Every MBA student from time immemorial has been asked to memorize the following as soon as he starts school: “The purpose of a corporation is to maximize shareholder wealth.” On some levels it seems to be an indisputable axiom.
Tablet devices are such hybrids that it’s hard for me to call them “Mobile devices.” I mean, it’s obvious that you can move around with them…people take them every
When one software company buys another, it is very rare to find a combination that doesn't result in some overlap or some pieces that come with the deal that just don't fit right into the vision of the combined footprint.
Social Networking builds brands. Whether or not a company experiences direct and measurable ROI from this brand-building exercise is still under debate, but last week I observed old and new ways retailers are building and re-building their brands.
Everyone’s talking about Social Media these days. Obviously, we can’t ignore communities of a half-billion people or more that talk to each other, share recipes, product successes, failures, and preferences.
Last week I attended the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas. In some ways, attending this show is very wearying. I feel like a lot of the things being said are the same things that were being said in 2005… and 2007… and would’ve been said in 2009 if everyone wasn’t busy hiding under their desks during the Great Recession.
Old friend Alan Lipson, now with Cisco Systems, recommended I watch a show on the History Channel. The title? “Supermarket.” I may be a Schmatta Girl at heart, but everyone loves supermarkets, and the history lesson was really fascinating.
When RSR was founded, all four of us were already individually circling around the idea that a shift of tectonic proportions had just occurred in retail, and the industry was only beginning - at the time - to notice.
