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Over the past several years of
recession and recovery, economic,
demographic, and
other
influencers
created fundamental changes in the
way retailers and manufacturers
met shopper demand.
Rate or pace of change in our industry has been running at
incredible speed and it just keeps accelerating. We’ve relied
heavily on the past to predict the future, but history is not
always a good predictor for the future. It’s okay to look in the
rear-view mirror, but what’s more important lies ahead!
Easier said than done, but companies who are not investing
in the future will be short-lived. Now more than ever,
organizations need to work “in concert” within and outside
of their organizations to drive growth.
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