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Can Food Save American Retailing?
Warren Shoulberg
February 8, 2016
Last time I checked with the boys in Siliconland, you still couldn’t go out to eat online. We’re not talking about Grubhubbing it to your ...
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“Costcoholics” Costco’s $113.7 Billion Addicts
Robin Lewis
January 26, 2016
A good friend of mine was talking about Costco recently, raving on and on about how she couldn’t resist shopping there at least two to ...
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Origins
Marie Driscoll
December 29, 2015
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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How to Talk Luxury to Millennials
Pam Danziger
December 28, 2015
The next generation poised to become the core target market for luxury brands is bringing a whole new outlook on style and value into the ...
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Amazon Branded Apparel
Robin Lewis
December 22, 2015
Next? Amazon Branded Stores The world does not need another brand of anything, and even more to the point, more apparel brands. However, Amazon Fashion ...
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Applied Theory on Brazil: Notes From the Tropics
Paco Underhill
December 21, 2015
Art, theater, and retail have all been intertwined in American culture going back nearly two centuries, to Godey’s Lady Book in 1830. As recently as ...
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Next Gen Home
Warren Shoulberg
December 1, 2015
The business of selling home furnishings to the next generation is about to undergo its biggest change in 20 years. The new kids on the ...
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Creative Disruption in Retail Design
Anthony Robins
November 16, 2015
What Is a Store For? As the digital tsunami continues to upend traditional notions of retailing, brick-and-mortar retail survives, and in many cases thrives, among ...
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