In our recent article “US E-Commerce Trends and Impact of Logistics”, we assess the current state of the last mile fulfillment market and key supply side drivers of eCommerce.
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Amazon the Zara Slayer
One question we often get from clients is “Will Amazon disrupt my sector next”? – be it in Fresh, CPG, Beauty, Apparel, or even Industrials.
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Brands are Becoming Retailers
The traditional value chain boundaries separating manufacturers and retailers are starting to blur under a digital, omnichannel setting. Brands are becoming retailers and increasingly playing an active role in the consumer Research – Shop – Buy cycle
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Muji, William Gibson and the Future of No Brand
In 2003, William Gibson wrote a prescient novel – Pattern Recognition – that explored the tension between art and mass commercialization in retailing, among other interestingly speculative themes.
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