When the development of cellophane let us have self-service food shopping for meat and produce, it started a retailing revolution that economists call creative destruction.
Friday’s e-links: By combining Captain Ahab’s fixation for his whale, food, and of course beer, this FT article is our update for Japan’s rugby World Cup.
Even with mall traffic declining and stores closing, retail restructuring might lead to a renaissance fueled by creative destruction rather than an apocalypse.
Like other trendy foods that temporarily attract consumers, the organic milk decline followed a surge in sales and an increase in supply.
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