This article defines e-commerce, its major players, with an eye towards the business structure of the industry.
What is e-commerce? The structural differences between online and traditional retail.
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Dollar General looks to move up the wheel of retail with Popshelf.
Learn about the wheel of retail theory and how Dollar General is attempting to move up it with popshelf.
What is Walmart looking to acquire with TikTok?
A TikTok acquisition would mean spending $30 billion on an app, with a business model that Walmart has no core competencies in.
Wheel of retailing: What it is and why Dollar General may not move up
Since its formulation, the wheel of retail has helped explain the evolution of retailers. Here’s why Dollar General may be different.
Retail Pricing, Fair Trade Laws, and the Rise of Walmart
Retailers not manufacturers control retail pricing. This wasn’t always the case. Learn how politics informed commerce and ultimately enabled Walmart.
Brand Licensing – Incremental or transformational growth?
A holy grail of consumer goods companies is brand licensing revenue. Kraft-Heinz recently announced it was entering the fray. Success isn’t always easy as it may seem.
Unilever, an Agile Supply Chain, and the decline of Scenario Planning
Unilever CEO Alan Jope outlined a vision for an agile supply chain–one that replaces centralized scenario planning with on-the-ground insights. Here’s what that means.
Walmart proves that omnichannel can compete with Amazon after COVID-19, but can others?
Walmart’s deep pockets and omnichannel investments have the company well positioned in a post COVID-19 world. What does it mean for the rest of retail?
General Mills: From foodservice to retail, the impact of coronavirus
How General Mills mitigated the impact of COVID-19 by transitioning away from foodservice.
Kraft Heinz Is Dying a Death by a Thousand Cost Cuts
How the private equity model drove one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies into a corner.