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Innovation Strategy – Pat McGauley and a New Beer in Town

BrainZooming

” Pat credited InBev (which merged with Anheuser-Busch in 2008) with introducing the idea of renovation to the organization. The innovation team spent 15% of its time on core brand renovation to enhance competitiveness. . “Renovation is putting new coats of paint on big brands.”

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The 10 Telltale Signs of Future Troubles for WalMart

Adam Hartung

If we look closely at events at WalMart we can see telltales of problems destined to emerge for the retailing giant: 1 – In March, 2008 WalMart sued a brain damaged employee. There was no strategic thinking happening at WalMart, as executives believed there would never be a need to change the strategy.

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