Posted 03.06.08 10:06 AM by Karthik
Large retailers are focusing on improving their in-stock and also trying to keep inventory growth significantly lower than sales growth. For example, Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart, in his Q4FY08...
Type: TrueDemand Post / Topic: News
Posted 02.29.08 6:54 PM by Eric
Today’s GDP showed that the economy slowed to a near standstill in Q4 of 2007. With fourth quarter consumer spending only increasing 1.9%, it makes one wonder what the first half of 2008 is going...
Type: TrueDemand Post / Topic: News, Sales Strategy
Posted 02.28.08 7:50 PM by Eric
Yesterday I read in the Wall Street Journal that US sales of private label sodas are declining faster than their brand counterparts. This seemed counter-intuitive to me, but then again, what it...
Type: TrueDemand Post / Topic: Food & Beverage, News, Sales Execution
Posted 02.28.08 7:43 PM by Eric
Gasoline at $4 a gallon. That is what the analysts are saying. I know when gas hit $3 a gallon it changed my buying patterns. It made me wonder, what happens at $4. Are we more willing to...
Type: TrueDemand Post / Topic: Consumer Behavior, News
Posted 02.15.08 3:20 PM by Eric
I recently returned from a week of fascinating conversations with nearly a dozen CPG sales executives in Bentonville. One of the things they all told me was that the gravy train at Wal-Mart is over...
Type: TrueDemand Post / Topic: News, Sales Strategy, Wal-Mart