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Tag: Business Intelligence
Connecting Behavior to Results: A New Approach to Lean Management
“We realize that there is a direct connection between what people do every day and how they succeed, so […]
New Overtime Rule Puts the Squeeze on Retail Margins
Last week, the Department of Labor announced their final overhaul of the overtime rule for pay regulations which, beginning December […]
4 Questions You Need to Be Able to Answer About Your Business
Famed management expert Peter Drucker once affirmed that “the essence of management is to make knowledge productive.” In that spirit, […]
How Close to Retirement Is Your Product Mix?
When sales of a particular product are down, many CPG companies begin the age-old tradition of speculating the reasons why. […]
Is Customer Loyalty Dead?
It’s a topic that every retailer has spent endless hours exploring – how do we improve our customer loyalty? Strategies […]
Are Organic Products Worth the Shelf Space?
One of the greatest challenges of any retailer is to find enough shelf space for every product that customers want […]
How to Win with the ‘New Normal’ in the Beverage Industry
The impact of millennials has been felt by nearly every market as this younger generation has disrupted the way nearly […]
Better Snack Habits Can Drive Growth for Convenience Stores
Leadership teams for convenience stores know what it means to function in a fast moving environment where there is never […]
Making Smarter Cost Reduction Savings Reinvestment Decisions
Working through the difficult economic environment of recent years, most companies have engaged in varying degrees of cost reduction strategies […]