The brands that succeed will be the ones that are the most adaptable to whatever nature throws our way. The Consumer Futures 2020 report, developed by the U.K.'s Forum For The Future, takes a stab at imagining what consumer culture will look like nearly a decade down the line. There are four potential paths we might take: . . .
The Mega-Trends That Are Changing Retail Forever
Retailers all over are scrambling to adapt and survive. We've seen the decline of big box and the meteoric rise of e-commerce shake the industry to its core.
"But that's not all that has altered the retail landscape."
The 50 Coolest New Businesses in America
Year after year, cities across America continue to surprise us with new, innovative, and downright awesome businesses.
This year we've already brought you the coolest new businesses in Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco, and now we've gone nationwide, finding the hottest restaurants, boutiques, startups, and everything in between across the U.S.
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Best Buy Says It Has Killed “Showrooming” for Good
“There is no doubt that this new policy ends showrooming for Best Buy customers. . ."
The 10 Most Innovative Companies in the World
Booz & Co. just came out with its annual ranking of the world's 1000 biggest R&D spenders, which includes a survey of more than 700 senior R&D executives asking them what companies are the most innovative in the world.
Only two of those voted most innovative were among the top ten spenders on research last year.
Meet the 25 Most Creative People in Advertising
Recently, Business Insider asked the major ad agencies—and the more significant boutiques—to name the execs they felt were the most creative in the business.To prevent the nominations from being self-serving, we asked each agency to also nominate two executives from competing agencies—the people they'd hire, given a free hand.
20 Entrepreneurs Share the Best Business Advice They’ve Ever Received
Every year or so, I’ll informally poll veteran entrepreneurs I know. The questions I ask have evolved over time, but a few remain pretty consistent. One that I find elicits some of the more insightful comments is this question:
“What is the single best piece of advice you received — or wish you’d received — when you were just starting out as an entrepreneur?”
Southwest’s Founder Explains Why There’s No Secret Behind Its Great Culture
Southwest is one of the most admired companies in the country, respected in an industry that's better known for delayed flights and bad customer servicethan a great corporate culture.
Not to mention the fact that it's remained profitable in a sector that rarely is.
One of the reasons for that is its founder, Herb Kelleher, who put an enormous amount of emphasis on culture and the customer experience, something that's persisted even after he stepped down as CEO.
Mark Cuban: Here’s What Students Need to Know Before Starting a Business
Mark Cuban has taken to Reddit to answer questions on everything from the NBA, to his famous confrontation with ESPN talking head Skip Bayless, to his unconventional ideas on tax policy.
He also gave advice on what made him famous before he became the high profile owner of the Dallas Mavericks and his incredible success as an entrepreneur.
Discover what Mark Cuban said when asked what people should know before starting a business.
