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The Future of Retail Discovered in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

In the 1960s, before the term \”retail experience\” existed, CEO and industry icon, Marvin Traub, created \”retail as theater\” at Bloomingdale\’s on 59th Street. Traub ...
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Hey Retailers! Real Growth Takes Real Risk

Where can real retail find real growth? Can it? Or are we doomed to the daily lamentations, ringing of hands and rending of garments as ...
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Art Peck’s “Hail Mary” Won’t Save The Dying Gap

Paul Pressler (CEO, Gap — 2002-2007), passed his failing patient (Gap), over to CEO Glenn Murphy who was the unsuccessful surgeon who operated on Gap ...
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On the Edge of the New Era

I am going to put on my futurist hat and project 100 years into the future and make a really far-out prediction. I predict that ...
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Retail’s Night at the Museum

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

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

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

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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