On Guns, Golf and Contraception
Our Vice President mistakenly shot his friend while quail hunting and has received a lot of attention for it. A colleague of mine from Texas tells me that hunting is a big social event there – “it’s...
View ArticleCheaper Books ‘On the Fly’
On a recent business trip, I noticed that Paradies book shops introduced a new program for travelers. Passengers can now buy a book at one of their designated airport shops, read it in transit and...
View ArticleThe Color Green
This past Saturday marked the 36th anniversary of Earth Day, a day dedicated to environmental awareness and education. This article in the Seattle Times mentioned FutureShop and its thesis as one of...
View ArticleTrading Technology
Consumer electronics is a hot topic when it comes to a discussion about efficient ownership. At one extreme, most electronics are commodities - distinguishable (or comparable) by their unique model...
View ArticleHeads You Lose, Tails I Win - The Paradox of Suing eBay
It appears that Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior are following the path that Tiffany took a while back, and are suing eBay for facilitating the sale of counterfeit products. For more detail, see this...
View ArticleCan you say “Futureshop” in German?
Futureshop has just gone international. Germany is the first of many countries that will be publishing Futureshop in a foreign language. Here is the link to the German version which has an updated...
View ArticleFutureshop Released in Paperback
Today Futureshop was released in a nifty new paperback edition. The hardcover version of the book received significant consumer attention and as such, Penguin opted to go with a more consumer oriented...
View ArticleLuxury Watch Auctions Used as a Brand Marketing Tool
In today’s Wall Street Journal, the lead front page article entitled “Invisible Hand - How Top Watchmakers Intervene in Auctions” confirms the importance of the relationship between the prices fetched...
View ArticleTemporary Wardrobe
The apparal industry is driven in part by demand created from our natural tendency to vary in size. This can be due to growth during our early years as we transition from different stages of childhood...
View ArticleProvenance Plays Role in Second Hand Market
Second hand retailer Pass the Baton , a new store in Tokyo, uses provenance as a way to market their goods (and distinguish themselves). Pass the Baton profiles the owners of the goods they sell....
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