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Brand Retail

Brand retailing is the brand industries’ strategy to grow brand appearance and sales with physical stores. Often it is called mono-brand retail (in opposite to multi-brand retail). Be it flagship stores, factory outlets, partner stores, franchise stores, concession stores or other forms, brand retail comes in various shapes. Brand retail is a highly visible brand footprint. Especially flagship stores deliver a strong brand experience, but they also carry financial huge risks. We share in this section from brand retail, the success stories, the KPIs and strategies. We outline what drives brand retail performances, both commercially and branding-wise.

The Amazon Book Store – Zero Cross Channel Services and Other Surprises

A retail pro audit from Amazon’s brick & mortar book store in Seattle, a consumer experience with zero cross channel services. Only an app secured the sale.

I have to admit, I have a love-hate relationship with Amazon. As a consumer, I like their ultimate convenience for need shopping, yet find their attempts at inspiring my impulse shopping utterly over the top. As a brand and retail manager, I love them for (more…)