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April 2, 2008
Sprint’s New Customer Retention Employee Incentive Plan | www.wirelessweek.com
-Will it help Sprint keeping customers -Will it improve their customer service -What does it actually mean
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Black Friday no longer #1 shopping day
December 6, 2007
Retailers lure exhausted shoppers online | www.msnbc.msn.com
-Consumer confidence -Outlook for remainder of Holidays -Can it save the consumer electronics year
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December 6, 2007
Vera Wang Set to Dress Up Kohl's | online.wsj.com
-If this pays off will Wal-Mart and other retailers open up to more trendy clothing -Will a name be enough to drive business into the stores -Will this somehow dilute Vera Wang's name
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September 21, 2007
Steve Jobs Offers Rare Apology, Credit for iPhone | online.wsj.com
Will this move more units out the door? Has this alienated customers from AT&T and iPhone?
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If you want an iPhone, buy an iPhone
September 6, 2007
Teen untethers iPhone from AT&T | alwayson.goingon.com
-Impact this has on iPhone sales and business -impact on other GSM carriers -impact on AT&T sales and business
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VHS vs. Beta-Max the saga continues
September 6, 2007
Sony Projects 1M Blu-ray Disc Sales by Q4 | www.homemediamagazine.com
Everyone remembers a good retail war. Pepsi vs. Coke, VHS vs. Beta and now the latest HD vs Blu-ray DVD. The biggest winners are supposed to be the consumers, but they are confused. The next biggest winners are retailers, but they are just as confused as the consumers. The judge and jury of the format war: Hollywood, and here the confusion is greatest.
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How can you fix something without the right tools?
September 6, 2007
How To Fix Wal-Mart? Ask Its Managers | money.aol.com
-impact on employee retention and costs of training -impact on market share -impact on other big box retailers
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Sweat competition for Gatorade
April 10, 2007
Cadbury's Objective: Make Gatorade Sweat | www.brandweek.com
-Product positioning and rebranding of some so called sports drinks
-Competition and development of new line extensions for Pepsi and Coke if the Accelerade line works
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April 10, 2007
Circuit City plan: Bold strategy or black eye? | www.msnbc.msn.com
-Sales and service implications in short term and long term
-Implications among other retailers stagging and hiring
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March 30, 2007
Kroger CFO not opposed to big acquisition | www.reuters.com
1. new way of thinking about expansion for Kroger
2. Kroger expansion and changing market share
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Godzilla is taking over the world!!
March 30, 2007
Bonjour, Godzilla | www.forbes.com
1. Outlook for Big 3
2. implications of market share among car manufacturers both domestic and foreign
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March 30, 2007
Bed Bath & Beyond buys buybuy BABY | www.retailingtoday.com
1. implications of BBB getting into new market segment
2. implications of BBB possibly expanding further to compete nationally
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March 30, 2007
Fast Retailing seeks large buys; analysts tip J. Crew | www.ft.com
1. implications of foreign companies buying american companies and pushing amercian owned companies out
2. Japan gaining a larger foothold in the world market and economy
3. big box clotheirs needing to run a tighter ship to avoid buy outs or buy ins.
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Time to level the playing field?
March 28, 2007
US price fixing issue threatens Wal-Mart | www.ft.com
1. Implications on discount stores market share
2. Implications on future pricing wars between big box retailers
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March 27, 2007
Shifting Beverage Trends Put The Heat On Restaurant Chains | online.wsj.com
1. Shift in offerings and menus at fast food chains
2. Profitability changes as choices change in fast food chains
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Flex fuels: More harm than good?
March 27, 2007
Bush, Auto Execs to Talk Flex-Fuel Cars | www.forbes.com
1. Who exactly benefits from these types of vehicles
2. Impact as flex fuel vehicles become more prevelant
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March 27, 2007
McDonald's Plans To Sell Boston Market | today.reuters.com
1. impact of other fast food chains continuing to diversify
2. impact of quality at Mc Donald's
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March 26, 2007
Caremark Shareholders Approve CVS's $26.5 Billion Takeover Bid | online.wsj.com
1. How competitive landscape will change
2. how will new company deal with growing pains
3. will this new company be competitive with Wal Mart
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March 23, 2007
Not fast food, not casual, but it tastes like profits: CMG and PNRA | www.jsonline.com
1. Fast casual continued growth over regular fast food establishments
2. Rapid growth and higher profit margins than traditional fast food
3. Further interest of traditional fast food companies to develop these concepts
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March 23, 2007
Premium Store Brands | www.marketingprofs.com
1. Disappearance of National brands altogether
2. Decrease in National brands new products
3. Discount superstores domination of their own brands vs national brand names
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