Tony D'Onofrio
Research
- November 18, 2017
Kibo Holiday Consumer Trends Report 2017
As retailers begin to look at their stores as experience centers, they can feel certain that decorating their storefronts to the nines still fits into the modern holiday shopper’s schema. With nearly half of shoppers indicating that holiday in-store shopping is a tradition they will continue to perpetuate, retailers should optimize that preference as much as they can.
- November 11, 2017
Dreaming of an Amazon Christmas?
Signs still point to healthy spending, and Amazon once again has positioned itself to gain share. With an estimated market share of 7%–8% of Bain-defined holiday retail sales, Amazon is expected to capture about 50% of total holiday growth this season. - Bain & Company
- November 04, 2017
Beyond Shrinkage: Introducing Total Retail Loss
The rapidly changing nature and scale of the risks retailers are now facing further undermines the applicability of the current ways in which losses are being defined and measured. This is particularly the case with the increasing use of new technologies and retail formats, which are generating new types of losses. A RILA sponsored by Adrian Beck..
- October 28, 2017
Deloitte 2017 Holiday Retail Survey
Holiday retail spending is bucking trends this season with only one-third of holiday budgets going toward gifts. Online spending is expected to exceed in-store for the first time. In addition to gifts for others this year, spending on experiences and self-gifting increased.
- October 22, 2017
Safe Cities Index 2017: Security in a rapidly urbanising world
The Economist paper analyses the results of the 2017 index, both overall and by each of the four categories: digital security, health security, infrastructure security, and personal security. Good report to plan global expansion. Four of top 10 in Asia.
- October 15, 2017
Keeping Track of RFID/IoT
Apparel’s annual report on RFID/IoT identifies the year’s most pertinent developments, shines the spotlight on industry leaders and offers guidance for investment decisions.
- October 07, 2017
The 100 Best Companies to Work For
Google is the No. 1 place to work for the eighth time in 11 years. This is the twentieth anniversary of Fortune’s list, and 12 companies have made the cut every year, including Publix, REI and Goldman Sachs.
- September 30, 2017
Interbrand Best Global Brands 2017 - Grow. Change. Grow
Growth has taken on a new form in the Age of You. As new dynamics emerge and change the shape of business by the minute, it demands new ways for organizations to harness and channel that change. But the world’s leading brands aren’t waiting for change to happen—they’re acting rather than reacting, growing rather than maintaining, and mastering Growth in a Changing World.
- September 23, 2017
2017 Global Retail Development Index - The Age of Focus
Geopolitical instability and the growing power of local & regional competition in emerging markets are forcing global retailers to rethink their strategies. From AT Kearney, a favorite annual report
- September 17, 2017
How the US Shops: Where Consumers Will Be Shopping This Holiday Season—and Why
E-commerce is set to be a more popular shopping channel than physical stores this holiday season, based on shopper numbers. Fully 82% of shoppers expect to buy holiday gifts online, while 77% expect to buy gifts in physical stores. The gap between planned online and in-store shopping is greater among younger age groups.
- September 09, 2017
Shopper Insight 360: Crossing the Great Consumer Divide
While many business pundits erroneously suggest the demise of traditional brick-and-mortar shopping, this study uncovers deeper insight from consumers – many say they miss their favorite stores and are worried too many stores will close. - RIS News & Tata
- September 02, 2017
Debunking The Retail Apocalypse
A lot has been made in the mainstream news about the death of retail. But it is fake news. The reality is retail has grown over $122b in sales in the US this year and retailers have opened thousands of stores more than they have closed. - Great IHL Services Report
- August 26, 2017
Alibaba Group: From Strength to Strength—An Overview of the Business Units of the World’s Largest E-Commerce Company
Alibaba was established in 1999 as a business-to-business (B2B) portal connecting Chinese manufacturers to overseas buyers, essentially making it easy to do business anywhere. The group has since grown to become the largest e-commerce company in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume (GMV). For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Alibaba had a GMV of ¥3.8 trillion (US$0.43 trillion) and 454 million annual active buyers on its marketplaces. - Fung Retail & Tech Report
- August 19, 2017
The Global Liveability Report 2017
In this year’s Global Liveability Ranking, the Economist scores lifestyle challenges in 140 cities worldwide, global liveability has improved for the first time in a decade. Some cities have seen notable declines. And the No.1 most livable city is.....
- August 12, 2017
2017 Retail USA Holiday Planning Playbook
As retailers prepare for the 2017 holidays, NRF conducted a survey of 2,040 holiday shoppers to understand which touchpoints mattered to them during the 2016 holiday experience and what they expect from retailers moving forward. Happy Shopping Planning Holidays.
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It is a Small World
Continuing our journey to learn something new, we travel to the War Rooms Museum in London England. The Churchill War Rooms is a secret underground headquarters which offers a fascinating glimpse into Britain's wartime operations, featuring the Map Room, Cabinet Room, and Churchill's office, all preserved as they were on the day the lights went out in 1945.
In the underground Cabinet Room Churchill and his key ministers and advisers would meet with the Chiefs of Staff to make important decisions about the course of World War II. Churchill was known to push his military chiefs far beyond their comfort zones, so it was likely to be a place of tension and confrontation.
The War Rooms were a top-secret location, with strict security measures and a focus on maintaining confidentiality, even down to the typewriters being noiseless. A tiny room disguised as a toilet was used for secret conversations between Churchill and the US President.
You can find some poignant graffiti, including a hand-drawn image of Adolf Hitler, in the Chief of Staff meeting room. To alleviate the health problems associated with working underground for prolonged periods of time, staff had to strip to their underwear, put on protective goggles and stand in front of portable sun lamps.
Churchill’s leadership lessons emphasize unwavering resolve, inspiring communication, and the importance of character and conviction, particularly during times of crisis. Visiting his War Rooms was inspirational.
As he also famously said, “a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” My glass for visualizing success has always been half-full. What you visualize and action through continuous learning is what you will ultimately achieve. Believe in yourself and your dreams. Failure is never final. Reset, keep calm, and always carry on.
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