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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. For example, if a new CPG brand is trying to figure out how to price its products, it has a fairly routinized problem on its hands.

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2019: What To Take Forward And What To Leave Behind

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It’s almost as bad as saying it’s the “Year of The Sloth” – since, let’s face it, pigs are not typically prized for their wisdom, energy, vision or leadership qualities across the animal kingdom. The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston, by contrast, gets me far less excited, even though I use it a lot. Consider this.

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