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Are you focused on the right numbers?
While there are many great business books, one that still stands strong is Good to Great by Jim Collins. If you haven’t – worth a couple reads. While the examples are somewhat dated – the principals are fundamentally spot on….
Shopify crosses the $1 billion-dollar revenue mark
Quite the achievement by Shopify! Love the progressive and forward thinking with their platform. I am sure there are many more great quarters to come. “We made history in 2018: no other SaaS company has crossed the $1 billion-dollar revenue…
Adopt initiatives that withstand and expand
A few days ago, Walmart.com announced that they are introducing the MoDRN collection. A line-up of 650 items in the $20 – $899 price range. Within a few hours – I received numerous calls from retail friends wanting to gripe…
Walmart launches online furniture brand MoDRN
Wow – now isn’t this interesting. Walmart.com launches a white-label MoDRN furniture line-up. I remember years ago when brands scrambled when their products “magically” appeared on Walmart.com via marketplace arrangements. With the $20 – $899 price-points – I see this…
RetailSystem expands North American reach – Firm names Akre President
CHARLOTTE (FURNITURETODAY) FEBRUARY 04, 2019 RetailSystem.com expands North American reach – Firm names Jesse Akre President CHARLOTTE — RetailSystem.com, an Internet company offering back-end management systems for furniture retailers in the U.K., Europe and Australia, is looking to increase its North…
Jesse Akre featured in FurnitureToday – E-commerce best practices
A few weeks ago I had the privilege to sit with Anne Flynn Wear from FurnitureToday; discussing the evolution of eCommerce in home furnishings. Having begun our furniture eCommerce journey almost 20 years ago this month, it was a great…
Las Vegas Winter Market comes to a close!
Thanks to all our customers, partners, and guests for making the time to meet! We look forward to seeing many of you again in High Point April 6-10, 2019! Safe travels and happy selling!
Knowing your differentiators and understanding consumer expectations
“The headlight bulb” A couple weeks ago I had to go find a replacement headlight bulb for my car. Super fancy bulb (saving the tech talk) so it was not easy to quickly find. After a few trips to several…
RetailSystem at Scotland Northpoint Show
Visit us in Scotland! Today and tomorrow 27th & 28th January 2019 at the NorthPoint Furniture Show – we are really looking forward to welcoming you on our stand! The NorthPoint Furniture Show The Highland Hall Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh…
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