DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How should stores strategize around the potential that a return to normal may not occur until late next year? Should retailers/brands prepare for the worst? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Those retailers and brands that have continued to move forward, plan, automate Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Which retailers do you think have made the most significant gains based on their ecommerce performance going back to March? What stands out to you about their operational performance? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Our son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter live in Northern Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What is driving the apparent rise in boycotts of retailers and brands? Do you see the increase in boycotts as a short-term or long-term issue for retailers and brands? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : So many of us are so frustrated with Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you think Best Buy is likely to emerge from the experience of the last several months in a stronger competitive position based on its preliminary second quarter results and employee rehiring and pay initiatives? Where do you see opportunities for the chain to build its business going Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What lessons does the COVID-19 crisis offer about the barriers retail management teams often encounter to innovation and experimentation? What’s the likelihood that legacy retailers will more readily embrace digitally-first approaches as the crisis lifts? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : When it’s Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How does the payout of large financial bonuses to top executives at struggling and bankrupt retailers affect the morale and performance of employees within those organizations? Do you think corporate America, specifically the retail industry, needs to rethink how employees from the frontline to the c-suite are compensated Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What challenges have sudden behavior changes caused by COVID-19 put on leveraging shopper data? Can marketers correct accordingly? Do you see long-term implications? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : It has absolutely rendered the process more challenging but not impossible. There are many Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you think that a large percentage of consumers will have their purchasing behavior shaped for the long-term as a result of living through the COVID-19 pandemic? What do you expect to be the effect on retailers and brands? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you expect other athletic wear and athleisure brands to expand their efforts in the at-home fitness technology market following Lululemon’s acquisition of Mirror? What rivals to Lululemon and Mirror do you see being most affected by this deal? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will most of the hardware sales previously done through Microsoft’s stores now likely go to its online platforms or to other retailers? Do you see more pros or cons for Microsoft in making this move? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : My only Read more…