FeaturesLAS VEGAS MARKET SUMMER MARKET EXPONENTIAL ATTENDANCE GAINS“Summer Las Vegas Market was epic,” said Bob Maricich, CEO of International Market Centers, “Punctuated by un- precedented attendance, order-writing and new resources, we are continuing to deliver on our promise to create the leading furniture, home décor and gift destination in the western United States.”
Read Full Feature Story NASHVILLE AUGUST 2016 PRIMETIME RECAP
Nationwide Marketing Group held their largest summer PrimeTime! Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville from August 14-17. Dave Bilas, CEO, and Jeff Knock, CCO, kicked off the biggest Nashville show by explaining the show attendance exceeded 3,600 people. The show held over 900+ member companies and 190+ vendors. Occupying 220,000 square feet of show space, the traf c was heavy at this largely attended show. Nationwide was pleased to share their membership numbers this year. The leadership team said the group has 3,500+ members representing more than 10,000 storefronts, with a collective buying power exceeding 15 billion.
Read Full Feature Story ALMO CORPORATION: 70TH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE
Almo Corporation, the nation’s leading independent distributor of Appliances, Consumer Electronics, Pro A/V equipment and Housewares, is proud to announce their year-long 70th
anniversary celebration. Beginning March 9th, 2016 Almo and its employees took part in multiple festivities to mark the occasion. On March 9th, the official 70th Anniversary Kick-Off took place at Almo Corporate Headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. The Chaikens and Almo’s family of employees were joined by city councilman Brian O’Neill for the ceremony and cake cutting. Councilman O’Neill presented Gene Chaiken with a Philadelphia City Council Citation honoring Almo’s commitment to the city. Read Full Feature Story |
Book Review
RETAIL REVIVALBy Doug Stephens
Traditional retail is becoming increasingly volatile and challenged as a business model. Brick-and-mortar has shifted to online, while online is shifting into popup storefronts. Virtual stores in subway platforms and airports are offering new levels of convenience for harried commuters. High Street and Main Street are becoming the stuff of nostalgia. The Big Box is losing ground to new models that attract consumers through their most-trusted assistant—the smartphone. What’s next? What’s the future for you—a retailer—who is witnessing a tsunami of change and not knowing if this means grasping ahold of new opportunity or being swept away?
The Retail Revival answers these questions by looking into the not-so- distant retail past and by looking forward into a future that will continue to redefine retail and its enormous effect on society and our economies. Massive demographic and economic shifts, as well as historic levels of technological and media disruption, are turning this once predictable industry—where “average” was king—into a sea of turbulent change, leaving consumer behavior permanently altered. Doug Stephens, internationally renowned consumer futurist, examines the key seismic shifts in the market that have even companies like Walmart and Procter & Gamble scrambling to cope, and explores the current and future trends that will completely change the way we shop. Read Full Book Review About The Author
Doug Stephens is one of the world’s foremost retail industry futurists. His intellectual work and thinking have in uenced many of the world’s best-known retailers, agencies and brands including Walmart, Home Depot, Disney, BMW, Citibank, eBay, Intel and WestJet. Stephens has been featured in many of the world’s leading publications and media outlets including The New York Times, The BBC, Bloomberg Business News, TechCrunch, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company. Doug speaks regularly to major brands and organizations worldwide.
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons ,Inc. |
