Many brick-and-mortar retailers thought the growth of e-commerce would bring about the slow death of physical retail, but recent moves made by Amazon have proven this notion to be false. Through the introduction of two different physical stores, Amazon is showcasing that it’s not about waging war on in-store—it’s about expanding in-store capabilities to create […]
Dynamic market conditions are pushing consumer goods manufacturers to design more agile structures and capabilities in order to stay ahead of the game and fuel organic growth. One of the most effective methods manufacturers are adopting to foster agility is revenue management. While the concept of revenue management has been around a long time, it […]
We’ve seen Amazon transform retail through their ability to remove the layers of the standard business model and redefine how consumers shop for, pay for, order and receive products. Now, with slow-to-evolve brick and mortar retailers left in the dust and others still scrambling to compete, Amazon is setting its eyes on an all new […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires plans to monitor and conduct regular updates of their provider network data, including updating providers’ ability to accept new patients, as well as their office address, phone number and any other changes that affect availability. Medicare Advantage (MA) plans must contact providers every three months and […]
Kroger ran their annual “Game Day Greats” campaign, but this time, with all new prizes, omnichannel tactics, and manufacturer participation. With Kroger’s Game Day Greats Instant-Win Sweepstakes program, shoppers can instantly win up to 23 food product prizes considered to be part of the game day greats collection. Products from popular brands like Pepsi, Goldfish, […]
Marketing spending has traditionally represented nearly $225 billion in annual expenditures by CPG manufacturers – 19.5% of total sales. While this figure has remained relatively static for the past 10 years, in early 2018, three prominent Fortune 500 CPGs – Kraft Heinz, Unilever and PepsiCo, announced plans to dramatically increase marketing spend as a means […]
At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 in Las Vegas, UnitedHealthcare demonstrated some of their latest digital health innovations, each designed to help simplify the consumer health care experience of Employer-Sponsored (Group) insurance plans. Three of the core innovations, soon to re-define the way millions of their enrollees select, enroll and use their healthcare, […]
The 2017 holiday season was one for the books, according to the National Retail Federation. Despite a record number of retail bankruptcies and store closures in 2017, the holiday season saw consumers come out in full force — both in-store and online. Sales numbers were up 11.5% from 2016. This increase is the largest jump […]
Connecture, in partnership with Deft Research, conducted a webinar last week that took a deep dive into Medicare AEP in order to understand how shopping and switching behaviors are changing among Age-Ins and how payers can most effectively adapt in order to improve new member acquisition. Leveraging national data from Deft Research’s 2017 and soon […]
Kroger is the largest U.S. grocer and second largest U.S. retailer, but with enormous presence, comes enormous responsibility to drive the future of grocery. Fortunately, the mass supermarket chain is not disappointing, in fact, they’re exceeding on many accounts. In October of last year, they announced their “Restock Kroger Plan,” and while it’s only January, […]