Steve Dennis

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

When I left Sears in 2003, I was quite pessimistic about the company’s long-term prospects. Sears cannot possibly cut enough costs to restore positive operating cash flow without growing top-line sales significantly. There is no viable operating strategy to restore Sears to a profitable core of any material size.

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Steve Dennis

MARCH 22, 2022

Moreover, they are to be applauded for achieving their operating margin goal some two years ahead of schedule, despite all the Covid challenges. While I do not personally know Kohl’s senior leadership team, they are deeply experienced and generally well regarded. We merely got support for a strategy to suck less.”.

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Liveintent

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On a broader scale, Silver said the industry must develop new ways to operate. Silver compared the current privacy push to 2003, when the CAN-SPAM Act changed email marketing by giving consumers the ability to unsubscribe from content they didn’t want. Change for the better.

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Steve Dennis

MARCH 6, 2020

In fact, much of Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette’s presentation this morning was eerily reminiscent of one I shared with the Sears board in 2003 shortly before I departed. It is generally true, at least for retailers with a mature business model, that the rise of e-commerce means they can successfully operate with fewer, often smaller, stores.

eCommerce 151

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Steve Dennis

MAY 19, 2019

Of course, I don’t have to wonder all that much since I worked at Sears from 1991 to 2003. While better is not the same as good, there are a number of things that Bed, Bath & Beyond can do to quickly build operating momentum while it works on the more fundamental strategic design issues.

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Steve Dennis

JULY 28, 2017

Way back in 2003 I was Sears’ VP of Strategy and my team was exploring options for our major private brands. The cash flow from the Amazon transaction will do little to mitigate Sears operating losses and downward trajectory. On the other hand, for Sears, it smacks of desperation. First, some context.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

His sessions will be particularly beneficial for businesses operating in the B2B space. Neil Kuschel – Non-Executive Director, SparkLayer B2B With a rich background in B2B e-commerce, Neil brings to the table a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in this segment.

eCommerce 69

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BigCommerce

MARCH 13, 2018

2003: 95 million cell phone users worldwide made a purchase via their mobile device.?. 2007: Both the iPhone and the Droid operating system are released.?. – Drew Sanocki, Private Equity Operating Partner, Empire Growth Group?. 1998: PayPal is founded.?. 2008: Bitcoin is invented.?. 2011: Google Wallet is released.?.

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Steve Dennis

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Then it issued a press release detailing steps it’s taking to improve its financial structure, wherein it included operating results for the quarter. This is in addition to the 358 Sears and Kmarts already shuttered in 2017. for the quarter and a loss of at least $525 million. small format appliance & mattress stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Improving search functionality and response speed can be among the most powerful “behind the scenes” actions a retailer can take — particularly if they’re essentially a pureplay operation. It’s all part of a digital transformation designed to “bring convenience to the end consumer by operating as a one-stop shop” for vision care, he noted.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

Other operations will innovate, but will this be enough? GBAC consultants are the experts on clean: They have been on the front lines during international outbreaks of serious illnesses such as the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak, the 2003 SARS outbreak, Zika, H1N1, and COVID-19. Sterilized fitting rooms can be booked by appointment.

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Steve Dennis

JULY 5, 2017

When I left Sears in 2003 (a year before Sears and K-mart merged), I had already concluded that the once iconic brand was on a slow slide to oblivion. The fact that Sears has very low operating costs (partially because of favorable rents, partially because Lampert has cut overhead to the bone) has extended their life.

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Steve Dennis

JANUARY 29, 2022

When I departed the ranks of Sears’ leadership in 2003 it was clear to me that nothing was going to save the storied retailer. Instead they must blow up much of what brought them past success and radically reconfigure their operating model. 3. JC Penney takes over the mantle as the world’s slowest liquidation sale.

Retail 113

Retail Department Stores eCommerce Supplies 113

AcquireConvert

AUGUST 14, 2022

The content management system (CMS) was launched in 2003. In 2015, the plugin was acquired by Automattic, the operator of WordPress.com, making WooCommerce part of the WordPress “family”. Key WordPress statistics . The WordPress platform is built on PHP and MySQL and licensed so that it can be used and modified by anyone. .

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OrderDynamics

JULY 11, 2017

In fact, a study of marketing spend during recessions from 1971 – 2003 across 3,264 companies showed that their earnings for the year rose. That marketing expenditure when everyone else was hunkering down, cutting costs and hiding – contributed to operating income growth (earnings) for the next 3 years. You shouldn’t be.

Retail 52

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Sailthru

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Bush in 2003, the CAN-SPAM Act is a set of regulations for commercial email senders. Blacklist operators maintain them to catch the senders who continually message those addresses. They’re laws that dictate deliverability. Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act). Spam trap.

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Talkoot

APRIL 12, 2017

In 2003 I was a freelance writer and my largest client and former employer, adidas, asked if I could help them write product copy for an eCommerce site they had recently launched. By 2015, the system, now known as talkoot, was fully operational. You can read about it in this press release.

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Kissmetrics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

These website builders are useful for: Side hustles – Perhaps you are interested in selling some goods in addition to your day job and don’t have the time to dedicate to the operational side of things. The platform has come a long way since it launched in 2003 and is the most popular content management system on the web today.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Shopify Shipping Costs 363

Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In 2003, Squarespace started off as one of the most popular website builders. Whereas we think WooCommerce is better suited to those with greater ambitions to scale their operations. Let's get started… About Squarespace. It's also a good option for users with more technical know-how. We hope you found this review helpful!

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ChannelAdvisor

JULY 18, 2019

— Danielle McNeillie, Director, Business Operations — 11 years with ChannelAdvisor. Danielle McNeillie, Director, Business Operations. The first female manager I had in my career began ChannelAdvisor’s first business operations team.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 11, 2023

Resale is one of the hottest sectors of retail right now, but despite rampant consumer demand and brand uptake, resale platform operators are struggling to make ends meet. In the first part of this series, we examined the challenges that make profitability so elusive for resale operators. We take the same approach.”

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Since it’s humble beginnings in 2003 as a spinoff of the CafePress blogging platform, WordPress has grown into a powerful content management system (CMS) that directly supports a significant portion of the internet. That’s not an exaggeration.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Since its launch on Amazon in 2003, ThriftBooks.com has gone on to become one of the world’s largest online independent used booksellers, and has sold more than 250 million books across 160+ countries. And they get excited when they’ve earned their next award; they love to share what books they got for free.” “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

As a result, these marketplace operators benefited from an even larger gain of 81% in overall gross merchandise value (GMV). For example, one marketplace operator, a leading American apparel retailer, chose to make its platform a destination for discovery, curating new sellers through a marketplace dubbed “Labels we Love.”

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Powerinbox

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

In fact, all but one of Facebook’s top 10 advertisers halted spending , threatening the platform’s $70 billion operation. Push notifications first hit the market in 2003 on Blackberry devices. The mass exodus from Facebook continues as big brands like Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Verizon pull advertising from the major social network.

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Multichannel Social Media Games Channel 60

iQmetrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

As far back as 2003, Wal-Mart announced at a Retail Systems Conference in Chicago that they would require their top 100 suppliers to tag their products with RFID tags. Given that RFID gives retailers unprecedented visibility into their inventory, you’d think it would already be in use across the industry.

Retail 22

Retail Omnichannel Technology Supplies 22

Ecommerce Platforms

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Starting life as a simple blogging platform in 2003, WordPress has come a long way over the years. Big Cartel claims that it believes in the artist, which is something that shines through in the way that the platform operates. Today, you can build virtually any kind of website with WordPress.

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Payment Services Volusion Shipping Costs Shopify 102

Canadian Special Events

JANUARY 16, 2017

In 1933, the city of Toronto took ownership of the property for $27,303.45 The Kiwanis Club of West Toronto began operating Casa Loma as a tourist attraction in 1937 until just a few years ago.In In 2003, the Château Ramezay Museum earned the National Award of Excellence from the Landscape Architects of Canada.

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Steve Dennis

DECEMBER 22, 2018

In the weird irony that is often part of retail (and life in general), Sears Holdings recently announced its first quarter of comparable sales growth in many years—and I believe only its second or third since I left the retailer in 2003! In fact, despite operating in one of the best quarters in recent U.S.

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Operations Other Retail Improvements 111

BigCommerce

JUNE 20, 2017

As told to BigCommerce by Myles Burke, Chief Operating Officer at Nine Line Apparel. In 2003, my business partner and I designed a novelty brand that was in the international clothing convention called the “Magic Show.” Nine Line Apparel. As told to BigCommerce by Kristian Gregorace, Skatehead Clothing.

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Apparel Fashion BigCommerce eCommerce 392

Algopix

JUNE 23, 2021

Whether it’s an interactive ad, email, website, text message, promotion, brick-and-mortar location or even word of mouth, using multichannel listing tools provides the consumer with more flexibility, more choice to act when and where is most convenient to them, but no less important – vital data regarding their eCommerce operations.

Multichannel 78

Multichannel Multi-channel Shipping Costs eCommerce 78

ChannelAdvisor

MARCH 27, 2020

Those with multichannel operations in place are at an advantage. If we look historically, this was certainly the case in China during the 2003 Sars pandemic. Similarly, for those selling on marketplaces (or their own websites), it’s important to have diversified fulfillment operations to ensure that orders can continue shipping.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JUNE 9, 2020

DreamHost is an independently owned and operated web host that’s been around for more than two decades. At the time of writing, The DreamHost system status page showed that the site was operational. At the time of writing, Mail, Hosting, and VPS were all operational and had been for the past ten days with no previous incidents.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JUNE 5, 2020

At the time of writing, Mail, Hosting, and VPS were all operational and had been for the past ten days with no previous incidents. A2 don’t boast about their green creds, but what we can tell you is that since 2003, A2's HQ has been located in Ann Arbor or “Tree Town.” A2 Hosting. Who's A2 Hosting? What are Their Green Credentials?

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eCommerceFuel

OCTOBER 20, 2017

And so what I really appreciated about Zappos was the opportunity to operate at an extraordinary scale. And so, whether you’re operating at scale or you’re small, people tend to look at testing or look for projections, or look for some study or something that tells them their idea’s right or wrong.

eCommerce 36

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eCommerceFuel

OCTOBER 20, 2017

And so what I really appreciated about Zappos was the opportunity to operate at an extraordinary scale. And so, whether you’re operating at scale or you’re small, people tend to look at testing or look for projections, or look for some study or something that tells them their idea’s right or wrong.

eCommerce 20

eCommerce Shipping Costs Books Travel 20

eCommerce CEO

JANUARY 29, 2019

It’s also a good choice for people who want to start an ecommerce store, or who have a brick and mortar store and want to expand their operations to include online orders. Although there is a nice onboarding video when you log into your dashboard, the whole operation is hard to figure out; the builder is not very visually appealing.

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