The career corporate executive and serial CEO debuts a new online journal from which he will communicate his thoughts and experiences to the world.
PORTLAND, OR / ACCESSWIRE / August 24, 2021 / It is with much excitement that Mike Edwards, career corporate executive and former CEO of such large and well-respected brands as Staples and Hanna Andersson, announces that he has launched a new blog, bolstered by three inaugural entries. The blog is hosted by a well-known online platform, and will mostly deal with matters relating to the retail sector and business in general, as that is Mike's area of professional expertise.
In the most recent installment of the blog, entitled Mike Edwards Explains How Retailers can Optimize Inventory and Keep Up with Customer Demand, Mike addresses some of the most daunting challenges inherent to the notoriously volatile retail sector. In one passage from the entry, Mike highlights the importance of stocking the right products at the right time. 'Retail success boils down to offering the right products to the consumer when they will be most likely to buy. Enticing the customer with sales, discounts, and new products is counterproductive if your business has constant low-stock and out-of-stock problems,' he writes, adding, 'Customers have several options to choose from no matter what product they choose to buy, and they will quickly turn away from your company if they can't get what they want when they want it.'
In the two preceding entries, entitled Mike Edwards Helps Businesses Digitally Advance and Mike Edwards Examines Post-Pandemic Trends in Retail, respectively, Mike dispenses more strategic tips and nuggets of wisdom accumulated through his three decade-long career as a corporate executive in an effort to help businesses modernize and change with the times. For example, on the subject of how the mass adoption of smartphone technology by the general consumer public impacts retailers, Mike writes, 'Smartphones are now commonplace for both teenagers and adults. Having a mobile-friendly website is crucial. Without a proper upgrade, mobile sites will look distorted. This can be especially problematic for clothing retailers or sites that use a significant amount of text. By designing a site specifically for mobile visibility, consumers will quickly access retail information from far away locations.'
Anyone interested in reading the entirety of these blog entries will find them located here, while anyone curious to learn more about Mike Edwards is encouraged to visit his professional website.
About Mike Edwards:
Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mike Edwards is a career corporate executive who has held high positions at an assortment of large corporations. Mike majored in marketing and earned a BS in business from Drexel University in 1983. After graduating, he went straight into retail, having been recruited by May Department Stores into their executive training program. He continued to work at May for five years, before accepting a job as a store manager at Target. In 1990, Mike Edwards took a position at CompUSA, starting out as an assistant store manager and rising the ranks to attain an executive role as senior vice-president before leaving the company in 1998.
Mike has been president and CEO at many well-known companies, including Lucy Activewear, Borders Inc., eBags.com, and Hanna Andersson. He has also held various senior leadership positions at Golfsmith, West Marine, Jo Ann Stores, and Staples. Over the last decade, Mike Edwards and the organizations under his management have received the American Heritage Award from the Anti-Defamation League for leadership and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as Brand of the Year from the International Council of Shopping Centers. Additionally, Mike won Multichannel Merchant's Customer Service Award of the Year, and was also a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young. Mike Edwards currently lives in Portland, Oregon, where he is the independent director and digital technology committee chairperson of the publicly traded company Central Garden & Pet.
Contact Information:
Mike Edwards
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (734) 604-0946
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