Michael Kozlowski of Good e-Reader and Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World discuss the recent IDPF and Book Expo America conference, the ongoing battle between Amazon and Hachette, Barnes and Noble suspending audiobook sales and the store within
a store concept for bookselling.
With some of Amazon's other initiatives — cashier-less
store concepts for instance — we know that the future's successful retailers will be a blend of online and e-commerce.
Not exact matches
They visited the corporate test
stores in Michigan and decided the
concept was right
for them.
The vitamin - C -
for - colds hype originated back in the 1970s, but the
concept gained steam in the late 1990s, when a supplement called Airborne hit
store shelves.
Upon doing their due diligence, the mother - daughter duo discovered that the parent company, Winmark Corp., had more than 1,130
stores (up to 1,154 today) throughout North America and had been franchising resale
concepts — five, to date —
for almost three decades.
He proposed the
concept of «audio branding,» and the company was soon developing customized playlists
for retailers to play in -
store to sonically showcase their corporate identities.
Sears,
for example, earlier this year announced its smaller - format
store concept, which will only sell appliances and mattresses.
The Birchbox Paris
store will emulate the basic
concept of the Manhattan
store, but the company says it will make some tweaks
for the French market.
But, I had a new idea — a different
concept than anyone had thought of
for a camera
store.
While the idea of having no stock in the
store is not a new
concept for furniture retailers, Bonobos is one of the first clothing retailers to see the wisdom in it.
RadioShack started looking
for other opportunities to throw itself into, but rather than focus on improving itself with the offerings it already had, the company tried out new
concepts with new stores to address customers» needs: Computer City to sell computers, Famous Brand Electronics for refurbished electronics, McDuff and Video Concepts for audio and video, Energy Express to sell batteries, and Incredible Universe, which showed a strong resemblance to B
concepts with new
stores to address customers» needs: Computer City to sell computers, Famous Brand Electronics
for refurbished electronics, McDuff and Video
Concepts for audio and video, Energy Express to sell batteries, and Incredible Universe, which showed a strong resemblance to B
Concepts for audio and video, Energy Express to sell batteries, and Incredible Universe, which showed a strong resemblance to Best Buy.
Among the lowlights of the retailer's continuing, soap - operatic slide in 2013: CEO Ron Johnson resigned in April after all of 16 months on the job; the company had to apologize to customers
for alienating them with new
store concepts; and activist investor Bill Ackman, who stepped down from the board in August, swallowed a $ 470 million loss upon selling his Penney's stake.
Restaurants could emulate Dunkin' Brands Group's new
concept store, where the chain experiments with new technology such as ordering kiosks and separate areas
for mobile order pick - up.
In November, Neiman Marcus made a deal with Rent the Runway
for a
store - within - a-
store concept in San Francisco.
GE calls the sharing
concept the GE
Store, and it's one of the company's main arguments
for why its parts are more valuable together than separated.
The temporary
store concept appears here to stay and has become part of the modern marketing and development tool kit
for brands around the world.
HOME PC enthusiasts and general business users have a local source
for information on the latest developments in the fast moving PC industry with Gateway's new technology
concept store at Garden City.
Along with all of the other positive points / reasons
for this being the right business
concept at the exact perfect moment in time, there is a surge in a segment of the population possibly wanting to own / operate one of these
stores in the thousands of people who have been offered «buy - outs» in return
for retiring early.
We own approximately 400 corporate
stores, and utilize these as an arena
for testing products and
concepts and passing that learning onto the Domino's system as a whole.
The department
store chain said it has acquired Story, a New York
concept store known
for its quirky merchandise and «experiences.»
From online to bricks and mortar, the very
concept of what
stores are, how consumers shop them, and even the core economic model
for revenue, will be will be profoundly reinvented; changes sure to affect not only retailers large and small but any business with a stake in the global retail industry.
Bezos also has been testing
concepts for physical grocery and convenience
stores, and it recently opened kiosks
for commuters to pick up groceries they had ordered online.
Java Dave's Coffee supports independent coffee houses and offers strong branding
concepts with the Java Dave's logo, cups, packaging and signage but still allow
for a
store's individual identity.
To Whole Foods» credit, the chain is moving quickly with strategic initiatives to address its challenges, including the launch of smaller - format, value - oriented «365»
concept stores, and promotions intended to revitalize customers» interest and excitement
for the brand.
Schwartz borrowed this
concept from Nobel laureate Herbert Simon, who developed it as a realistic alternative to the notion of the «utility maximizer» presupposed by classical economics:
For example, if a supermarket chain attempted to calculate the very best alternative before deciding where to place a new
store, the research costs would bankrupt it, while more intrepid competitors would move in.
For the past three years, Thorntons has been working to understand its
stores» value to the guest and implementing its fresh and convenient food and beverage
concept.
«We listen to our clients and develop a
concept for a
store or market
for a direct need.»
While there have been various
store bought frozen
concepts for breakfast pizza (they were once totally a thing), I don't know if I...
Microwave mac and cheese isn't a new
concept, as it can be purchased at your local grocery
store, but this is a homemade version using white cheddar
for this much needed comfort food.
LeVecke Corp. can handle the process
for those clients as their products move from the
concept stage to eventually being placed on
store shelves.
Same
concept goes
for the jam - you can easily use your favorite
store - bought brand, but this homemade strawberry chia jam is surprisingly simple and fuss - free!
The Big & Bold Shiraz has been a strong seller
for the past 12 months across all four of Coles liquor brands — the value chain Liquorland, Vintage Cellars, First Choice and the newly established LiquorMarket, which is a new
concept store opened in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood.
FreeRange
Concepts» founders, Kyle Noonan and Josh Sepkowitz, have a combined 20 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, including hospitality management, operations, acquisitions, divestitures and new store openings for multi-million dollar c
Concepts» founders, Kyle Noonan and Josh Sepkowitz, have a combined 20 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, including hospitality management, operations, acquisitions, divestitures and new
store openings
for multi-million dollar
conceptsconcepts.
Last August, Chuck Malk, president of CRM Properties Group Ltd., the developer of The Shops at Deerfield Square in Deerfield and Clybourn Place in Chicago, presented a
concept for a downtown with a department
store, a children's museum, a mix of both condominiums and rental apartments, all surrounded by niche retailers and restaurants.
Diversified technology company 3M will be displaying the next interactive technology
concept for attracting attention and driving sales at the point - of - sale (PoS) on stand #C464 at In -
Store 2009, 30 June - 1 July, Olympia, London.
The new
concept can now provide a powerful tool
for developing new, better - performing materials that could lead to dramatic improvements in the amount of power that could be
stored in a battery of a given size or weight, as well as improved safety, the researchers say.
Researchers are proposing a new «hydricity»
concept aimed at creating a sustainable economy by not only generating electricity with solar energy but also producing and
storing hydrogen from superheated water
for round - the - clock power production.
The original
concept for flow batteries dates back to the 1970s, but the early versions used materials that had very low energy - density — that is, they had a low capacity
for storing energy in proportion to their weight.
The
concept behind eTRF is that it causes your body to move to fat
stores for energy and positively affects the circadian rhythm of your body.
And, I've kept with the
concept of only eating
for a smaller period of time because I haven't felt like eating outside of those parameters; looking at my waistline, I can tell you that at that time, I still had
stores of fat
for my body to burn through after each «fed state.»
One of the most interesting developments in sports nutrition over the last few years is the «train low, compete high»
concept — the idea that purposely doing some of your training when your glycogen
stores (the main form in which your body
stores carbohydrate
for exercise) are low can boost your performance when you eventually compete fully loaded.
After experimenting with a brick - and - mortar
store concept, she toyed with the idea of website where people could go
for easy - to - digest information about brands doing good.
I was so fortunate to be able to attend the opening of Pop Box opening a few weeks ago to learn about this awesome new
store concept (which is perfect just in time
for holiday gifting!)
Instagram is a great place to look
for inspiration or hotspots and that's where I found this
concept store called Moonloft.
Three days spent in Hong Kong, city I'd never been before,
for my shoeline, Chiara Ferragni, which landed to I.T.
concept store with a dedicated event.
Because I can't find any nice dresses anymore at my regular
store (where I also used to work), they have changed their
concept, I had to look
for a different
store or site to score my perfect dress.
Known
for its street - style - meets - Scandi - chic design and super-fun story - based
store concepts, Monki grabs bold, brash colours and a whole lot of prints and patterns before playing them out across a collection of 90s crop tops, bodycon dresses and skinny jeans.
I really love the
concept of this
store, I find designer bags beautiful but I just can't justify paying the price they retail
for.
I explained it was
for a blog but he didn't seem to understand the
concept of blogging and looked at me a bit like I was a crazy crack addict trying to steal his
store secrets.
Furuya himself has operated as a «madoguchi» — or «Japanese ambassador» as he prefers to call it —
for LN - CC, an East London
concept store which has since become one of the few places outside Japan to buy cult labels like SASQUATCHfabrix, Blackmeans, Nonnative, Unused and Sunsea.