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5 Ways Chain Retailers are Localizing Their Stores

Localization is one of the few extremely effective ways for store-based retailers to compete with the rapidly growing e-commerce giants.   Retailers like Walgreens, ShopKo, Trader Joes, and Walmart have incorporated a range of very interesting localization strategies into their stores in an attempt to: (1) convey a commitment to local communities, (2) to appear less [...]

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Boosting Shopper Satisfaction – Examples from IKEA, Petco, and Waitrose

When a shopper leaves a store they do so with a lasting impression about their experience.  This impression, thought, or memory is one that will affect their store choice decisions in the future. How easy is my store to shop?  How easy is it to find products? If my customers have questions, can they find [...]

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Petco and PetSmart: What’s the Future of Small Boxes in the Pet Specialty Segment?

With urbanization on the rise in the US, the historical big box Pet Specialists are in a place where they need to balance their format portfolio between the traditional larger box stores with more and more services with smaller size stores tailored to proximity in an urban environment.  The two leading Pet Specialty retailers are [...]

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