February 27, 2023 by Jason Reiser
e-commerce, Jason Reiser, omnichannel
2023, Issue 02-27-2023, Issues, Opinion
Who doesn’t like a good sports story, especially with the Super Bowl in our rearview mirror but our hearts still on the gridiron? There’s one that’s especially on point these days, given where we’re at with digital commerce. It’s summer, 1961. The Green Bay Packers, just off a crushing defeat costing them the NFL Championship,
January 16, 2023 by Jason Reiser
Jason Reiser, upskilling
2023, Issue 01-16-2023, Issues
A wise man (Einstein, actually) once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” So true when it comes to the talent issues we’re facing today. Over the past few years, we’ve been challenged to respond and adapt like never before. We’ve got our hands full with
January 16, 2023 by Jason Reiser
Jason Reiser, Market Performance Group (MPG), upskilling
Opinion
A wise man (Einstein, actually) once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” So true when it comes to the talent issues we’re facing today. Over the past few years, we’ve been challenged to respond and adapt like never before. We’ve got our hands full with
December 12, 2022 by Jason Reiser
jason reisee, media, retail
2022, Issue 12-12-2022, Issues, Opinion
If you’re a music buff (or just of a certain age), you likely remember “Video Killed the Radio Star.” The first music video, it transformed the industry, replacing radio as the best way to spike record sales. A cautionary tale and lament for radio’s golden age, it spoke to the changes brought by technology and
November 14, 2022 by Jason Reiser
Jason Reiser, slowdown
2022, Issue 11-14-2022, Issues
Don’t tell anyone, but if you cut me, I still bleed a little Walmart blue. After working there for 18 years, can you blame me? Walmart does much of its teaching through storytelling, and in 2008, when times were tough for the consumer, an executive stood up and told the parable, “The Man Who Sold
October 10, 2022 by Jason Reiser
Inflation, Jason Reiser
2022, Issue 10-10-2022, Issues
I saw a report from Bloomberg a little while ago that the Federal Reserve has a new plan to end high inflation — through a “growth recession” strategy. Worrisome, huh? The economist who first thought up “growth recession” likened it to a contained tiger — not a tiger running loose, but not a paper tiger
September 26, 2022 by Jason Reiser
Inflation, Jason Reiser
Leading Headlines, Opinion
I saw a report from Bloomberg a little while ago that the Federal Reserve has a new plan to end high inflation — through a “growth recession” strategy. Worrisome, huh? The economist who first thought up “growth recession” likened it to a contained tiger – not a tiger running loose, but not a paper tiger
July 11, 2022 by Jason Reiser
#supplychain, Jason Reiser
2022, Issue 07-11-2022, Issues
#supplychain … No surprise this topic is trending in a big way. Or that it’s time to rethink how retailers and manufacturers bring their products to market. When I picture every “strategy on a page” I’ve seen over the years, supply chain has always been the foundation — and almost always taken for granted. It’s
May 23, 2022 by Jason Reiser
in-person, Jason Reiser, NACDS Annual Meeting
2022, Issue 05-23-2022, Issues, Opinion
It was absolutely amazing to be back in person at our home away from home (don’t we wish?), The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting. The in-person meetings and interactions that occurred were personally satisfying and much more impactful and action-oriented than I’ve found with virtual.