I know it’s a cliché, but sheesh, I really can’t believe how many people are on the phone. Look, I can do it, so I do, but clearly many of you can’t, and moreover, how desperately do you think someone needs you right then? When I say “I can do it, so I do,” I … Read more
As I type, Wal-Mart is expected to announce its second straight year of declining domestic same-store sales. There is much hand-wringing and bloviating about where Wal-Mart went wrong. In chasing up-market shoppers, have they abandoned their core customer base? In moving more toward specials on specific items, and away from uniformly low prices, have they … Read more
I’ve talked about what I call “red meat” political posts before. They’re fun to write. Generally I think of a zinger or two I’d like to use. That can be a fully-formed sentence that pops in my head, or it can be as simple as two words together I like the sound of. Then I … Read more