Every major brand is grappling with the issue of intellectual piracy. While infringements on property rights are a problem around the globe, the Chinese are especially guilty of rampantly “borrowing” ideas or adapting successful product and entertainment ideas, making them their own without much…
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The Wegman’s Way
Wegman’s, the privately held, Rochester, New York-based supermarket chain has always been the envy of most food retailers. A highly successful operation, the Wegman family has been approached countless times to sell out to larger chains. They have steadfastly refused, preferring to operate their 70…
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There’s Something About Harry
Harry Potter, boy wizard. Cultural phenom. This generation’s Boy Wonder. The seventh and final installment about Harry’s last year at Hogwart’s–Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows–goes to press on July 21st of this year. Author J.K. Rowling made the announcement recently, but remained…
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GE Wins ‘Most Admired’ Billing
Sunday, April 22nd was Earth Day. Time for companies to take stock of what can be done and to applaud what’s already being done Earth-wise…
This year’s Fortune 500 Ranking of America’s largest corporations has been published. What I focused on is the “Most Admired Companies of 2007.”
Fortune’s s…
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Not Your Granddaddy’s Cadillac
Let’s face it: American car manufacturers are in a major funk, and have been for some time. Cadillac, though, has been a bright spot. Talk about an iconic American brand that had been dying a slow, dignified death for the past few decades… only to make a dramatic U-turn at the dawn of the new…
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Green in Chicago
A new idea has taken root in Chicago–bully for that city! According to Business Week, Chicago’s Green Exchange will be the first shopping center in the U.S. for environmentally responsible and socially conscious businesses.” What a great idea!
Get this: not only will the first “green mall” i…
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Store Brands Give National Brands a Run for the Money
If you missed it: there was an excellent article in the March 20th MarketingProfs newsletter dubbed Premium Store Brands: The Hottest Trend in Retailing. The authors, Nirmalya Kumar and Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp, hit the nail on the head in this article: retailers have developed, branded and…
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