A new force
in US retailing is university shops. Substantial
numbers of consumers are engaged in campus activities and major retailers like
Target are taking advantage. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leticiamiranda/the-future-of-the-mall-might-be-on-your-college-campus
One simple
question is credited with tripling sales in this furniture store - https://www.inc.com/nicholas-sonnenberg/this-one-question-tripled-sales-at-a-furniture-store-heres-what-it-means-for-your-sales-team.html
A new era of
brewers is having an impact on country pubs - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-04/what-impact-does-the-brewery-boom-have-on-country-pubs/11363752
Non-alcoholic
drinks are booming in UK - https://insidefmcg.com.au/2019/07/25/no-booze-blues-the-rise-of-non-alcoholic-beverages/#daily
Conditions
are getting worse for small and medium businesses - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-26/business-conditions-worsen-for-small-and-medium-enterprises/11346742
The successes
and struggles in US retailing - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/24/jc-penney-is-fading-walmart-is-thriving-heres-a-look-at-retail-today.html
Target in the US pushes ahead with smaller format stores - https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/targets-small-format-stores-are-its-biggest-weapon-against-amazon-walmart.html