Consumer Goods & Services News by GLG Council Members

I agree with the points the author stressed in this aricle. I believe there is another serious problem that is inherent to each of these retailers. They are still living in the 1990's. Their IMU's (Initial Mark-Ups) are ridiculously high for today's market. The customer is much too savvy to purchase their merchandise at full price. They wait until it is marked down by 40%. Even at that reduction,...

Commodity inflation appears to have peaked for the short term but long term commodities will continue to rise creating above average food inflation.How food and restaurant companies react will be the key to future price increases.

Based upon my experience new resets of departments and categories raise the sales level. Therefore applying that logic to the whole store makes sense and good merchandising. Finally getting the worn out look as it happened with KMart, in my opinion, only invites lost sales and competitors. People want to shop where it is pleasant and inviting and a tired, old looking, inadequatly kept up store is...

Restaurants are being heavily tested after many years of good times in this industry, especially in markets that have enjoyed wonderful building booms. As painful and difficult as it is, there are too many chairs to fill by too many entrepreneurs who think that if they can fry an egg, they can open a restaurant. For the past thirty years, we have operated ten different franchised restaurant concepts...

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Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Toshiba, JVC, Kenwood, and NEC are all venerable consumer electronics brands, but unless there are dramatic shake-ups in the way they manage their businesses, their glory days may be forever gone.  Competition from Korean companies like Samsung and LG and a myriad of competitors from Taiwan, China and other Southeast Asian countries are part of the problem.  Movement...

2009 Chain Restaurant Problems: Higher costs, tougher distribution environment & lower customer counts

Finlay's declining margins and narrow credit line, in combination with an industry perilous close to a price war suggest investors, vendors, and capital suppliers should be concerned.  Here's why. 

Julia Stewart's ability to make critical deals with Applebee's franchisees may make or break Dine Equity

The reality of these investments is that operating a company is costing more (ingredents and financing) so things have to give.