
7-Eleven New Standard Stores: DOA
Trust between franchisees and their corporate entities is already at an all-time low. The 2021 National Coalition survey of 7-Eleven franchisees found that more than three-quarters of franchisees said they don’t trust 7-Eleven.
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The Greatest Irony of Retailing in 2025: Digital Transformation
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TRR Live! Off the Shelf: The Starbucks Protein Foam Scam
Starbucks’ new “Protein Cold Foam” went on sale September 29 –- and this might be one of the most ridiculous

Gen Z Is Resetting Retail Spending
Zoomers will take the lead to create more meaning in their holiday celebrations this year because they feel the weight
Experience

What’s the Future for Armani?
Foreseeing issues of succession, Armani created the Giorgio Armani Foundation in 2016 (when he was 82) to ensure continuous guidance

Will Warby Parker Succeed in Besieged Target?
In the amorphous Target environment, a separate door clearly demarcates Warby Parker from its host store and makes its customers

Office Wear Isn’t What It Used to Be, Thank Goodness
Well, Gen Zs entered the workforce, and everyone (over the age of 45) seems to be weighing in on one
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Opinion

American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney Ad Spawns a Culture War
The American Eagle disaster proves that retailers can no longer afford to confuse stock market performance with DEI awareness. Not

Work from Home – Privilege or Imperative?
Is work from home a privilege or a necessity? Discover why leaders must balance employee desires with the needs of

American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney Ad Spawns a Culture War
The American Eagle disaster proves that retailers can no longer afford to confuse stock market performance with DEI awareness. Not

Work from Home – Privilege or Imperative?
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Technology

Electronics Retailers Can Shift the Future of PFAS: Here’s How
For retailers, the message is stark: what begins in chemical plants and semiconductor fabs doesn’t stay there. It flows directly

The AI Agent Survival Guide for Retailers
Once AI has unfettered access to product data, it becomes much harder to control the terms of engagement. The brands

Amazon’s Showrunner Bet for Retail Media
Showrunner brings new risks. How will Amazon manage IP ownership for user-generated content? Can it maintain quality control while scaling
Management

How to Manage Political Discourse Fallout
The real messes don’t come from a bad quarter or a supply chain snag. They come from the chaos no
Haley Boehning: The Power of Storytelling
Haley Boehning, founder of Storyforge and former L Brands executive, understands that authentic leadership can revolutionize rethinking career growth. A
Operations

The Greatest Irony of Retailing in 2025: Digital Transformation
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Mango’s Ambitious Expansion Plans
What’s interesting about Mango’s approach is that it has stepped away from fast fashion and is pinning its expansion not

Contingency Planning for Tariffs
The question is no longer if the economic uncertainty spurred by recent government initiatives will dampen retail activity; the real