Operations Insights
- Scrutinizing the Decision to Outsource Sourcing
- Optimizing Your Outsourced Sourcing Strategy
- The Three Stages of Retail PLM Adoption Including Five Myth Busters for Better Product Development
- Improving Inventory Effectiveness Doing More with Less
- Developing Products That Enhance the Brand Lessons from Merchants That Know How to Innovate: Part One of Two
- Creating a Successful Product Development Operation Lessons from Merchants That Know How to Innovate: Part Two of Two
- Europe's 2009 Global Sourcing Reference
- Managing a Supply Chain of Proprietary Products
- Using Strategic Sourcing to Cut Costs Looking toward Strategic Sourcing to Alleviate the Ravages of the Recession
- Supply Chain Optimization for Private-Label Products Product Design, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain Management
- Managing the Assortment Lifecycle Planning for producing private-label goods
- Supply Chain Effectiveness 2010 Survey of Collaborative Supply Chain Effectiveness Report
Act Vertical
- The Rise of Act Vertical Retailers KSA's seminal research on how and why some retailers are out-performing the industry
- The Act Vertical Concept Defining Act Vertical retailers and their superior performance
- The Success of Act Vertical Retailers Avoiding the death spiral of discounting
- The Act Vertical Imperative Increasingly, successful retailers must collaborate with consumers and vendors to provide unique products and experiences
- Act Vertical Commentary and News National coverage of our seminal research
Industry Insights
- Distinctive Chains See Impressive Growth Despite Downturn Restaurant Insights, September 2010
- Restaurants' Recovery from Recession Harder Than Previous Restaurant Insights, August 2010
- Localization Report Driving Sales and Margin in a New Era of Chain Retailing
- Time to Talk Turnaround Kurt Salmon Shares Tips for Righting Retail Ships Before They Run Aground
- Retail and Consumer Goods Strategy in Uncertain Times
- Weathering the Perfect Storm How Retailers Can Navigate a Volatile Economy
- Turning the Tables A menu for success in a tough economy
- Surfing in a Hurricane
- Leaner Retailing Overhauling Your Cost Structure for Sustainable, Long-Term Effectiveness
- Driving Down Transportation Costs
- Creating Competitive Advantage Through Integrated PLM and Sourcing Systems
Consumer Insights
- Even Optimistic Young Adults Say Spending Less Young shoppers' attitudes on apparel retailers
- Localizing Markdowns Using Consumer Research to Optimize Discounting Strategies
- Winning in Women's Apparel Consumer research identifies group of confident shoppers
- Mind of the Consumer Consumers say still not spending
- Consumer Pulse: Winning in Men's Apparel Recovery will depend on small group of confident shoppers
- Consumers: Spending Less on Prescription Drugs Recession puts crimp on pharmaceuticals spending
- KSA Predicts Modest Holiday Sales Growth
- Retailer Brand Survey KSA polled nearly 7,500 consumers who named and rated 4,800 different retailers
