Amazon Wants You to Build Another Store I’ve read enough Medium and Vox articles recently to know I should get right to the point. Prediction: Regional grocers will lose the battle against Walmart, Amazon, Target, Peapod, and specialty meal providers (Blue Apron, etc.) as they try to stem losses with physical store expansion rather than developing technology conveniences to re-engage and cement consumer loyalty. They will stumble into… Read More »
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Friday, June 15th, 2018 and filed under
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On WSJ’s “Big Brands Risk Losing Their Voice” – Original Article When we started GimmeAnother about 5 years ago, we posited that there was a large and kinda obvious efficiency that was being left on the table by online retailers. In a nutshell, online shopping was still defined by a standard checkout routine, a process that was the same for both new orders and orders that should be… Read More »
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 and filed under
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Retailers, Grocers Prepare to Get Roasted as New Competitors Bring the Heat In the few short months since I wrote the Unclumsy article on the sad demise of Radio Shack, the wave of retail closures has continued, now plainly visible above even our loud national politics as the business press covers every terrible detail of what, actually, seemed like a pretty obvious and inevitable arc. One after another… Read More »
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Monday, June 5th, 2017 and filed under
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Specialty Retailers Shrug and Wait to See What Goes Down Brick and mortar retailers remain under pressure from online retailers, of course, especially as Amazon continues to hone their game: products offered at little or no margin and an almost perfect delivery channel, your gift of instant gratification arriving the day after you hit the order button. Indeed, recent reporting on their Prime service also indicates that Amazon… Read More »
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Saturday, January 28th, 2017 and filed under
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Retailers Forget Upside of Retention Amid Customer Acquisition Strategies Our family is the proud owner of a brand-new washing machine. We took a bit of time to choose it and it’s a good one, assembled here in the USA, and loaded with a lot of features. Like many of our durable goods purchases, I intend to take care of it and hope to own it for a long… Read More »
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 and filed under
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SURVEY SAYS BINNY’S BEVERAGE DEPOT CUSTOMERS EAGER TO RE-ORDER QUICKLY VIA MOBILE CHICAGO, IL (March 13, 2014) — GimmeAnother, a mobile application services company specializing in customer loyalty and retention, released the results of a recent consumer survey regarding mobile shopping likes and habits. Survey results indicate that fans of Binny’s Beverage Depot are very enthusiastic about a mobile re-order solution. Nearly half of respondents say they would… Read More »
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Monday, March 17th, 2014 and filed under
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MOBILE RE-ORDER APP NAILS INCUBATOR CATEGORY IN 2014 PITCH CONTEST CHICAGO, IL (March 1, 2014) — GimmeAnother recently tied for first place as an incubator winner in the Connected World Magazine Startup Contest held at the Connected World Conference as part of the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. Connected World chose an incubator startup winner and also a winner from the university category. GimmeAnother was chosen as the incubator… Read More »
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Monday, March 17th, 2014 and filed under
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SURVEY SHOWS NEED FOR CONVENIENT MOBILE SOLUTION CHICAGO, IL (Jan 24, 2014) — For our whole lives, our mothers have known best. It’s no surprise we want to thank them frequently for their love, encouragement and support. New survey results from GimmeAnother’s online shopping data series indicate that nearly half of respondents would love to use a one-click re-ordering option on their iPhones to send their mothers a… Read More »
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Friday, January 24th, 2014 and filed under
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It’s a new year, people. By now, you’ve probably blown your resolutions. That’s okay. So did everyone else. So let’s focus on the stuff that really matters. Time to reflect on the things that 2013 has taught us about e-commerce. Q4, and specifically the month of December, really showed us that folks are content to shop from the couch… underneath the glow of their leg lamps while drinking… Read More »
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Friday, January 10th, 2014 and filed under
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SURVEY INDICATES NEED FOR FAST AND EASY MOBILE SOLUTION CHICAGO, IL (Nov 18, 2013) — GimmeAnother, a mobile application services company that is changing the way consumers use their mobile devices to shop, released the results of its latest survey regarding m-commerce habits. Survey results indicate that more than half of those who shop online for guitar strings desire a one-click re-order option for buying them again. “You… Read More »
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 and filed under
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