Payless: A Brief Obituary
Back in 1956, there were a couple of events that helped shape the course of […]
Of Sears and the Great A&P
The death of a major retailer rarely comes as a surprise. You can usually see […]
Information and Competition
It seems that competition regulators at the European Union are looking into whether “Big Data” […]
Amazon, Whole Foods, and The Great A&P
A lot of people are concerned that if Amazon.com’s purchase of Whole Foods Market goes through, […]
Time for a Timely Demise
As a young journalist, I was taught never to refer to someone’s “untimely” death: those […]
In Defense of Industrial Food
The other night I watched Michael Pollan’s new documentary, In Defense of Food. I’m a […]
End of the Road for an American Icon
The July 20 bankruptcy filing by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company marks the […]
Chain Stores in Chains
Chain stores have a lot of advantages over mom and pop. By purchasing in enormous […]
The Limits of Co-ops
I recently gave a talk to some retailers with a problem. For many years, these […]
Can WalMart Shrink Its Stores?
Chain stores have some obvious advantages, such as well-known brand names and the ability to […]