Inc.com: Articles about Kmart Corporation

The Dignity of Discount

By Mitch McCasland | Dec 4, 2002

A betting man would have lost his shirt. Anyone with good sense would have thought the likes of K-Mart and the late Montgomery Ward would have thrived in ... Read story

Grist: Why Bankruptcy is Bad for Business

By Adam Hanft | Jun 1, 2004

The other reason entrepreneurs should fear bankruptcy. Read story

Business for Sale: Holiday-Products Manufacturer

By Jill Andresky Fraser | Dec 1, 1999

Want to cash in on one of the fastest-growing holiday markets in America? Consider this child-oriented holiday-products manufacturer. Profile includes price,... Read story

Forgo the Trade Shows?

By Susan Greco | Jan 1, 2001

Some entrepreneurs who sell their products to big retailers have decided to forgo more generic trade shows. Read story

Marketing: Selling the Superstores

By Susan Greco | Jul 1, 1995

A 15-week, nationwide campaign is followed to learn how to get shelf space at the country's hottest retail chains. Read story

Getting Your Ads Right

By Rhonda Abrams | Jun 10, 2003

"We're moving online!! Blow out sale at our store location. Phone orders welcome." That's what was on the postcard. This advertisement was sent to ... Read story

How Information Technology Is Leveling the Playing Field

By Sarah Schafer | Dec 15, 1995

Various business people discuss how technology allows them to compete with the "big boys." Read story

Father, Son, Co.

By George Gendron | Jul 1, 1994

Quote on the relationship between an entrepreneurial father and son. Read story

Sing-2-School Wants to Bring Hip-Hop to the Grade-School Set

By Dalia Fahmy | Aug 1, 2007

Can it raise $250,000? Read story

Business for Sale: Rocky Mountain Furniture Manufacturer

By Jill Andresky Fraser | Jul 1, 2001

Do you have back-to-nature fantasies? Then consider this fast-growing and profitable three-year-old furniture manufacturer in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Read story

High Noon in Aisle Five

By Joseph Rosenbloom | Jan 1, 2004

If Rupert Murdoch's boys rode into your company's territory, what would you do: run for the hills or stay and fight? In the tradition of Gary Cooper's greate... Read story

Board Building Tips from the 2000 Inc. 500 #1 Company

By Ralph Ward | Nov 1, 2000

The Parson Group just came in at #1 on the 2000 Inc. 500 list ( see article ), and Pa... Read story

Disaster Cowboys

By Christopher McDougall | Nov 1, 2005

Ed Weingartner chases floods and hurricanes for a living--a good enough living to make him an Inc. 500 CEO. Hurricane Katrina, however, created a bigger mess... Read story

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship comes from entrepreneur, anglicized from the original French word. It means someone who undertakes something. Merriam-Webster defines "e... Read story

Clipped!

By Edward O. Welles | Dec 1, 1997

Linda Froehlich, inventor of the SuperClip, describes how large office-supply companies crowded out her patented product with knockoffs. Read story

Mimic the Superstores

Jan 1, 1995

If you run a small retail operation competing against a superstore like Wal-Mart or Kmart, is it better to cultivate a homey feelingat your shop or a "dis... Read story

The Mentors

By Edward O. Welles | Jun 1, 2000

Kent Sutherland solicited Wal-Mart's Sam Walton as his business mentor 18 years ago and has prospered ever since. Here's where to find a mentor and the great... Read story

The New and Improved American Small Business

By Tom Ehrenfeld | Jan 1, 1995

A close-up look at what it takes for a small business to battle with giant, nationwide competitors. Read story

Spotlight: William Wang, Vizio

By William Wang | Sep 1, 2008

As told to Ryan Mccarthy Industry Leader: Computers & Electronics Three-Year Growth: ... Read story

YourCustomer@YourBusiness.com

By Jill Hecht Maxwell | Sep 15, 2000

Providing Internet service to your customers may sound like technology, but it's all about marketing. Read story

Network: December 1991

By Michael P. Cronin | Dec 1, 1991

Network resources. Read story

Hot Start-Ups

By Inc Staff | Jul 1, 1999

It's easy to forget that the best new business ideas are often the simplest. Here are 10 start-ups that will have you wondering, "Why didn't I think of that?" Read story

Wild Ads Make Web Stars: The Word from the Experts

By Various Inc Staff | Feb 1, 2000

Ad campaigns for dot-coms should explain what the business does in order to be effective, say industry observers. Read story

Mail

Aug 1, 2004

Beauty-queen backlash; lessons from childcare for eldercare; how Adam Hanft is wrong about bankruptcy. Read story

Sharer Beware

By Thea Singer | Mar 1, 1999

Here's how Mike Dreese, CEO of music retailer Newbury Comics, came to realize that the sales information he shared with his industry was putting his company ... Read story

Letters

By Inc Staff | Oct 15, 1997

Readers react to Jerry Useem's "Churn, Baby, Churn," featured in this year's State of Small Business issue (May 1997). The article weighed the importance of ... Read story

Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Omnimedia

because she took one for the team Read story

Pricing

Related Terms: Loss Leader Pricing ; Read story

Taking Copycats to Task

By Susan Greco | Nov 1, 1993

How two companies deal with knockoffs and imitators. Read story

Upstart of the Year

By Stephanie Clifford | Dec 1, 2007

When Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) announced in May 2006 that it would shut down its Maytag division in Newton, Iowa, it offered transfers to a select group of emp... Read story

A Bright Future: After the Train Wreck

By Lewis Perdue | Mar 15, 2001

A four-time entrepreneur explores the realities of retailing, both on and off the Web -- and finds out that they're the same. Read story

Advertising Is Dead; Long Live PR

By Harry Hoover | Oct 1, 2003

Although I still believe there is a place for advertising as a brand-maintenance or brand-affirmation tool, I am convinced that to build a brand today you... Read story