Transworld has an in-depth article about the state of women’s skate footwear: Is Womens Skate Footwear Still A Viable Category For Independent Retailers? I like this article because it talks about the state of an industry in relation to one single category. How can an entire segment of retailers (independent skate shops) better compete with an entirely different segment of retailers (everyone else). Good analysis, good article.
Walgreen has announced that they are buying in-store health clinic, Take Care Health Systems. They look to expand their in-store health clinics to 400 by the end of 2008. Like I said when Wal-Mart made a similar commitment last month, I think that this move is good for the company and good for consumers.
Finally, troubled VOIP company, Vonage, is having problems hiring and retaining talent. Who would have thought all of the bad press that they have been getting is having an impact on HR?