Author Archives: Phyllis Ezop

We repeatedly hear about the struggles of traditionally bricks and mortar retailers. Many have been closing stores as retailing undergoes tremendous change and online shopping continues to grow. While internet marketers like Amazon thrive, the outlook for physical retail stores … Continue reading →

A recent Wall Street Journal article (May 26, 2016) with the headline “Focus Is In, Scale Is Out for Tech Giants,” tells that major tech companies have been shedding lines of business. The article mentions that Microsoft has been dismantling … Continue reading →

The most recent earnings report for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, indicated that the company’s big bet moonshot businesses did not perform well in terms of revenue and earnings. The article “Big ‘Bets’ Temper Google’s Earnings” by Jack Nicas in the … Continue reading →

In late January 2013, roughly six months after Marissa Mayer became CEO, she said she’d take Yahoo back to its roots. In my newsletter back then, I wrote that Mayer was saying it right, since back to basics can often … Continue reading →

As I wrote previously in my newsletter article about paper versus digital, there is still room for the older way of doing things as long as the older way continues to offer advantages.  And, we see more and more indications … Continue reading →