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Marie Driscoll

Marie is a retail analyst, consultant and thought leader. Her career spans equity analysis on Wall Street where she won Best on the Street three times; industry analysis where she is considered one of RETHINK Retails top analyst Influencers for the last five years (2021-2025); and academia where she teaches retail, entrepreneurship, and equity analysis at Baruch, FIT and The New School. Marie also is President of the Retail Marketing Society (RMS) and sits on the RMS board and NRF’s IPC (Industry Partnership Council) board, and is X-Coresight, X-S&P/CapIQ

At Coach, It’s a New Day

The brand transformation at Coach announced by Victor Luis on June 19, 2014 is gaining traction. We are six quarters into its new modern luxury ...
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It’s Time for a Department Store Renaissance!

It has been reported that we are experiencing the twilight of the department store. Critics suggest that this once glorious edifice to consumerism is no ...
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The NRF Big Show

Technology and the Internet are disrupting virtually everything they touch. To make matters worse, the technology that is disrupting your business model is simultaneously empowering ...
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Origins

Made In Italy “All I know is, when I see a ‘Made in Italy’ label, I want to buy it!” This is typical of comments ...
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Investment Bellwethers: Four Pivotal Brands

Investor Headline: Slowing topline growth in tandem with increased marketing and IT spend leads to margin contraction and a disappointing bottom line. This is a ...
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2015 Luxury Disruption Chaos & Hope

Changing Pillars of Luxe The luxury industry is steeped in heritage that is paramount to brand positioning, so it’s no surprise that it lacks the ...
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At Your Service: Two Case Studies

In the developed world, retailing remains under siege. As we know, a steady flow of new Internet competitors vie for consumer dollars, frequently undercutting prices ...
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Retail Reality Check

On June 4, 2015, The Robin Report and FGI co-hosted a retail symposium focusing on new approaches and technologies that are changing the way retailing ...
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