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November is here and most of us have one thing on our minds as the end of the month approaches: what kind of bargains am I going to get this Black Friday? Over the years my family has waited for this fateful day to make big-ticket item purchases, and a new TV always seems to be at the top of the list. ... Read more

Consider this conundrum: a well respected consumer goods manufacturer gets a call from a key retailer asking to return two years’ worth of inventory on a particular SKU. Two years. Why?... Read more

Amazon owns most of the online market’s “shelf space,” and is leveraging this in an attempt to gain market share for its own branded products. In this four-part series, we dive into the three categories where Amazon products are booming. Here’s a look into the online baby wipes category from September 2015 – August 2016 and the role that Amazon’s baby wipes brand, Amazon Elements, plays within it.... Read more

Amazon owns most of the online market’s “shelf space,” and is leveraging this in an attempt to gain market share for its own branded products. In this four-part series, we dive into the three categories where Amazon products are booming. Here’s a look into the online speaker category from September 2015 – August 2016 and the role that Amazon’s line of Echo speakers plays within it.... Read more

Amazon owns most of the online market’s “shelf space,” and is leveraging this in an attempt to gain market share for its own branded products. In this four-part series, we dive into the three categories where Amazon products are booming. Our first is a look into the online battery category from September 2015 – August 2016 and the role that Amazon’s battery brand, AmazonBasics, plays within it.... Read more

Recent speculation of a Blue Apron IPO has brought a lot of attention to the world of meal-prep delivery services. Too busy to figure out what to eat but still feel productive enough to cook? Meal-prep kits are the answer!... Read more

When I think of the start of a new school year, images of notebooks, pencils and highlighters come to mind, but I think that’s an outdated view... Read more

If you’re a merchant doing direct business with consumers, you know that not all markets are created equal. And neither does your business perform uniformly across metropolitan markets.... Read more

It is abundantly clear to anyone who has been paying attention that the retail environment has changed dramatically in the last few years due to the rise of e-commerce and the democratization of information at customers’ fingertips thanks to the internet. The pharmacy space is no exception.... Read more

I was wrong and I should have known better. I have always associated the Kirkland Signature brand with Costco, which is why I was so surprised to learn that Costco.com is NOT the #1 seller of Kirkland items online.... Read more