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How Once-Hot Prime Hydration Flatlined

Prime sprinted into more than 90,000 retail locations worldwide—without first validating real, sustained consumer demand. That’s a risky formula. Shelf space comes at a premium. ...
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Toxic Crossroads for Retailers: PFAS, the Canary in the Chemical Coalmine

Retail doesn’t get to choose the larger policy environment, but it can shape its own brand integrity. In today’s fractured regulatory landscape, where politics drive ...
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All in the Family (Dollar)

Maybe Family Dollar needs to buy a zombie brand like Bed Bath & Beyond or Sears for linchpin products that consumers still value and can’t ...
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Lululemon’s Lawsuit with Costco: Grasping at Straws

Lululemon’s chances of prevailing and being compensated for lost profits, receiving royalties and/or unspecified damages are slim to none. In such cases, it isn’t enough ...
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The Best (& Most Outrageous) Tariff Tactics

They say necessity is the mother of invention, but that goes for calamity too. Bloomberg recently reported that Robert Keely, who runs a guitar pedal ...
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Good News For Retailers: Malaysia Is the Happiest Asian Country

Malaysian consumers are remarkably optimistic in these gloomy times—even by Asian standards. Can it last long enough for global brands to make use of it?
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Hotel Chocolat and Knoops Face Off with Godiva

Hotel Chocolat’s Thirlwell described the acquisition of the 250-acre Rabot Estate in Saint Lucia and transforming it into a boutique hotel as “destiny.” After a ...
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Aging QVC Pins Its Dreams on TikTok

QVC bets on TikTok and its “Age of Possibility” campaign to reverse declining sales and reconnect with women over 50 amid steep losses.
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