Articles on
Management
Amazonification
Len Lewis
November 14, 2017
Welcome to the Amazonification of the global economy! Or, if you’re competitor—World War A. At this point, retailers are on Amazon overload, having wrung their ...
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The RealReal: High-End Disruptor or Gateway Drug to Luxury?
Judith Russell
November 12, 2017
On a recent Friday, Dr. Stephanie Crandall took the morning off to hold an important meeting at her spacious Westchester County, New York home. The ...
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The New Standard for Shopping Centers
Eric Hertz
October 31, 2017
It is becoming increasingly apparent that shopping centers need to provide stimulating, energized environments to lure consumers away from their computers and Amazon Prime accounts. ...
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“Irrational” Startups Disrupt the Landscape
Gwen Morrison
October 30, 2017
Shoptalk Europe was buzzing with an array of topics ranging from tech predictions of the transformative impact artificial intelligence tools will have on retail to ...
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Un-Amazonable Retail Concepts, For Now!
Marie Driscoll
October 24, 2017
For too long, consumers have had too few fashion shopping choices. Department stores morphed from emporiums of the latest designs to vast undifferentiated caverns of ...
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The Rise and Fall of Toys “R” Us
Robert Spector
October 18, 2017
The Toys “R” Us bankruptcy is another reminder that retail is in a constant state of disruption, which is why only those retailers that relentlessly ...
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Debunking the Millennial Brand Preference Myth
Judith Russell
October 4, 2017
Millennial shopping habits differ greatly from those of prior generations. But their apparel brand preferences? Not as much as one might think. After arriving home ...
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A Fresh, New Look at “The Nordstrom Way”
Robin Lewis
October 3, 2017
Readers of The Robin Report know that I have admired Nordstrom—both the company and the family—for how they run their business through good, old-fashioned retail ...
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