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ONE Thing To Save Toys R Us and Sears
Passengers in first class are convinced the ship will survive the collision with the iceberg. After all, Titanic is unsinkable. Floors below, the cabins are filling with water and the bulkheads are becoming flooded. People are drowning while the wine and music flows above. The executives at Sears and Toys R Us are planning next year’s strategy, convinced that the slowing sales are just another market dip as they have experienced many times in the past.
Stores are becoming vacant and people are being let go with nothing to do. Status quo bias is powerful in business. We believe success in the past is the best indicator for success in the future. We are blinded by the comfort of size and wealth. Just like the affluent passengers, these executives refuse to acknowledge the ship is indeed sinking. Amazon is a powerful iceberg in the sea of retail sales. Amidst the calm waters, retail giants are blind to the impending doom lurking in their path. Academy Sports and
Dick’sSporting Goods may be next. The buying landscape has been disrupted by one simple concept that so many retailers cannot see. Or worse, refuse to see. This one thing is so obvious yet hidden among the boardrooms across the country. Businesses build momentum and velocity over time. In physics, Newton’s law remains constant. The first law states that something in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force. The second law states the movement of an object depends on its
speed and size. The third law states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Amazon is the outside force in the retail industry. Long-tenured retailers have mass and acceleration. The collision of the established retail market with Amazon represents the reaction. Albert Einstein stated, “If you cannot explain something in the simplest of terms, you do not understand it”. The impact from Amazon on retail markets is simple. Amazon has determined the one thing a buyer wants in a transaction and it is not price. While
price is important, it is not the one thing. Walmart is beginning to understand the one thing and is changing fast with new pick up services and home delivery. Walmart executives may understand the one thing customers really desire in a transaction. The one thing has different facets and doesn’t appear to be the same for all customers. We all need food yet have many choices for what we consume to survive. The one thing consumers desire is the experience of buying. Amazon may be affordable, however the one thing we love is the convenient experience of buying something from a trusted source that will be delivered free of charge in two days. And if we don’t love
it, we can return it without hassle. Remember the no hassle return days at Walmart that served as a catalyst for growth? Stay with me, this is about to get interesting. Sears and Toys R Us focused on products and brands. We trusted Sears’ brands like Craftsman and Kenmore. Toys R Us was the one place we could get that perfect toy for birthdays and Christmas. They both saw Amazon coming, however by the time they noticed the impending collision with the Amazon iceberg, it was too late. Build A Bear Workshop understands that kids do not come to the store to buy a bear. They come to build a bear. Whatif
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