I predict 2018 will be an exciting and innovative year for retailers. The brick-and-mortar side of the business will continue to reshape, redefine and recreate ...

As someone who enjoys writing, I’ve always taken to heart the idea that writing is like prostitution: First you do it for the love of ...

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It’s the question that everybody’s asking…and that only one person on the planet has the answer to: What physical retailer will Amazon buy next? Notice ...

There’s an old adage in the advertising business: “Sex sells!” But does it? The answer is yes and no. It depends on what products you’re ...

Bentonville is now a brash new American City. No longer can you find a $24-a-night hotel room that includes a hot breakfast. Foreign car dealers ...

Contrary to the popular storyline, shopping centers are not going away. They are transforming into an entirely new entity, and in the process rescuing and ...

The “American Dream” may not be dead after all. It’s just getting more compact. Small living spaces, once characterized by squalid, disease-ridden inner-city tenements and ...