VENN News
PRESS – GROWING UP IS HARD TO DO
VENN is featured in this great article about the future of Abercrombie & Fitch by Suzanne Goldsmith in the June issue of Columbus Monthly. While this article was published just prior to news of a potential acquisition by other apparel retailers, potentially...
REASSERTING THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGY: PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE
Anyone who has spent time in boardrooms is only too familiar with the term “strategy” being liberally, and often incorrectly, bandied about. Time consuming “strategy meetings” comprised of extensive presentations and documents that often end up forgotten on hard...
RETAIL GROWTH IN THE AGE OF AMAZON
Much has been made in the last few weeks and months about the great Retail Apocalypse of 2017 and the dominance of the aptly named Amazon. On today of all days - Prime Day - it’s as if you can hear merchants everywhere stamping their feet and crying, “Amazon’s ruining...
Retail in the age of Amazon- Where: Follow your customers out of the mall
In the Age of Amazon, WHERE retail stores are located, and HOW authentic an experience a retailer offers, is of increasing importance to the creation of effective growth strategies. Mall traffic in the U.S. is down an astounding 10% year over year, against an already...
A Bias Toward Paralysis – What’s Impeding Corporate Innovation
A Bias Toward Paralysis – What’s Impeding Corporate Innovation “We need to innovate!” A commonly heard refrain in today’s business environment. As the pace of change quickens, traditional businesses are confronted on a daily basis by new competitors who...
The Yin and Yang of Corporate Strategy is a No-Brainer
Yin to the yang, left brain/right brain, marketing/financial, creative/analytical. All of these represent opposites in the world of business. But are we really left with a choice between the two, or is there another way? Dualism may be the answer. See if the...
wsa studios sings venns praises
WSA Studio’s president and AIA national board member, Timothy Hawk, FAIA talks about the value VENN created for his business.
PENZONE’S New Direction: Beauty from the outside in
Congratulations to our client, Charles Penzone Inc., on the series of exciting, inter-related evolutions to its parent company and iconic master brand. The company has announced a new growth strategy for the overarching business, the development and opening of two,...
MAUSFLIX: THE REVENGE OF THE CREATIVES
5 reasons why Disney’s new subscription service may signal the return of content creators to distribution dominance.