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The Latest Homeless Crisis: The Missing $7 Billion in Retail Sales
As recently as just a few years ago, Bed Bath & Beyond did over $5 billion in annual retail sales. Tuesday Morning was doing close ...
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Can Overstock Reroute Its Road to Irrelevance?
When Bed Bath & Beyond named Overstock.com as the “stalking horse” bidder for its intellectual property last month, it wasn’t much of a shock. Overstock ...
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The Golden Age of Home Improvement Is Over
For most of the past quarter century, Home Depot and Lowe’s have appeared to be unstoppable growth machines. Combined, the two home improvement giants grew ...
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The Retail Party’s Not Over…It Just Has a Different Menu
A funny thing happened on the way to the next recession: the consumer said, “No thanks.” With surprisingly strong retail sales numbers for January, shoppers ...
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Private Equity Owners: Not Always Toxic for Retail
A spate of bankruptcies has plagued the U.S. retail landscape over the past decade. During this time, private equity firms have come under scrutiny due ...
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Winter Arrives for Ecommerce Darlings
Just a year or two ago, many people believed that the Covid-19 pandemic had sparked a massive, permanent acceleration of ecommerce adoption. This thesis became ...
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Shifting Economic Gears Present Challenges for Retailers
The Federal Reserve has dramatically raised interest rates over the past few months focused on taming inflation. While some data [and hopeful thinking] suggest that ...
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Happy Holiday Shopping
It’s no secret the holiday season is a key sales period for retail, travel, and many other industries, so much so that these sales can ...
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