Technology Quote by Greg Thain

“Any manufacturer hoping to gain influence with a retailer needs to thoroughly understand the retailers’ never-ending battle for differential advantage.”

— Greg Thain

“To win, manufacturers must offer more value, in the eyes of the retail customer, than their competitors do. To”

— Greg Thain

“to compete. And then there is the hype. Vendors, analysts and the media talk up new technologies and trends making them sound like the…

— Ian Cox

“While much has changed over time in the relationship between retailers and manufacturers, one thing that has not changed is that they are very…

— Greg Thain

People tend to associate Qualcomm with the chip - and they should: We're an excellent chip company - but I think we have a…

— Steve Mollenkopf

“Retailers are more vulnerable than manufacturers to small changes in volume because it adversely affects their asset turnover, which is a much bigger driver…

— Greg Thain

“The fact that it worked is a reminder of manufacturers’ power to add value to their markets in a way that retailers cannot. This”

— Greg Thain

“In an industry where usage is a function of purchase rather than a real desire for the item, technology providers will obviously optimize for…

— Stephen O’Grady

“One of the things that I think is true of very successful retailers is that their joy is in creating, not maintaining.”

— James Dion

“it is not unusual for retailers to get more upset than the manufacturer anticipated. According”

— Greg Thain

“the ongoing shift of product-development activities from manufacturers to users is painful and difficult for many manufacturers.”

— Eric von Hippel

“Unburdened by the legacy costs and organizational inertia of more mature competitors, these new technologies quickly replaced established technologies and destroyed the incumbents’ core…

— David Robertson