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How the emergence of online shopping will change the face of bricks and mortar grocery retail

Mike Anthony

Bricks and mortar retail stores are still a huge asset for retailers. Despite the hyperbola you read in the press, bricks and mortar grocery is far from dead. Research shows that significant proportion of shoppers in every market in the world exclusively shop in offline stores.

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Why Ultra Fast Delivery Companies are Struggling

Indigo 9 Digital

Retailers that couldn’t get their goods delivered quickly were viewed as dinosaurs. Traditional brick and mortar retail was dead and fast delivery took over. But this model “requires high burn, high capital investments to continually expand into new markets, attract customers and retain them,” says Frederick.

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4 Things to Know About Restoration Hardware’s Strategy

Indigo 9 Digital

RH is the preeminent luxury retailer in the home furnishings category and the company has performed so well over time Berkshire Hathaway, the company owned by legendary investor Warren Buffet, owns stock in the company. Whoever said brick and mortar retail is dead has not gone to an RH store. Invest in brick and mortar.