Getting a big box retailer to show interest in your product can be a makeup or break opportunity for a business and there are as many ways to blow it as there are products competing for the space. Over six decades of managing big...
Among the most troubling aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic are the recurring shortages of personal protective equipment for frontline responders, a concern that continues to worry health officials as cases begin to surge again. It’s an ongoing challenge that has health officials recommending conservation...
Back to school looks a little different this year. The coronavirus pandemic has many students, including those in Chicago Public Schools, learning remotely for now, but no matter where school happens, there’s nothing like a stack of fresh school supplies to get the year...
For many of us, face masks are now a daily part of our lives. Donning our face coverings, we venture back into our offices, visit stores to replenish our pandemic supplies, or head out to restaurants or gyms to try to regain something of...
The continuing growth of mass-market retailers has created powerful opportunities for brand managers, but also powerful competition for space on their shelves and floors. Big Box retailers and specialty retailers like Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Lowe’s, Petco and Home Depot, don’t take their position...
When a leading pet products brand found itself with a multi-year, high-visibility opportunity to get its aquarium supply products into one of the country’s biggest pet retailers, the complications grew like algae in a poorly maintained fish tank. There were competing expectations between the...
The most recent China and shipping update from our friends at American Shipping Company (an excerpt): Cargo Is Streamlining Much Better from China Cargo has returned to levels before the COVID-19 outbreak, as production returns back to near normal, workers have returned from quarantines,...
