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How Once-Hot Prime Hydration Flatlined
Arick Wierson
July 30, 2025
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
Brian Delp
July 24, 2025
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)
Warren Shoulberg
July 16, 2025
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
Pam Danziger
July 14, 2025
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
Warren Shoulberg
July 8, 2025
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
Ross O'Brien
July 7, 2025
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
Mark Faithfull
July 1, 2025
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
Pam Danziger
June 25, 2025
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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