Few industries have evolved as rapidly in the 21st century as the consumer retail industry. Retail organizations face new challenges every day as technology contributes to market upheaval but also facilitates new possibilities for service innovation that were mere pipe dreams just a few years ago. Retail businesses that...
Remember that time we all went to sleep and woke up to find Amazon’s pop-up storefront across the street from the Empire State Building? It was a little weird, but it was also pretty brilliant. The pop-up store, which will serve primarily as a place for customers to pick up...
When you’re contemplating how your business can rise to the next level, you might turn to an internal performance audit to gather information on the overall health of your organization. After all, audits provide a way to systematically analyze how your employees and locations are adhering to policies, procedures,...
Amazon is a giant that just seems to keep getting bigger and bigger. In fact, it accounts for a quarter of all online purchases. With people shopping online for everything from paper towels to “rideable” floor scrubbers, it might seem like we’re seeing the end of brick-and-mortar stores. But don’t...
