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Secondhand Luxury Is a Real Business Opportunity

Second-hand luxury retailer The RealReal just went public with an initial goal to raise $270 million. But on REAL\’s first day of trading they did ...
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Home Is Where the Growth Is for Off-Pricers

It\’s good to be an off-pricer these days. The TJX group of nameplates – TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, et al – and Ross Dress for ...
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This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Furniture Buying Anymore

Furniture products, despite massive advancements in technology and generational changes in the consuming habits of their customer base, have largely remained unchanged for centuries. A ...
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Fathers, Fashion & Family

I recall my father as a fashion and style mentor. He set the bar very high. And, for me, it was the wrong bar. In ...
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Men’s Makeup: Fad Gone Mad or Legit New Category?

I don\’t pat myself on the back for much these days, but when the James Charles/Tati Westbrook YouTube influencer dustup set the world ablaze a ...
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The Robin Report - Jasmine Glasheen

Identifying Trends for the Trend-Averse Generation

The generation with the most buying power sets the trends in retail and Generation Z is stepping up for their time in the sun. Gen ...
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Ralph Makes a Cup of Coffee

The Polo Bar, owned by Ralph Lauren, is a club-like, well-reviewed restaurant featuring Ralph\’s personal \”Madeline\” memory from his childhood in the Bronx, the Reuben ...
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New Whole Foods Format

In the usual course of events, when Amazon or its close sibling Whole Foods opens a new food-retailing format, a huge burst of publicity ensues, ...
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