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Business Ecosystems: Building Stronger Connections

Tom Spencer

Apple’s and Amazon’s product lines are showcase examples of how to build a business ecosystem. In short, it means that companies are expanding beyond their traditional core products in order to increase opportunities for cross-selling and to boost customer ownership. Not likely.

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6 Ways to Move Beyond the Commodity Mindset

Consulting Success

A man named Kyoji, who had grown up on this island but had spent 40+ years travelling around the world building several international brands and businesses. A small retail store tucked into the mountainside below a famous castle. The store specializes in and sells products made from oranges – especially juices.

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Why Retailers Should Retire Holiday Shopping Season

Harvard Business

The retail industry has been disrupted in practically every way imaginable. It’s about time that retailers also rethink their approach to the holiday shopping season. Customers don’t want retailers to dictate their shopping schedule. Customers don’t want retailers to dictate their shopping schedule.

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Big-Box Retailers Have Two Options If They Want to Survive

Harvard Business

Big box retail stores are losing relevance, while e-commerce and specialty stores grow in appeal. As a result, big box retail must shift its strategy — from competing on access and selection to staging big experiences and providing big discounts. is over-retailed. Several dynamics have produced this trend: The U.S.

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Understanding the Evolving Cuban Consumer

BCG

Restrictions on trade and travel are easing. Both Pope Francis and the Rolling Stones traveled to Cuba during the past year, highlighting the scope of global interest in the country. Economic data about the island’s economy is incomplete, and its retail and distribution networks are opaque.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Consumer Products. Popular fields for AlixPartners alum include venture capital, private equity, financial services, investment management and retail. Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. Automotive. Business & Consumer Services. Healthcare.

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Examples of Concluding Your Case Interview (Part II)

Tom Spencer

Also, we noted that since the client has ancillary products that are already in the same market, they’ve got a lot of the key relationships with retailers and distributors already worked out and operated, so that seems like a big benefit. He’s also an avid traveller with passion for FinTech, marathon, and blogging.