{"id":107,"date":"2017-06-21T18:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T18:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2020-11-30T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T16:49:43","slug":"retail-dead-shoppopdisplays-doesnt-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/21\/retail-dead-shoppopdisplays-doesnt-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Retail Dead? shopPOPdisplays Doesn&#8217;t Think So!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is Retail Dead? Well, if you ask us, and we ofered our opinion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business.com\/articles\/rochelle-carter-wilson-is-retail-dead\/\">business.com<\/a>, our answer to the question is NO. With more than 50 combined years of retail, digital and communications experience, the eCommerce team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/\">shopPOPdisplays.com<\/a> is embracing the mantle of thought-leader in the business space.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Retail Dead? Not, but in Need of Transfusion<\/h2>\n<p>While the &#8220;glory days&#8221; may be over, at least according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/annabelacton\/2017\/05\/16\/retail-is-dead-heres-what-to-do-now\/\">Forbes.com<\/a>, what remains is &#8220;a chance for many others to right size, and re-imagine their role and purpose in a rapidly changed world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article goes on to say that with<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Skyrocketing retail rents, the crippling costs associated with failing to appropriately strategize inventory optimization and supply chain strategy coupled with customers being less than satisfied by insufficient in-stock inventory, if you\u2019re not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/laurengensler\/2016\/05\/27\/global-2000-worlds-largest-retailers\/\">Walmart,<\/a> what\u2019s a business owner to do? &#8220;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[wbcr_snippet id=&#8221;1090&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Transfusion=Reinterpreting our Roles<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click the image to see the full-size infographic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1386\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RETAIL-IS-NOT-DEAD1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1386 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/retail-not-dead-intro.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/retail-not-dead-intro.png 799w, https:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/retail-not-dead-intro-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shoppopdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/retail-not-dead-intro-768x661.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the image to see the full-size infographic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click the image to see the full-size infographic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;From the article, &#8220;Retail is neither over nor dead. However, it is incumbent upon businesses intending to survive to creatively reinterpret their roles and their relationships to today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s customers, from brand strategy to transactions, and at every step in-between. It\u2019s about value proposition and about brand.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve created a handy infographic with tips from the article. Want to read the article? Click this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.business.com\/articles\/rochelle-carter-wilson-is-retail-dead\/\"> link<\/a>, and feel free to share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Retail Dead? Well, if you ask us, and we ofered our opinion on business.com, our answer to the question is NO. 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