04/12/2018
By Michael P. Fischetti, Executive Director, National Contract Management Association Government contracting is as old as government itself. Two key factors: 1) reduced budgets and 2) more complex contracts, have forced government to learn more about supply chain learning. …
03/22/2018
by Chris Slezakowski, Market Strategist Traditional in nature and highly manual in execution, construction is perhaps one of the last industries to feel the impact of the digital revolution. Aerospace, automotive, industrial manufacturing, banking and finance; these and other sectors…
03/01/2018
by Moodie Coretti, Director of Ecommerce, Pinnacle Foods The grocery industry is experiencing significant changes which are set to change the future of grocery shopping in the United States in the near and far future. The grocery disruption being felt…
01/11/2018
by Alicia Erdman, Founder and Principal, Wildwood Advisory Group Forecasts for retail have been particularly dire recently, with many news outlets anticipating a retail “apocalypse” as e-commerce continues to gain traction. However, performance on Black Friday and through the remainder…
01/09/2018
by Phillip Cooper, Pet Industry Expert and President, North American Sales & Marketing As the number of pet parents increase, individuals are doing more and spending more to take care of their “fur babies”. Whether they are buying the basics,…
11/30/2017
by Carl Jorgensen, Director, Thought Leadership-Wellness, Daymon Worldwide The foundational idea is that something is sustainable is that it is resilient and long-lasting. Or, as the famed University of Chicago economist Milton Friedman framed it, “What is unsustainable will not…
11/07/2017
by Alex Cohen, Chief, Commercial Specialist at Compass Between August 2016 and July 2017, only Amazon has leased more office space than WeWork in the United States. Though shared office spaces (office environments in which multiple firms sublet places to work within a single…
11/02/2017
by Alex Cohen, Lead, Commercial Specialist for CORE Group Marketing In less than five years, Uber and its competitors transformed the way many of us choose to get around cities. Likewise, they disrupted the business and leisure traveler’s attachment to rental…
08/08/2017
by Gordon Hecht, Growth and Development Manager, Serta Simmons Bedding Note to brick and mortar mattress retailers: it’s a jungle out there and the jungle starts online. Give up the belief that you sell the one product that people have…
08/08/2017
by Gebhard Rainer, Former President and COO, Coach We all know the retail landscape is overdue for a big change. The department store segment is deeply troubled, traditional brands are facing challenges, and established brands are acquiring smaller brands—in May,…