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Retail Paradox Weekly
Retail News Analysis by RSR Research
August 25, 2009
Building a Green Brand: What Will Work?
By Steve Rowen, Managing Partner
8/25/2009
The results of our latest report on Green Retailing have provided us with even deeper insights into how retailers perceive the value of environmentally-conscious behaviors than we could have hoped for. This year, more respondents agree that a commitment to green practices is not just a good PR initiative, but rather a genuine opportunity for cost savings. More respondents (especially Retail Winners) also view green as a strategic initiative, while fewer think it is a non-starter.
Our respondents’ view of green initiatives’ potential can be decisively broken... More
Not Your Father's eCommerce
By Nikki Baird, Managing Partner
8/25/2009
I don't think anyone can argue that the evolution of communications has accelerated over time. Once we hit the digital age, that evolution has felt like something approaching the speed of light. So it should come as no surprise that we can be barely a teen's years into the internet age, and be speaking about the 'early days' like my grandfather spoke about his childhood.
Well, communications is one thing, but commerce is another... More
Just the Facts, Ma'am
By Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner
8/25/2009
Sgt. Joe Friday of TV’s Dragnet series was always looking for “just the facts, ma’am.” Ironically, here’s a fact: Joe Friday never said that. The phrase, “just the facts, ma’am,” is an amalgam of several similar statements the character made over the years. Undaunted, we will forge on with a fact finding mission, this time as relates to the status of E-commerce sales as a percent to total sales.
There have been wild assertions made over the years of the importance of the e-channel... More
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