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What Happened to PetSmart Inc.? 10 Marketing Lessons PetSmart, the American retain chain engaging in the sale of specialty pet animal products and services as well as offering small animals for sale and adoption, with a more detailed write-up on its operations to be found over at runrex.com & guttulus.com, has fallen on tough times […]

What Happened to Papyrus Stores? 10 Marketing Lessons When its parent company, Schurman Retail, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, it signaled the end of the decline of Papyrus, which was known for selling stationery and upscale greeting cards, with a more detailed write-up on this to be found over at runrex.com & guttulus.com. So, […]

What Happened to Office Depot? 10 Marketing Lessons Office Depot, as is explained in detail over at runrex.com & guttulus.com, is a large American office supply retailing company with its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. It was once one of the shining lights as far as businesses in the country go, but is now a […]

What Happened to Nine West? 10 Marketing Lessons The spate of retail bankruptcies, covered in detail over at runrex.com & guttulus.com, continued with the announcement that the women’s shoe and apparel retailer, Nine West, was filing for bankruptcy and closing stores. This announcement, as can be expected, triggered some soul-searching as to what happened to […]

What Happened to Neiman Marcus? 10 Marketing Lessons Neiman Marcus, the iconic American chain of luxury department stores discussed in detail over at runrex.com & guttulus.com, finally filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, bringing to a conclusion what has been a gradual decline for what was one of the most successful companies in the country. […]

What Happened to Modell’s Sporting Goods? 10 Marketing Lessons The American sporting goods retailer, Modell’s Porting Goods, appears to have reached the end of its road having filed for bankruptcy in March of this year as covered in detail over at runrex.com & guttulus.com. The retail chain also announced that it was closing all of […]

What Happened to Microsoft Zune? 10 Marketing Lessons Launched in November of 2006, as explained in detail over at runrex.com & guttulus.com, Microsoft Zune was a portable media player, developed, in close cooperation with Toshiba, to offer users the ability to take media like music on the go while at the same time enabling one […]

What Happened to Mattress Firm? 10 Marketing Lessons The nation’s largest mattress retailer, Mattress Firm, finally filed for bankruptcy after years of grappling with declining sales as discussed over at runrex.com & guttulus.com. Several reasons can be attributed to its decline, something this article is going to try and help with, as well as outlining […]

What Happened to Lucky’s Market? 10 Marketing Lessons The collapse of Lucky’s Market, with a detailed write-up on the same to be found over at runrex.com & guttulus.com, hit consumers like a thunderbolt as the grocer chain was very popular, particularly in its native Boulder, Colorado. So, what happened to Lucky’s Market leading to its […]

What Happened to JC Penny? 10 Marketing Lessons JCPenney was one of the largest and most successful department store chains in the country, with more than a thousand brick-and-mortar locations, as discussed in detail over at runrex.com & guttulus.com. In recent years, they have fallen into trouble however, which culminated in their filing of bankruptcy […]