Articles on
Management
Retail’s Night at the Museum
Kate Newlin
June 2, 2019
I.M. Pei\’s recent death and consequent obituary in The New York Times puts us all in mind of his far-reaching impact. One of the typically ...
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Kohl’s and Amazon: Just the Beginning
Robin Lewis
May 22, 2019
Just when you think you\’ve heard enough from me about Kohl\’s; you haven\’t. You\’d think that CEO Michelle Gass has a weekly calendar that reminds ...
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Hyper-Personalized & Preemptive Commerce
Shelley E. Kohan
May 12, 2019
Five key trends for 2020 include Preemptive Distribution, Mobile Proliferation, Price and Product Personalization, Retailer Collaborations with Technology Companies and Associate Empowerment & Virtual Assistance. ...
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A Walking Tour of Digitally Native Stores
Elizabeth Shobert
May 7, 2019
When it comes to shopping, we\’re admittedly spoiled for choice in New York, with the added bonus that we often get to experience new concept ...
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Home Sales: Weakness in 2018, But a Bounce This Spring
RoxAnna Sway
May 6, 2019
After the slowdown in home sales in late 2018, real estate professionals have been holding their breath, waiting to see if a real estate downturn ...
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Ocado: Tom Hanks or C. Thomas Howell?
Chris Walton
May 5, 2019
Recently the Wall Street Journal reported that Kroger has struggled to come to grips with the impending online grocery upheaval. While Kroger has tried many ...
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Six Hours in The Dark Heart of Retail
Kate Newlin
April 29, 2019
Thing One I learned: The Vessel is an empty, once-is-more-than-enough gesture. Thing Two I Learned: There is no future of retail, as in shopping in ...
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Throwing Rocks Over the Shopping Mall Fence
Paco Underhill
April 29, 2019
It\’s hard to sit on the sidelines and read the dialogue about Hudson Yards and the recent Wall Street Journal story about declining traffic to ...
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