Editors’ Picks (Best Read)
Inspirational Summer Break
Lockdowns, home office, home schooling, re-opening, health restrictions, more lockdowns, and now open again, but for how long? ….. click for more inspiration
Special Edition: Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility has been on brands and retailers’ radar for decades. In some cases the strategic alignment with CSR was a true commitment to corporate ethics and positive change, in others a device to boost public opinion and employer marketing. ….. click for more inspiration
Recovery Scenarios for the Brand & Retail Industry
While the pandemic is far from over, our 2021 has started on a constructive note with many contributors sharing their insights on what recovering from this crisis could look like across the brand and retail industry. ….. click for more inspiration
2021 will see the biggest consumer recovery of all time – says Prof. Niall Ferguson
If you look on the bright side, 2020 has cleared up many doubts on the future of business. Recap our learnings here ….. click for more inspiration
Post Covid: Best Read in Brand and Retail
22,144 readers, 3 new authors, updates from China, India and Europe, and 14 greatly diverse posts. It is great to be back with our best quarter ever. ….. click for more inspiration
Post Covid Brand Strategy – Best Practice Round-up
Brand industry & Covid-19: Discover the latest insights and emerging best practices across a struggling brand and retail industry, from e-commerce and digitalisation to low touch strategic sourcing and creative social distancing implementations. ….. click for more inspiration
Society Needs your Engagement
extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. We suspend our regular distribution of growth inspiration to allow everyone to focus on what is most important at this time: to care for friends, neighbours, family and society. ….. click for more inspiration
Special Edition: Going Global
International expansion has traditionally been slow, expensive and high risk. But to many brands and retailers, the opportunities in going global remain compelling. This special ….. click for more inspiration
Brand Management 2019: The Year in Review
We’ve curated our brand management reader favourites of 2019 for you. Topics include digital marketplace distribution, multichannel retail, brick & mortar stores in a digital ….. click for more inspiration
Special Edition: Digital Distribution
We’ve come a long way from early computer networks to the networked world we operate in today. The brand and retail industry may have been a late bloomer, but the past decade or so has seen a veritable explosion of developments in digital distribution. ….. click for more inspiration
Recommended Brand & Retail Management Reading
Keep up to date with our quarterly round-up of recommended brand and retail management reading! Discover the latest insights in omnichannel retailing, global expansion, retail locations, a KPI slam and a Berlin gem! ….. click for more inspiration
Special Edition: Omni Channel Retailing
Our omni channel retailing special edition separates buzzword from best practice strategies and shares some of the best omni channel retail across the industry with you. ….. click for more inspiration
Brand & Retail Management Must Reads
Keep up to date with our round-up of brand and retail management must reads! Discover the latest trends in drone delivery, assortment and marketplace KPIs, omnichannel retail, and concessions! ….. click for more inspiration
Brand Growth Strategy for CEOs & Strategic Planners
How’s your year going so far? Now’s a good time to take stock and prepare for the upcoming planning season! This special edition offers some brand growth strategy inspiration for CEOs and strategic planners. ….. click for more inspiration
The Latest Brand Management Insights
Need to catch up on the latest brand management insights? We have curated a few recent gems on current e-commerce trends, last mile innovation, performance management and omnichannel retail for you! ….. click for more inspiration
Special Edition: Processes & Operations for Retail Managers
While everyone talks about growing online sales, offline retail still makes up the vast majority of consumption. This special edition offers inspiration and guidance on process & operations for retail managers in this context. ….. click for more inspiration
To a Good Year in Brand and Retail Growth
Social proof is the best kind of proof: 2018 brought us a 102% increase in readers and landed 81% of our posts in Google’s top ….. click for more inspiration
Brand Growth 2018: The Year in Review
We’ve curated our brand growth reader favourites of 2018 for you. Topics include online customer acquisition, accessible shopping, last mile delivery, Amazon Go, the uniquest selling proposition, retail development in India and Adidas’ cities strategy. ….. click for more inspiration
Best of Brand & Retail Management Reading
Is your brand and retail management reading list up to date? We have a few suggestions: brand development, bestseller management, market expansion, online shopping and omnichannel retailing. ….. click for more inspiration
Update Your Brand Management Reading List
Add our selection as diverse as the latest trends in edited retail, high and low tech fashion size finders, an update on fashion retail in India, creating memorable store experinces or Adidas’ Global Cities strategy to your brand management reading list. ….. click for more inspiration