Articles on
Management
Shopping Centers: The New Downtowns
Eric Hertz
June 26, 2018
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
Dana Wood
June 21, 2018
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
Len Lewis
June 17, 2018
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
Paco Underhill
June 10, 2018
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?
Kate Newlin
May 28, 2018
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
Robin Lewis
May 15, 2018
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
Sarah Holbrook
May 13, 2018
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
Judith Russell
May 8, 2018
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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