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Tag Archives: Retail
Amazon.com – the WalMart of the web ?
An article in the Economist (Oct 1, 2011) reports that Amazon.com’s are 11 % lower than other retailers with physical stores for 100 products selected randomly. The prices at Amazon were even lower compared to store websites. Amazon.com’s low profit margin, scale, the … Continue reading
How did Amazon manage to price the Kindle Fire for $ 199 ?
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (Oct 3, 2011 edition) suggests that Amazon’s new Fire tablet’s amazing $ 199 price point may be related to its smaller screen but also subsidy from potential margins from sale of toys, diapers and electronics. The … Continue reading
Posted in Ecommerce, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Amazon Fire, competition, Consumers, Cost, Ecommerce, Growth, Margins, Retail, Service, Supply Chain
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Ecommerce, couriers and cash on delivery in India
An article in the New York Times (Sept 14, 2011) describes FlipKart – an ecommerce company in India that employs couriers for home delivery of orders with cash paid on delivery. Given the preference for cash transactions and payment ion … Continue reading
Posted in Ecommerce, Global Contexts, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, Ecommerce, Retail, Supply Chain
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Mishandled Missioni line at Target.com and Impact
An article in the New York Times (Sept 14, 2011) describes the Target specific Missoni line offered at Target for a fraction of the price that it regular line is sold at Bergdorf Goodman ($ 40 vs $ 12,000). The … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Demand Surge, Design, Margins, Retail, Service
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Plans to fix the US Postal System to avoid closure
A New York Times article (Sept 5, 2011) describes the financial crisis at the US Postal Service, which saw volumes decline by 22 % in the alst five years and is estimated to loose another 30 % of volume in the … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, Design, disruption, Outsourcing, Retail, US Post Office
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“Tide Dry Cleaners” as P&G takes downstream role
An article in the New York Times (December 8, 2010) describes dry cleaning stores opened by Proctor and Gamble to popularize its Tide products. A similar effort focuses on Mr Clean Car washing locations. The goal is to use these … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, Efficiency, Retail, Supply Chain
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Adjusting Apparel features to balance margins with appeal
An article in BloombergBusinessweek (May 30, 2011 page 18) describes efforts by designers to balance the needs of designers, who want clothes to be appealing, with manufacturers who want to produce them and maintain margins. This tug-of-war has become even … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Collaboration, Consumers, Design, Fast Fashion, Global, Retail, Supply Chain
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Retailers compete by offering exclusive plants
A Wall Street Journal (April 27, 2011) article describes exclusive plants offered by Lowe’s and Home Depot as they compete for customer spend. For every $ 1 spent on plants, customers are reported to spend an additional $ 3 on … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Loyal Customers, Margins, Retail, Service, Supply Chain
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Shrinking Retail Store Sizes
A Wall Street Journal article (March 3, 2011) describes a move by Best Buy, Staples and WalMart to move to smaller stores with a smaller range of SKUs. The article suggests that the very large selection of SKUs at Amazon.com … Continue reading
Posted in Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cost, Retail, Service, Supply Chain
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Choices for Dollar Tree as Commodity prices rise
An article in the Wall Street Journal (January 22,2011) describes the dilemma faced by Dollar Tree – a retailer that charges one dollar for products. Dollar Tree provides an interesting example of a retailer for whom retail price is not … Continue reading
Posted in Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Costs, Customers, Margins, Retail, Service, Supply Chain
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Global Supply Chain Musings 