DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Does it make business sense for pharmacies to offer mental health services and therapy alongside current services in those stores? What do you think will be the keys to success or failure in these endeavors? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Where are Amazon’s largest logistics advantages (costs, speed, control, information access) as it builds out its internal network? How can Amazon’s retail and shipping competitors best compete? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: There Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Are you surprised by Jeff Bezos’ qualified endorsement of the outlines of the American Rescue Plan? What do you see as the most needed infrastructure improvements with regard to the retailing industry and its suppliers and what, if anything, Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Where do you see retailers most likely to put robots to work in stores and other facilities? Do you think the cost-effectiveness question will be answered by robotics companies sooner rather than later? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Is Harry’s Labs better positioned to take emerging DTC brands to the next level than big conglomerates? Do you agree Harry’s is fortunate that its Edgewell acquisition fell apart? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you agree with Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen’s statement on the company’s strength in data analytics and action, specifically as it relates to personalization? What role do you see for Kroger’s sheds, store delivery/pickup and retail media in Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Is Amazon in danger of losing the public perception battle about working conditions for its warehouse employees and delivery drivers? Will there be an eventual tipping point where bad press starts to catch up with Amazon’s business? Interactive Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Has the pandemic spurred the adoption of artificial intelligence technology at too fast a pace? Are cybersecurity breaches, AI bias, data quality and access or other factors the biggest hurdles to overcome? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What challenges may retailers face trying to optimize the benefits of a hybrid in-person/work-from-home model? What lessons did your company learn about experiments in remote working over the last year? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Is the wholesale model in soft goods retailing at odds with direct-to-consumer initiatives? What criteria should drive brands’ decisions to shift away from wholesale relationships? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: This is about Read more…