As many of you know, I’ve been tracking the fate of Guitar Center for more than two years now, my mad, toothless Ahab against the White Whale of its private equity-blooded, retail Leviathan. When, oh when, shall it finally wash up bloated on the beach, a thousand harpoons from inconsequential bloggers, disgruntled former employees, and nonplussed customers festooning it from …
PayPal and the retail revolution
Man, when you look at the data, you see just how quickly e-commerce has been evolving just in the past few years.
The top 10 retailers in the United States
For a recent project, we had to check out the top 10 retailers in the U.S., which had some surprises. I knew Wal-Mart was big, but I didn’t know just how big compared to the runners up. Did you guess all of the companies on this list? For more, check out the Competitive Futures Datalab.