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Innovation – Why Bezos Succeeded, While Lampert Failed at Sears

Adam Hartung

On May 1, 2003, KMart begins trading again. The traditional Sears market was niched up across big box retailers like Best Buy, clothiers like Kohls, tool stores like Home Depot, parts retailers like AutoZone, and soft goods stores like Bed, Bath & Beyond. Leaving Sears’ market “hollowed out.”

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Business model creation and innovation in China: not just copycats.

The BMI Lab Blog

We can summarize their business approach in the following points: The Chinese customers are avid buyers of technology. Lean value” focus: This approach is supported by the nature of the market. It is full of entrepreneurs, customers, markets and capital that happen at the same time. How do Chinese innovators work?

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Debunking Disruptive Innovation – Why Disruptive Innovation is Not a Strategy

Leapfrogging

He argued that companies, and entire industries, can be “disrupted” by unforeseen competitors – new entrants that offer up products or technologies at a fraction of the cost yet with equal or greater benefits compared to current options. And, at first, they resisted including advertisements next to the search results. The result?