The Consolidation Opportunity
Dozens of established retail names -- some, like 150-year-old Filene's, venerable old brands that were fixtures in their communities -- have been disappe... Read story
Macy's Inc.
No Fonda Fan
I am pleased to learn the in-depth story of the failure of Jane Fonda's Workout clothing line ("Starstruck," October 1985). But I am shocked by INC.'s co... Read story
Getting Big Companies to Call
Cultivating a new market without the benefit of a sales force. Read story
Father, Son,
Quote on the relationship between an entrepreneurial father and son. Read story
The Trouble with Tax Holidays
Consumers and politicians love them, but state sales tax holidays are becoming a major headache for businesses. Read story
Get A Whiff Of This
Creative Environments Inc. founder plans to expand product fragrancing company. Read story
Pushing Products Through The Pipeline
Frank Brady combines marketing savvy and merchandising skills to move products off the shelves. Read story
Packaging: When It's Time for a Makeover
Partners from a gourmet-biscuit company explain how and why they pursued a new design for packaging their products. Read story
Grand Plans
Shoestring start-ups: seven fast-growing companies that were started for $1,000 or less, and tactics to borrow for your own start-up. Read story
Ahead Of The Pack
Secrets of Selling to the Home Read story
Piggyback
A store within a store serves as a joint venture providing benefits to both companies. Read story
Face-off
Two men, each with an Inc. 500 clothing company, debate the differences between their companies. Read story
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Pamela Miller "was troubled watching executive women look like bag ladies" as they walked to Wall Street carrying their dress shoes in plastic bags. She s... Read story
Distribution: Mother of Invention
A quick look at how a children's T-shirt company found a niche market in resort gift shops. Read story
Tailor-Made in America
A business expert explains how craftmanship practiced at so-called "Craftories" is inventing a new competitive edge. Read story
Small Businesses in Big Apple Hit Hard by Strike
Dec. 21, 2005 --They carpooled, peddled their bikes, or legged it out. Or stayed home. Yet even as owners and employees of N... Read story
When Your Neck Is On The Line
Should a leading tiemaker cope with a market slump by putting his own neck on the line? Read story
Raising Cane
Transforming the Big Apple into Tinseltown. Read story
Whose Brand Is It, Anyway?
Terri Williamson did a textbook job of launching Glow. Jennifer Lopez and her team did a textbook job of launching Glow by J.Lo. And then their worlds collided. Read story
Super Deli
Zabar's grosses $12 million a year in New York City. Read story
Street Smarts: Learning From Mistakes
A failed start-up has taught me (at least) two important things. Read story
Street Smarts: The Offer, Part Three
I can sell my businesses for more money than I ever thought possible. But then who will I be? Read story
TV or Not TV
How businesses are selling products through TV shopping channels such as QVC and Home Shopping Network. Read story
Upstarts: Convenience Cuisine
Not sure where your next meal is coming from? Try the Web. A look at why several Internet start-ups are hoping online shoppers will turn to the Web to satisf... Read story
Getting Your Ads Right
"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
The Markdown Blues, Revisited
It's been a while since I've read anything quite like this. Part food fight, part mud wrestling, part theatre of the absurd. A recent New York... Read story
The Wonderland Economy
A close-up look at the vital role small business plays in America's economy that debunks many myths about this sector. Read story
Taking a Niche Player Big-Time
Keurig Inc. has transformed office coffee with its unique, one-cup-at-a-time system. Can it do the same for the at-home market--with machines that cost $250 ... Read story
Lessons Learned
A CEO tells how the lessons he learned climbing mountains helped him turn around a company. Read story
How I Did It: Richard Schaps, CEO, Van Wagner Communications
Richard Schaps sold his outdoor-advertising company, Van Wagner, for $170 million. On Tuesday, he passed out millions of dollars to his people--and then star... Read story
The Eyes Still Have It
Just how many fortunes can Bob Hillman make by starting the same business over and over? Read story
Applicant of the Week: Johnny Cupcakes
How a 26-year-old college drop-out created a multi-million dollar t-shirt business with no business plan, no advertising, and no investors. Read story
Good Neighbors
The secret to General Growth's top performance in the REIT business: John Bucksbaum knows how to make competing tenants accept one another. Any c... Read story
Upstarts: Digital Photography
Digital photo start-ups are getting ready for their close-up. But will consumers like how things develop? Read story
The Inner City 100
100 street-smart companies. Read story
How to Start a T-shirt Company
Great designs are not enough, according to Johnny Earle of Johnny Cupcakes. You also need lots of buzz and exclusivity Read story
Breaking Through
How companies just like yours mushroomed into powerhouses in their industries. A conversation with Keith R. McFarland. Read story
Extended Interview with David Blumenthal
Here's more from the February 2005 Inc. magazine interview with David Blumenthal, CEO of Lion Brand Yarn Company. Read story
Merchant Prince Stanley Marcus
One of retailing's great impresarios thinks he knows who's to blame for the lost arts of salesmanship and merchandising -- it's the retailers themselves Read story
Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Shoe manufacturer must differentiate its offerings from cheaper imitators through marketing and advertising. Read story
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