DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What do you find are the advantages and shortcomings of remote communications versus face-to-face? Are remote communications equally efficient or is face-to-face more important for business partners versus fellow employees? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : We have all been working remotely for Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do companies face an ethical dilemma making a profit and chasing sales during crisis times? Are fashionable face masks, coronavirus-themed t-shirts, et al a merchandising opportunity that has more upside or downside for retailers? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : My daughter is Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you think more supermarkets will convert to pickup and delivery-only operations in an effort to protect associates and customers? Is it possible for grocery stores to operate like this at scale and how might they mitigate any negative effects of closing stores to customers? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will virtual conferences be a temporary solution addressing current realities or permanently replace many in-person events? What do you see as the keys to producing successful virtual conferences? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : When we get back to what may look like Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will growth for DTC start-ups in the CPG space likely accelerate due to the pandemic? Do you think the way new brands will be brought to the grocery channel will change significantly post-COVID-19? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : The answer is yes. Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you expect a major shift to remote working as a result of COVID-19? How will this affect retailing and consumer brand organizations? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Michael, I am firmly of the belief that the work day is even more Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will wait-listing new customers and converting Whole Foods locations to online fulfillment centers allow Amazon to get on top of its e-grocery demands? What do you think the online grocery shopping landscape will look like when the dust settles? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How have consumer expectations for brands been altered by the coronavirus pandemic? Do you agree with Mr. Edelman that a brand’s mission is, among other things, to “solve problems for all, protect all, care for all, collaborate with all and innovate in the public interest”? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Is Amazon facing a make-or-break period based on how it executes amid the pandemic? What will define the company’s success? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Given what retailers and their frontline workers have been going through and will for some time, they Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How have consumer expectations for brands been altered by the coronavirus pandemic? Do you agree with Mr. Edelman that a brand’s mission is, among other things, to “solve problems for all, protect all, care for all, collaborate with all and innovate in the public interest”? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Read more…