Subtle shifts in customer perceptions, customer needs, and trade areas can have serious repercussions on your business and your ability to compete. MRSI's retail research services have helped some of the biggest names in shopping center development and...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Can Employees Produce Without Trust and Empowerment?
- Wal-Mart’s struggling to grow market share and increase stock value, and according to Business Week and retail consultant Patricia Pao, poor customer service is to blame. The obvious explanation is that employees just don't care because they're not compensated enough to do so (which creates a vicious cycle; weakened employee morale...
- Blog posts 2007-10-02
- Outgunned and outspent: its rivals have more marketing dollars and brand recognition, but medical device maker Home Diagnostics still managed an $80 million IPO
- Home Diagnostics Inc. knows it cannot compete against the giants of the medical industry when it comes to marketing dollars. Nor can the Fort Lauderdale-based diabetes testing kit maker compete for retail shelf space with the likes of Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott and Bayer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Instead,...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- Modesto Irrigation District Sues PG&E and Destec for Antitrust Damages
- MODESTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 3, 1998--On Monday, August 3, 1998, the Modesto Irrigation District MID filed a complaint against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) and Destec Power Services, Inc. Destec, alleging that the companies conspired against MID to deny MID access to potential customers within PG&E's service territory, thereby illegally...
- Research articles 1998-08-03
- Retail Roundup: The End Of The Supply Chain
- Retailers large and small struggle with the same fundamental challenge: How to best match demand for their products to supply, and at the same time leave sufficient margin on the table to allow them to serve customers, compete, and grow. The consensus of the segment experts Inbound Logistics interviewed is...
- White papers 2003-08-01
- Lessons Learned From Electricity Restructuring: Transition to Competitive Markets Underway, But Full Benefits Will Take Time and Effort to Achieve
- The electricity industry in the United States is undergoing major changes, the outcomes of which will affect every consumer. The industry is in the process of restructuring from one in which monopoly utilities generated and provided electricity to consumers at regulated prices to one in which numerous private companies are...
- White papers 2002-12-17
- Microsoft Needs Amazing Stores to Compete With Apple, Itself
- Microsoft is coming closer to its much-anticipated retail launch, which is touted as a direct assault on Apple's highly successful retail stores. But the software giant faces a formidable challenge -- to woo customers away from Apple Stores its roll out must be super impressive, and it needs to convince...
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
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