If Mall Developers Nationwide Sponsored It..

Innovative executives in some of the Top 30 shopping mall developers are working with us after years of R&D and field trials in various cities to provide stores with a powerful means of recapturing rapidly growing Internet sales in-store that are going to online competitors (e.g. Amazon, eBay and many others). Importantly, this will also bring new sales from 80% of local shoppers that can’t easily travel to stores (i.e. seniors, disabled, busy families and offices).

We are working aggressively with these malls to offer retailers an extraordinary national Rapid Online Order Fulfillment (ROOF) Network providing local 30 to 45 minute Order Fulfillment (In-Store Shopping & Delivery), 24/7/365.

To register your opinion in joining this National Consortium, go to http://bit.ly/7LcvcM

The ROOF Network is a revolutionary and dynamic: Sales; Multi-Channel Marketing; and Distribution system that eliminates the 30% returns that most retailers experience with online orders delivered in 3 to 10 days from their remote warehouses. ROOF will not replace successful e-commerce warehouses but will strongly enhance them. ROOF At-The-Door pricing is LESS than In-Store pricing from fully participating retailers.

ROOF is patented with proprietary technology; extensively field-tested; and is based on our 30 years experience with major retailers from coast to coast; a particular advantage considering that so many others have tried and failed to succeed in this significant market. (Note: click image below to enlarge)

Participating stores will experience a 15% sales increase (or much more for aggressive stores); and, most importantly, these new incremental sales will give you a profit increase of 45% to 90% which we would like to demonstrate to you. There is no cost to join as we jointly sponsor this cost with the mall developers.

We have been asked by these mall developers to contact you to ask if you would be willing or interested to join such a National Network for local Rapid Online Order Fulfillment for your stores. Your response will assist in further creating this Consortium with these, and other malls, which is essential for a fully national program as no single mall covers all areas.
 
Malls are an essential part of the Network Consortium as each Rapid Order Fulfillment Area with a 6 to 10 mile radius requires a minimum of 50 complementary participating stores to begin; otherwise it would not be cost-effective for any of the 5 key Consortium Group Members (i.e. Stores, Malls, Consumers, Driver Network, and TheNowMall.com)
 
To register your opinion in joining this National Consortium, go to http://bit.ly/7LcvcM
 
Respondents will be offered periodic update reports

Your Comments, even skeptical, would also be appreciated. A link to our slide presentation deck is also on this page.

I'm looking forward to your comments !

Best regards,

Gail Nichols

Internet Juggernaut Trashing Your Malls

Too bad this isn't just a science fiction bad dream. The Internet Shopping “Juggernaut” is flattening mall sales by 11% that, within 5 years, will rise to 21% and then to 33% in 2020 (see government stats chart below...click to enlarge image.)

And, mall owners can’t stop this beast from plundering your malls and hustling away your mall visitors to stay home and order online. So much for your mall sales and traffic counts (and new tenants and higher rents).

Fear Not. The Solution for Innovators and Early Adopters is at hand.

Look, the Internet is now ridiculously powerful - but it has its Achilles heel. IT’S TOO SLOW. 3 to 10 day delivery causes 30% of Internet orders to be returned (changed their minds and canceled before their orders arrived); nothing convenient or profitable about that.

The one thing this monster can't defeat is currently in your parking lots waiting to help you (our drivers). You can quickly turn this beast into a prince by joining our Network. So, when customers order from home or office, our Network processes, assembles, pays for and delivers from your malls’ stores usually within 30 to 45 minutes. Bonus: our at-the-door prices are less than in-store prices for participating stores.

Our Credentials: We’ve successfully created and implemented three other similar major industry-changing solutions and in every single case it was the “Innovators & Early Adopters” that sparked those industries’ revolutions. These 3 industries were: the Food Processing industry (our Innovator was: Kraft Foods); the Retail industry (our Innovator was: Sears); and, the Call Center industry (our Early Adopter was: Home Shopping Network). All were the Industry leader and all benefited enormously. I would love to discuss these with you.

In recognition of how our pioneering products improved lives and profits, we won many awards including a Smithsonian Award, President’s Award, Environmental Award, etc. But, the main reward has been improving the way the things work, for the benefit of all. In each case, our products & services became ubiquitous while also continuing to benefit the Innovators & Early Adopters and their industries. We’re ready to work with you to do the same.

As we now have a significant number of mall owners joining our patented worldwide Network, we suggest you call today to reserve your 2010 Network implementation date. We’re standing by to be of service.

Happy Holidays !
 
Gail Nichols
Email: gnichols@thenowmall.com

Fight Fire With Fire.

OK, so you're sick of hearing about it. But 15% of shopping malls’ sales (and overage rents) just went up in smoke, which will rise to 25% within 5 years. Somebody should be calling the fire department, or at least sounding the fire alarm. This is really serious stuff. Sure, the economy will get better, soon. But for mall owners, the Internet fire storm is getting even worse, much worse, and fast. Imagine, 25% of your mall no longer producing revenue, just as if it had burned to the ground.



But here’s a solution for innovators and early adopters that's fast, sensible and easy...

Fight Fire With Fire. You are not going to beat the Internet; it's here to stay. But the emergency fire extinguishers are sitting right outside your mall doors waiting to come to your rescue (our drivers).

Our Network processes your mall customers’ online & phone orders, assembles them in-store, pays for them and delivers them usually within 30 to 45 minutes. A heck of a lot faster than your tenants’ current online order delivery in 3 to 10 days with 30% returns due to customers who changed their mind or were not home (nothing convenient or profitable about that). And, our prices at-the-door to consumers for orders from participating stores are less than in-store prices. Even the Internet can’t beat that.

As we now have a significant number of mall owners joining our patented worldwide Network, we suggest you call today to reserve your 2010 Network implementation date. We’re standing by to be of service.

Best regards,

Gail Nichols
Vice Chair
Email: gnichols@thenowmall.com

ICEBERGS AHEAD - LOOK OUT !!

As if times aren’t tough enough, the Internet is sinking mall sales and profits and tenants are actually promoting it in their stores inside the malls!

Many retailers do NOT promote their in-store promos in their email campaigns – just their online deals. Sure, their Head Offices need to keep up with their competitors’ websites which are now boasting online sales of 15% or more of their total sales…. And this is growing rapidly to 25% within 5 years.

This “tip of the iceberg” eye-opener substantially beats the government’s forecast (see chart below).

Remember, at one time, these sales were from stores in your malls. Not any longer…customers may browse in your malls but they end up ordering online with fulfillment from distant warehouses. How much can you afford to lose before you take action ?

There is a simple and effective solution for innovators & early adopters.

Yes, the Internet is here to stay, no question about it. So keep your ship afloat by offering your tenants a better solution than they currently have.

The Internet is mostly about convenience. Clearly 30 to 45 minute delivery beats the daylights out of 3 to 10 day delivery AND solves the stores’ Head Office problem of 30% returns due to inherently slow delivery. AND yes, with our solution, the delivery fulfillment price is actually less than in-store prices for participating tenant stores. So everyone wins: Consumers, your Tenants’ Stores and your Shopping Centers.



In recognition of how our pioneering products improved lives and profits, we won many awards including a Smithsonian Award, President’s Award, Environmental Award, etc. But, the main reward has been improving the way the things work, for the benefit of all. In each case, our products & services became ubiquitous while also continuing to benefit the Innovators & Early Adopters and their industries. We’re ready to work with you to do the same.

Best regards,
Gail Nichols

THE ELEPHANT IN YOUR MALLS: Who Invited The Internet Into Your Malls. The Stores Did !!

We know this sounds ridiculous, but Shopping Center owners really need to charge extra rent for the Internet “Elephant” that is now voraciously devouring your sales and traffic in your malls. These lost mall sales are huge; currently 10% to 15% of your customer purchases are now Internet off-premises sales ….growing rapidly to 25% within 5 years. And, you can’t stop this beast from roaming your malls, herding away your mall visitors as they browse and then go home to order ‘deals’ online. There go your mall sales and traffic counts (and new tenants and higher rents).

Innovators and early adopters can harness this elephant into bringing in paying customers. It’s Easy.

Look, elephants work for peanuts, and so does the Internet. Just turn it around, take it outside and put it in your mall parking lots (our drivers). Get our Network working for you for peanuts.

Bonus: we eliminate the 30% high-cost returns caused by 3 to 10 day delivery from your tenants’ online warehouse sales. Your customers will now get 30 to 45 minute fulfillment service (in-store shopping & delivery) via the Network from your participating retailers and at less cost than in-store. You just turned a gigantic disaster into a huge sales and goodwill benefit – using the same Internet Elephant. Except it’s now in your parking lots working for you for peanuts.

Our credentials are below. We have several major shopping mall owners in various stages of implementation. We’re standing by to be of service to you as well.

Our Credentials: We’ve successfully implemented three other similar major industry-changing solutions and in every single case it was the “Innovators & Early Adopters” that sparked those industries’ revolutions. These 3 industries were: the Food Processing industry (our Innovator was: Kraft Foods); the Retail industry (our Innovator was: Sears); and, the Call Center industry (our Early Adopter was: Home Shopping Network). All were the Industry leader and all benefited enormously. I would love to discuss these with you.

In recognition of how our pioneering products improved lives and profits, we won many awards including a Smithsonian Award, President’s Award, Environmental Award, etc. But, the main reward has been improving the way the things work, for the benefit of all. In each case, our products & services became ubiquitous while also continuing to benefit the Innovators & Early Adopters and their industries. We’re ready to work with you to do the same.

Standing by to be of service.

Happy Holidays !

Gail Nichols
GNichols@TheNowMall.com