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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

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But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. In 2010, Blockbuster declared bankruptcy, a decade after famously telling Netflix, which then had $5 million in annual sales, to get lost when they suggested that Blockbuster buy them.

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Thanksgiving Innovation 101: The Turkey

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There isn’t a lot of room to really innovate the Thanksgiving turkey. The Instant Pot multi cooker was the idea that ended up being the solution to both of those problems and in 2010 the first-generation product launched on Amazon. So is this innovation worth investigation? Or is there? The Instant Pot Solution.

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Retailers Give Fresh Focus to Single Consumers

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Forget millennials, that consumer segment that is blamed for the downfall of most everything while also being the target of many innovative efforts. Single consumers are a force of nature as well when it comes to retail. At least that’s the case when talking about toilet paper – specifically, the Charmin Forever Roll. Shifting Tide.

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32 Corporate Innovation Labs In Retail

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The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report.

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Former Walmart SVP Daniel Eckert Tapped As Green Dot EVP

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According to the release, Eckert helped to grow Walmart’s business by nearly three times what it was when he joined in 2010. Henry said Eckert had “served as a catalyst for Green Dot’s creativity” as he worked for better innovations for various programs and platforms the company supported.

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Amex Study: Social Media Shout-Outs Could Pump $197B Into SMB Economy

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Small Business Saturday initially debuted in 2010 in response to the Great Recession and has since evolved into a global event meant to highlight smaller merchants. The majority of those businesses included restaurants, with retail close behind.

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PYMNTS’ 2016 Roundup: Retail Edition

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This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. Consumers flocked to online and mobile commerce , robots rose in food and consumer goods , and brick-and-mortar stayed relevant with retail experimentation — pop – ups , flash sales , store-in-store and showrooms.

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