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A government contracting officer shares his insights on what’s out there 125 With honor U.S. Military Academy’s new cadet barracks honors for one of its own DEPARTMENTS 6 Editor’s Note 12 Industry News 130 Commercial Construction & Renovation Data 134 Ad Index 136 Publisher’s Note 119 4 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — SEPTEMBER : OCTOBER 2017 • Construction Manager • General Contractor • Thirty seven years of professional and quality construction management services makes us... “The Customer’s Builder” SPECIALIZING IN: Tenant Fit-Outs Ground Up Retail Big Box Remodels Renovation Hospitality Fitness www.constructionone.com CIRCLE NO. 3 Licensed Contractor in all 50 States 101 East Town Street - Suite 401 - Columbus, OH 43215 • 614.235.0057 EDITOR’S NOTE by Michael J. Pallerino Read. React. Adapt. EDITOR’S NOTE his is not a rebranding. Sure, there is a lot of retooling going on, but under no circumstances are the folks in T Bentonville (Ark.) calling it a rebranding. But whatever they call it, let's get something straight – Jeff Bezos and the gang at Amazon are making everybody rethink their business strategies. Wal-Mart U.S. Chief Marketing Officer Tony Rogers was asked recently about the discount giant's reworking of its marketing, product mix, private-label offerings, agency and vendor relationships, and strategy. Rogers said that the moves are in line with what every retailer must do to keep pace with the continual advances in technology and customer habits. They change; you change. Read. React. Adapt. To survive the perils that drove retailers like Sears and Kmart toward irrelevance, the $485 billion discount giant remade itself as a unified online-offline proposition. That To survive the includes its recent emphasis to roll out drive-thru pickup of grocery orders to 1,000 of its perils that drove more than 4,000 U.S. stores (thanks Amazon). The retailer also is installing automated kiosks at about 100 stores where people can collect orders inside. retailers like Okay, so Wal-Mart and others are hitting the “refresh” button. Sears and Kmart And to be fair, these tech-driven initiatives and quality improvements are not shifting the retailer’s focus from its low-price roots. Wal-Mart simply is updating its playbook, espe- toward irrelevance, cially in the virtual space. the $485 billion On the physical front, for those customers who shop in person, the retailer has im- proved its quality with revamped produce sections and higher-end exclusive or private-label discount giant apparel, food and nonfood items. Plus, it’s sprucing up the appearance of its stores. remade itself as And in case there is any doubt, Walmart’s vaunted “Save Money. Live Better” mantra is still in tact. In fact, as it takes a swing at the likes of Amazon and hard discounters like Aldi a unified online- and Lidl, the