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Costco’s Peculiar Online Strategy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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TOBE Says We’re On Shaky Ground

Across industries, backbone systems are showing heavy signs of wear and tear. TOBE fears that the remedy may be more rebuild than renovate. Easier said ...
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