Freight Rates Plummet
You may recall that container shipping rates skyrocketed during the pandemic. Rates jumped by a factor of 5-10x depending on the source of numbers. This…
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“Nike Broke Up With Retailers. Now It’s Trying to Win Them Back”
This recent Wall Street Journal article, “Nike Broke Up With Retailers. Now It’s Trying to Win Them Back,” (June 10, 2023, non-subscribers may be able…
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Retailers Push Back on Returns
After years of generous and easy return policies, “Retailers Clamp Down on Returns,” (Wall Street Journal, subscription required, May 23, 2023). The bottom line –…
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Shortage of Warehouse Space…
This short (9 minute) Planet Money podcast titled “Full (ware)house” covers some interesting trends in the warehouse space. One current situation is that in spite…
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Supply Chain Woes Drive Up Prices
My students are often curious about how the pandemic has influenced marketing strategy planning. The biggest example are the supply chain problems (Chapters 10 and…
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Why do some brands discourage customers from buying more of them?
This is a fascinating trend. I first noticed this with Patagonia. The clothing brand that encourages people to keep their clothes longer (recall the “Don’t…
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Shopping During COVID-19 Accelerates Changes in Retail
The brick-and-mortar retail business has struggled through the pandemic. With many retailers closed or shoppers simply avoiding them, online retailers benefitted. That has also created…
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Inflation worries influence consumer behavior; how do companies respond?
Several product categories have seen costs spike during the pandemic. While supply chains get plenty of well-deserved blame, there are more reasons than that. These…
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Seattle’s Zero-Emissions Last-Mile Delivery Hub
Earlier this month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report on the climate. It was not encouraging and clearly points…
