Articles on
Management
Snap Break: Fashion’s Much-Needed Time Out in the Era of Social
Roberto Ramos
August 14, 2017
The notion of time plays a powerful role in inspiring and guiding fashion. Designers formulate their creative perspectives through the influences of the past, the ...
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Costco’s Peculiar Online Strategy
David Merrefield
July 19, 2017
Costco may be crazy like a fox. Costco Wholesale is a huge and successful retailer. Yet there are a few recent signs that it might ...
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Creative Chaos in the Trump Era
Roberto Ramos
July 17, 2017
Mapping Lifestyle Shifts & Opportunities We humans love to assess why something happens and what will come next. It’s part of our curiosity code and ...
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Plus-Size & Big Men: A Big Deal
Alice Rodrigues
June 28, 2017
In 1985 the average woman in the U.S. wore a size 8. Today she wears size 16-18, according to a 2016 study by researchers at ...
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Cutting Out the Middleman
Dana Wood
May 8, 2017
Through Online-Only, House Parties and Peer-to-Peer Platforms, Forward-Thinking Beauty Brands Are Skipping Traditional Retail Altogether In my neck of the woods – the Gulf Coast ...
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The Future of Luxury
Michael Dart
May 8, 2017
A Conversation with Karen Katz, CEO, Neiman Marcus Please note: We interviewed Karen as part of the Retail@250 series, several months before Neiman Marcus announced ...
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Angela Ahrendts’ Apple is No “Store” – It’s a Community
Marie Driscoll
April 26, 2017
Selling stuff in an Apple store is nowhere to be found in Angela Ahrendts’ vision for Apple’s retail business, which she is in charge of ...
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Building a Disruptive Brand in the Digital Age
Michael Dart
April 19, 2017
A Conversation with Jeremy Liew, partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners Every retailer has heard that there are a million startups coming for its business and its ...
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