Articles on
Management
Silver Dollars
Len Lewis
October 2, 2018
A silver tsunami is rolling through the retail business. But is anyone really watching? This stormfront represents the growing army of 65+ consumers in urban, ...
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What Can Today’s Retailers Learn from the Captain of the Titanic? Plenty.
David J. Katz
October 1, 2018
It may not be as bad as it seems. Despite the painful passing and decline of retail industry stalwarts including Linens \’n Things, RadioShack, The ...
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The Cultural Mic Drop: Harnessing the Power of When
Roberto Ramos
October 1, 2018
It takes precise intuition to own a conversation these days. In a sea of re-tweets and short-lived news cycles, there is power in making a ...
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The Feel Better Store
Paco Underhill
September 26, 2018
The legal cannabis business is opening up new doors for recreation as well as the healthcare industry. Just below the retail radar screen of Walmart ...
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Happy Days Are Here Again? Redux or the Folly of Fools?
Robin Lewis
September 20, 2018
It\’s appropriate and timely to speculate on the sustainability of all the wonderful U.S. economic news coming out at the end of the second quarter ...
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The New Drug Cartel
Len Lewis
September 17, 2018
When I was 12 years old I got my first job working at the corner drug store, stocking shelves and making deliveries. After a few ...
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Field Report from the Frontiers of Shopping
Paco Underhill
September 10, 2018
The airport in Doha, Qatar is packed at midnight. The arrivals hall has a huge yellow teddy bear in the center. Duty free stores are ...
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Which Retailers Get Passing Grades in The Back-to Campus Business?
Warren Shoulberg
September 9, 2018
Most retailers have fully embraced the short season of offering home merchandise to kids heading back to college. However, it’s an educational process. If you ...
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