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Shopping Centers: The New Downtowns

The retail real estate world has gone full circle. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, the emergence of large regional shopping centers resulted in the ...
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The Dangerously Disruptive Deciem

When I walked into the cavernous, bare bones, industrial-chic Deciem store in the Distillery section of Toronto last summer and saw this bold declaration plastered ...
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Blood on the Battlefield

Everybody’s got skin in the game when it comes to international trade. Some are just a little more thin-skinned than others. Now we’re going to ...
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Why Women Buy Lingerie

I have watched with interest the travails of Victoria’s Secret. The brand, a historic market leader, as well reported is in trouble. The seminal evolution ...
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Chicken or the Egg: Death of Fashion or Death of Retail?

Consider that in 2017, 5,000 stores closed, 21 chains filed for bankruptcy and 106 million square feet of retail were vacated. Pretty bad, right? Well ...
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Macy’s STORY Move

I’m hoping that Rachel Shechtman, founder of the storied STORY theme shop, will perform a real “miracle on 34th Street” and on the many other ...
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Streetwear Goes Mainstream

For those whose exposure to hip-hop doesn’t extend far beyond the Hamilton soundtrack, there was a rush to Spotify and Apple Music when Kendrick Lamar ...
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Modest Moves Mainstream

At a much-anticipated show in New York in February, models sashayed down the runway in loose-fitting dresses made of opulent textiles adorned with jeweled trims ...
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