Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2018

No industry is failing faster than retail. Just last month, the 125-year-old Sears—once the world’s largest retailer— filed for bankruptcy. And so Harry’s has been growing 35% year-on-year between 2014 to 2016, three times faster than the industry average , commanding 9% of all online razor sales.

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Retail Sales Productivity Industry 42

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. The response from the worlds largest retailer is hardly unexpected. ” The bill, known as the Large Retailer Accountability Act, passed the council on an initial 8 to 5 vote last month. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

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MishTalk

MARCH 31, 2015

This is now showing up in numerous Canadian coincident data releases, with retail sales being the latest to miss expectations last Friday. Canada December Retail Sales On February 20, the Huffington Post reported Canadian Retail Sales Post Biggest Drop Since April, 2010. billion in December.

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Data Retail Sales Banking 28

MishTalk

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Some of the growth is driven by record-low interest rates, supporting auto sales that account for almost a quarter of the increase in spending on long-lasting items. From 2008 through this year, the annual rise in the number of households has averaged less than 1 percent. Unless the top 10% increase spending ~6%/yr.,

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Automotive Sales Data Report 77

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2018

The technology industry is booming: in 2008, Microsoft was the only tech firm ranked in the world’s top 10 public companies by market capitalisation. Hardware and software sales – where a product is sold. In 2018, tech firms take seven of the top ten spots (Financial Times Global 500). I’ll explain more in my next post.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

percent in August from a year earlier - the lowest since 2008 when the economy was buffeted by the global financial crisis - compared with expectations for 8.8 Retail Sales: +11.9% Industrial output rose 6.9 percent and slowing sharply from 9.0 percent in July. The August data may point to a hard landing. Power Generation: -2.2%

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Industry Government Retail Policies 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. Longer-term, Americans self-reported spending is much stronger than it was from late 2008 to late 2011, but continues to trail early 2008, before the recession gained momentum.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2017

million people who work as retail salespeople and cashiers and in food prep and service — the three largest occupations in the United States — earn poverty-level wages and have unpredictable schedules, few opportunities for success and growth, and little meaning and dignity in their jobs.

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Retail System Training Training 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2014

Retail Sales Cost-Cutting, Competition, and Cannibalization Numerous retailers are cutting employees. Penney, Macy''s, Target, Aéropostale, and numerous other retailers have announced cutbacks as noted in Tsunami of Retail Store Closings and Downsizings Coming; Expect Layoffs and Shorter Hours. Wal-Mart, J.C.

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Banking Retail Healthcare Sales 78

Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2018

An example of the difficulties of competing for dependence can be seen in the rise of the “ DIY-economy ,” which was particularly pronounced after the 2008 recession. An example of competition for preference is the retail industry, which has long been a battleground for customer preferences.

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Retail Examples Accenture Productivity 38

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely.

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Leadership Banking Ethics Culture 38

Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. In 2008, Booz separated its operations from the U.S. Additional areas of expertise include new financial services channels, technologies and markets, retail financial services, and e-business. Booz & Company.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 83

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

The product, owned by Germany’s Brandstatter Group, generated 90% of the firm’s $696 million in sales last year. The luxury SUV that set a record for pre-sales. At the time, gasoline prices were soaring and sales of large SUVs had declined. Retailers said demand outstripped supply by 900%. Most definitely.

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Productivity Sales Development B2B 31

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

UPS Freight , the fifth-largest LTL, reported tonnage off 10 percent (matching the record decline reported in the 2009 3Q during the depth of the Great Recession) and shipments down 5 percent year over year (the worst drop since 2008 fourth quarter). Overoptimism 2008-2010 The SEP growth forecast for 2008 never turned negative.

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Balance Sheet Banking Study Policies 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

And I wasn’t the only one concerned about the company’s direction – in 2008 my colleagues Yves Doz and Mikko Kosonen wrote about the “rollercoaster” that was strategy at Nokia for many years, just before the Apple phenomenon decimated the company’s handset business.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. The jobs are in sales, customer contact centers, and field service positions. Or they may be people who interact with customers after the sale.

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Talent McKinsey Apparel Sales 28

MishTalk

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Retailers and wholesalers have ample supply for the holiday season, so imports and freight shipments should not strengthen considerably. Inventories to Sales Economists missed the wholesale trade report numbers by a mile. Inventories to Sales The inventory-to-sales ratio is clearly in the danger zone. Sales are up 2.3

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Sales Report Trends Real Estate 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

They exceed the peak levels in the crisis countries before 2008 in some cases, including such advanced economies as Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, as well as Malaysia, South Korea, and Thailand. These countries want to avoid property-related debt crises like those of 2008.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Government Banking Financial 28

Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. Additional areas of expertise include new financial services channels, technologies and markets, retail financial services, and e-business. The Birchman Group. Website: thebirchmangroup.com. Frost & Sullivan.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 76

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

2008 was when the split came, and Booz Allen Hamilton (parent company) divided in 2. With the large government consulting portfolio as the core for Booz, the firm started with long legacy recurring relationships – which means less sales time (with 0 revenue) and more funded project utilization. Automotive. Consumer Products.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

In 2005, the Hay Group was asked to provide the research for Chief Executive Magazine’s “Best Companies for Leaders” In 2008, “Senior Leadership Teams” an article written by Hay Group staff members was published by Harvard Business School Press. Enterprise sales effectiveness. Retail services. Job evaluation.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2017

The companies that are most vocal about environmental and social issues tend to be big, mass-market brands — well-known retailers , consumer products giants , and tech firms that are telling a new story to consumers who increasingly care about sustainability. Like many luxury brands, Krug was struggling after the 2008 financial crisis.

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Energy Productivity Retail Financial 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

An engaging conversation with a helpful retail employee. Although the use of brands’ mobile apps has exploded since 2008, “brand app fatigue” is starting to settle in. H&M: Awesome! Would you like to shop this, share it, or save it? Me: Share it. H&M: Which friends do you want to share this outfit with?

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Company Retail Training Training 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. This would represent between 10% and 15% of total retail financial assets under management. will grow to U.S. $5 5 trillion to U.S. $7

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MishTalk

MARCH 1, 2015

Down the road, electronics retailer Colin Fountain speaks of the boom in the past tense. One real estate agent said “a hell of a lot” of property was on the market – about 400 houses were for rent or sale and buyers were scarce. It just got cut off.” I’ve definitely noticed a slowdown.

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Real Estate Banking Construction Policies 28

MishTalk

MARCH 12, 2015

Debt matters - $30 Trillion – up $9 trillion since 2008 Debt is 200-300% of GDP counting Shadow Banks. Orange and lemon groves turn to useless, vacant housing Property 20% of GDP and tracking negative (sales and pricing). China''s total debt has sprouted from 153 percent of gross domestic product in 2008 to 282 percent today.

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Banking Government Video Sales 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The US Consumer must have known the weather would be bad already last summer looking at this chart of Retails Sales: The US consumer remains 2/3 of the economy but he is still conservative: Spending rose 2.0% I simply believe that China leads the world. in 2013 after 2.2% in 2012 and 2011. This is mainly due to low wage growth.

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Banking Conference Travel Policies 74

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Upon realizing that their findings were highly applicable to the problems of sales force sizing and resource allocation, they decided to investigate further. sales force teams.

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MishTalk

APRIL 9, 2015

We lost manufacturing jobs, but cheap goods from China provided millions of trucking and shipping jobs and allowed the expansion of massive numbers of retail jobs and construction jobs to build all the stores and malls everywhere. They offer them for sale to us. Standards of living have soared. Here is a second irony.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2018

For retailers, that difference has big implications for the problem of assortment — how many variations of a single product to offer. For retailers, understanding the dynamics of assortment is critical for attracting and keeping customers. Think of a swimsuit desired for beachwear versus swimming laps.)

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Productivity Retail Advertising Groups 28

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

What applies to certain high-tech companies does not apply to the vast majority of manufacturing and retail sales businesses. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Advertising 66

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Prior to this, only 2007-2008 saw this many annual deals, and before that the single-year peak of 2000 saw “just” over 40,000 deals. Hospitals , too, are merging horizontally when they can, as did pharmacy retailers. The efficiencies of online business have continued to fell the old giants of retailing.

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Healthcare Automotive Chemicals Retail 28

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. Digital commerce must still contend with cash.

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Methodologies Policies Government Data 28

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media. Voice Of The Customer. Webinars & White Papers. 1to1 Webinars.

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Media Advertising Trends Video 37

freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

Airbnb Since its launch in San Francisco in 2008 between two friends renting their home out during a conference in the city, this online bed booking service offers over 250,000 rooms provided by private individuals in in over 30,000 cities in 192 countries.

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Hotels Transportation Energy Company 53

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2016

The uncertainty could have an impact on a wider ecosystem that affects the attractiveness of the UK as a tech hub: retail, hospitality, healthcare, and financial services. Advertising, hiring and capital expenditures could be delayed until the dust settles, jeopardizing the growth models of many enterprises.

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Talent Enterprise Industry Software 32

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2017

But in the last two contests in which Hillary Clinton has participated, the 2008 primary and the 2016 election, she won on most of these metrics — and lost the elections. Once a “connected” product draws in users, those users effectively become the sales force. Rowling, sales rose to over one million.

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Media Advertising Metrics Productivity 42