“Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered.”

—José Saramago, The Double
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At Pine, we ask the hard questions of ourselves and others. Examining every challenge through different lenses and perspectives. Studying the past and looking into the future.

All of these things lead to learning. And we believe that a key component of learning is sharing what we've learned.

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Recent Posts

A GLIMPSE INTO ECOMMERCE POSSIBILITIES

June 5, 2020

Ecommerce finally moves forward Ecommerce may be finally stepping into a new era. In 1999, a group of colleagues and I built an ecommerce site for a wallpaper retailer. Sadly, not much on the front e ...

Corona Update

April 7, 2020

Over the weekend I had some initial thoughts on the impact of COVID.  For the most part, the degree to which any change happens will depend on the duration of stay-at-home. However, here are Glimpses ...

This is not a Mock Tale

October 8, 2019

I really hate missed opportunities.  One area in retail that comes to mind as a missed opportunity for me is Beverage. You know, coconut water, sparkling water, sparkling tea, regular tea, cold brews ...

Indian Retail on the Move

September 25, 2019

If you are reading this you probably already know that the PINE team loves to travel.  We spend a lot of time on the road because we enjoy seeing and experiencing new things. We know all the fresh in ...

The Magic (Omni) Kingdom

June 24, 2019

“Pack your bags, we're going to Disney!”...imagine that being echoed through the executive offices of retailers in America. In the paragraphs below, I’m going to tell you why I think a visit to ...

Single Use Retail

May 15, 2019

The most profound impact on how we will shop in the future won’t be AI, VR, AR, big data or anything else.  It will something far simpler that will yield greater impact; the death of single-use pac ...