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“Should retailers add RFID to their marketing toolbox?” by Tom Ryan via Retail Wire

by admin | Jan 28, 2022 | Debate, News, Predictions, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

Radio frequency  identification (RFID) technology is once again being viewed as a solution for item-level inventory tracking, but its side benefits in marketing, analytics and research are also gaining attention. Potential applications in the past included...

“With omicron landing in the US, do retailers actually need the vaccine mandate?” by Daphne Howland via Retail Dive

by admin | Dec 6, 2021 | Corona Virus, Debate

andreswd via Getty Images The National Retail Federation won a stay against the government’s plan to have big companies immunize or test their employees. That squanders a chance to thwart the pandemic, experts say. As the omicron variant of COVID-19 made...

“What should retailers do about angry reviews?” by Tom Ryan via Retail Wire

by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Debate, Retail Strategy

A university study finds that while the general assumption is that an abundance of helpful reviews — whether positive or negative — is ultimately more influential in driving purchases, anger in negative reviews is not helpful. Across six laboratory...

“A LOOK AT SOME OF SKATEBOARDING’S GREATEST DISPLAYS OF FILMING” by Justin The Intern via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Oct 6, 2021 | Community, Debate, Industry, Skate Art, Skateboard

To some skaters out there, filming might seem like a pretty simple task. First, you have to buy a half-decent camera with a fisheye, and then all you really have to do is keep the skater in the frame and make sure the colors aren’t too blown out. Easy, right? Maybe,...

“Will overstocking get retailers through the holidays?” by Tom Ryan via Retail Wire

by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Debate, Retail Strategy

Big box retailers are pulling forward orders earlier than normal and aggressively investing in core items as supply chain bottlenecks threaten to lead to empty shelves over the holiday season. In many cases, inventories are up double-digit percentage points compared...

“SKATEBOARDING IS FASHION – NYFW, The Olympics, Pants, and ZZ Top” by Anthony Pappalardo of Artless Industria®

by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Community, Debate, Industry, Skateboard

Last week, I attended a panel discussion celebrating the release of Kyle Beachy’s new title The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skateboard Life at the McNally Jackson Seaport book store in Manhattan. The panelists included Beachy, Jessica Edwards, Noah Johnson,...