Linkage: Target fights “showrooming” and Starbucks uses ship containers
Collaborative Workspaces: Not all what they are cracked up to be via The Atlantic Cities. Over the past few years, the changing of office space or work space has been mentioned more times than I can count. There have been numerous coworking spaces pop up and they work, for that certain type of individual and that type of personality. Not everyone wants to be elbow to elbow with coworkers. It’s important to have the right workspace design when you are thinking about your business and tenant improvements.
The rise of the new group think via NY Times.
Showdown over “showrooming” via WSJ. It has been a complaint over ‘brick and mortar’ stores over the past few years when potential customers view items in-store only to purchase later from an online retailer that is cheaper. Target has now asked vendors to make products that will only be available to Target. Best Buy has been another large retailer that has complained about this. In my opinion, it’s already to late. We have definitely not seen or heard the last of this.
Starbucks opens store made from recycled shipping containers via Smart Planet.
Inspiration cargo containers and offices via Office Snap Shots.
Apple Store is worth as much as the White House via CNN. Also, they just crushed it last quarter for profits on their way to becoming the the world’s most valuable company (as of the time stamp of this post). I’m sure they will have another monster year ahead of them in 2012.
flickr photo cred: Jon Erickson
