Content about retail

September 28, 2011
Would 39 CEOs Agree on Anything? How About These 7 Universal Principles?

“Tough Calls from the Corner Office” by Harlan Steinbaum isa series of personal stories told bytop business executives about the single most important business decision they made during their business careers. Here are some of the key lessons from this extraordinary journey into the lives and “tough calls” of America’s top executives.

By Harlan Steinbaum, author of “Tough Calls from the Corner Office”

June 6, 2011
Soapbox: Good to Great to Gone

The story of Circuit City’s meteoric rise and catastrophic fall reveals myriad leadership lessons. It also underscores the critical strategic role that training and development play in a company’s continued success.

By Tom Wulf

In early 2009, 34,000 American workers lost their jobs and one of retail’s greatest stories of entrepreneurship abruptly came to an end. More than 250,000 people—families, suppliers, supporting businesses—were impacted directly by the closing of Circuit City Stores, Inc. The 60-year-old retailer, with a presence in every major U.S. city, seemed to just disappear.

March 1, 2006
Plummeting Prices Create A Huge New Market For Digital Signage

As unlikely as it may seem, one of the more intriguing and glossy displays of digital signage just might reside in the lobby of the Denali Alaska Federal Credit Union in Anchorage

As unlikely as it may seem, one of the more intriguing and glossy displays of digital signage just might reside in the lobby of the Denali Alaska Federal Credit Union in Anchorage

August 1, 2005
Get ready for 'effective' resolution

As much as projection and display companies like to wax eloquent about sharp graphics and gorgeous grayscale, underneath it all the industry is unabashedly driven by speeds and feeds, says Presentations' Stephen Regenold.

As much as projection and display companies like to wax eloquent about sharp graphics and gorgeous grayscale, underneath it all the industry is unabashedly driven by speeds and feeds, says Presentations' Stephen Regenold.

July 1, 2005
Templates

Created in collaboration with Taj Simmons, a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, the retail site PowerPoint Backgrounds.com has a stock of more than 800 unique slideshow backgrounds.

Created in collaboration with Taj Simmons, a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, the retail site PowerPoint Backgrounds.com has a stock of more than 800 unique slideshow backgrounds.

April 1, 2002
the real costs

Although the retail price of inkjet printers has dropped to affordable levels, it's good to remember that the companies don't make much money by selling the hardware. The industry's bread and butter is in the ink and, to a lesser extent, the paper.

Although the retail price of inkjet printers has dropped to affordable levels, it's good to remember that the companies don't make much money by selling the hardware. The industry's bread and butter is in the ink and, to a lesser extent, the paper.