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What is e-commerce? The structural differences between online and traditional retail.

posted in e-commerce, Ideas on October 17, 2020 by Eric Gardner 3 Comments
What is e-commerce? The structural differences between online and traditional retail.

This article defines e-commerce, its major players, with an eye towards the business structure of the industry.

Dollar General looks to move up the wheel of retail with Popshelf.

posted in Dollar General, Retail on October 9, 2020 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
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?

posted in Retail, Walmart on August 30, 2020 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
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

posted in Dollar General, Ideas, Strategy on July 5, 2020 by Eric Gardner 2 Comments
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

posted in Featured, Ideas, Policy, Walmart on June 30, 2020 by Eric Gardner 4 Comments
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?

posted in Companies, Ideas, Kraft-Heinz, Marketing on June 21, 2020 by Eric Gardner 0 Comment
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

posted in Companies, Supply Chain, Unilever, What did we learn? on May 30, 2020 by Eric Gardner 1 Comment
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?

posted in Ideas, Retail, Strategy, Walmart on May 26, 2020 by Eric Gardner 2 Comments
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

posted in Companies, General Mills on March 28, 2020 by Eric Gardner 2 Comments
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

posted in Companies, Featured, Ideas, Kraft-Heinz, Strategy on February 27, 2020 by Eric Gardner 10 Comments
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.

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I am a management consultant that works in consumer goods. I write about the intersection of politics, retail, and technology.

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