Viewpoint Merchant Consulting

02/14/2024

Management One retail round table last night. Now Day 2…

02/13/2024

My least favorite part of trade shows. 25 minutes to get a Starbucks, coffee!

02/14/2023

Great article by Warren.
Underscores why how “Artisnal” products are becoming more homogenized and the key is HOW they are presented and how quickly they are rotated in & out to keep a store exciting.

When New York magazine’s Grub Street newsletter recently asked the question, “Why does every store suddenly look the same?” It was using the term “Shoppy Shops” to describe the look-alike …

04/22/2020

Looks like today was the last day of Spring. We had fewer than 10 days this year with highs in the 80s. Straight from 75 to 95 😧

03/18/2020

Social distancing at my local coffee spot. 6’ rule being honored.

03/08/2020

Seth Godin's blog today:

"Under new management"

That’s a pretty silly thing to write on the store window.

It says to loyal customers, “watch out, someone new is in charge.”

And it says to strangers and the apathetic, “this place failed.”

If you think about it, though, every day, every store is under new management, if we define ‘new’ to mean, “we learned from what happened yesterday.”

Each of us has a chance to be new tomorrow, if we care enough.

The only way to get better is to walk away from what you used to believe. And the person you become can’t possibly be the same as the person you were.

02/11/2020

The dirty truth about the fashion industry is no longer a secret. What will we do about it???

Despite talk of shifting toward more sustainable production, the fashion industry's greenhouse gas emissions are on track to surge more than 50% by 2030 as global demand for apparel rises.

01/29/2020

On point article. Forecasting accurately makes all the difference!

https://www.retaildive.com/news/retail-cfo-common-forecasting-errors-2020/570401/
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Smart investment on the planning side can help retailers better align expectations with actual sales.

01/23/2020

Speaks for itself!

01/23/2020

Day 2 talking about connecting local businesses and their communities.

01/22/2020

An important way to spend 2 days.

09/25/2019

Learning more about using Big Data and AI in delivering results for our clients. At the Management One annual meeting.