Category Archives: Retail Executive Interviews

This sub-category has many video interviews with retail executives that are more strategic than career-oriented.

Starbucks’ Schultz on Its Via Brand Instant Coffee

Posted on June 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz talked with Bloomberg’s Mike Firn in Tokyo about the outlook for sales of Via instant coffee as it started offering the powdered mix today in Japan, the world’s biggest market for instant coffee. Starbucks started offering … Continue reading →

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Buy.com CEO Neel Grover on the Future of Mobile

Posted on June 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As the retail industry progresses with mobile media, Buy.com, a pure-play online retailer — with more than 12 million products in inventory — has been building its mobile clout — including parent company Rakuten’s buy of tablet company Kobo this past year. [Please note: The full … Continue reading →

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President & CEO of eBay, John Donahoe

Posted on June 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

John Donahoe discusses the eBay empire and the future of online and store-based retail in this far-ranging video. [Please note: The full interview is 23.5 minutes.]

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