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The Future of Retail Lies with Artisans, but the Big Guys Can Still Cash In
Jasmine Glasheen
September 23, 2019
Artisans are uniquely positioned to benefit from the new retail model. Artisan-made products fill a void in the retail industry that many brands no longer ...
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The Future of Retail Is as Simple as I.D.E.C.
Rich Smith
September 18, 2019
No one would deny that the face of retail is changing due to the forces of e-commerce. What we may not fully grasp yet is ...
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The Creative Class: Big Business Builders
Christine Russo
September 11, 2019
More than one in three American labor force participants (35 percent) are millennials, making them the largest generation in the U.S. labor force today, according ...
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Sowing Wild Oats
David Merrefield
August 25, 2019
Oat milk is the latest new thing among the rapidly growing number of consumers who are ready to leave behind conventional animal-based milk in favor ...
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Retail as Supporting Cast
Paco Underhill
August 21, 2019
At 7:00 AM on a Monday morning, 70 percent of the almost five thousand slot machines at this Indian Casino in South California are occupied. ...
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American Dream: Tale of Two Malls
Eric Hertz
August 19, 2019
It\’s been 16 years since the American Dream mega-mall began development in the New Jersey badlands of East Rutherford, hulking over the New Jersey Turnpike ...
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What Women Want
Paco Underhill
August 14, 2019
It is very dangerous in the 21st century for an aging man to talk about the changing status of women. A few years ago, I ...
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The Five Things Bed Bath & Beyond Needs to Do
Warren Shoulberg
August 12, 2019
When Bed Bath & Beyond\’s executives and board members were joined by investors, analysts and other observers at its recent annual shareholders meeting in suburban ...
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