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The Best Retailers Combine Bricks and Clicks

Harvard Business

Retail profits are plummeting. Sure enough, the Census Bureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged 15.2 But before you dump all of your retail stocks, there are more facts you should consider. percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2016. Stores are closing. Malls are emptying.

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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Its a mixed bag of retail PMI news in Europe today (assuming of course one believes that spending is good). Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. In Italy, Markit reports Sharpest drop in retail sales since April.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

Compilation videos of holiday decorating fails. In-person, low-paying positions in retail, hospitality, restaurants, and healthcare remain in strong demand, though they may not attract highly skilled talent with college degrees or advanced credentials. Indeed reports that hiring has cooled significantly.

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Future Marketing Suggestions

Alan Weiss

Send your message in all media: blog, newsletter, video, podcast, teleconference, webinar, livestream—anything not requiring physical presence. Consider whether you can convert your appeal to the retail market (consumers) and not remain solely in wholesale (businesses). Err on the side of informing too many people.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

CaseInterview.com

In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. I had never heard of a retail business with such high profit margins. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales.

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Embracing Selfless Love in the Workplace

Organizational Talent Consulting

Numerous studies identify failure as often tied to misalignment between the organization and its operational environment. All you have to do is drive down any street or walk through your local retail district to see the signs for help wanted and understand the challenge of attracting and retaining the best and brightest employees.

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Lead to the future: leadership imperatives for success

Brimstone Consulting

To take advantage of this opportunity place focus on building agility, aligning the organization, operating as a team of teams, and developing your people. Retailers, grocery stores, and restaurants launched curbside pick-up. Resilient organizations, ones that excel at change, operate as a team of teams. Build Agility.