Council Members in this Study Group: 675
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David WorkmanExecutive Director
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David Workman is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of PRO Buying Group, where he has worked since 2006. PRO Buying Group serves to coordinate merchandising, marketing and other business services for a group of independent retailers representing...
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Loss of Credit Rating Adds to a Very Risky Situation for Suppliers
October 13, 2008
CREDIT Circuit City Loses Recommendation | www.washingtonpost.com
Vendors will continue to support Circuit until at least the first part of December Companies will watch carefully the weekly trends over the next 45 days Vendors can easily create a "run on the bank" if one or two large suppliers change their terms significantly
June 30, 2008
Consumer confidence nears all-time low | money.cnn.com
Some of what we report is a self fulfilling prophecy We are not one number, driving to one result Consumers will be selective in their indulgences
There is no room in the middle
June 3, 2008
Sears Loses Out To Costco And Big Lots | www.forbes.com
Sears has a fundamental structural problem with its format, market appeal to the consumer and ability to resnate the differences shopping with them represent. The shift to the warehouse channel is a permanent one that greatly impacts those retailers who have in the past lived in the market somewhere between a specialist and a discounter. Sears still has tremendous brand equity through its name and its private label goods which is being squandered through a lack of strategic vision for change.
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