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India’s Retail Frontier

India’s consumer ecosystem is entering a defining decade, fuelled by a young, digitally fluent population, an expanding middle class and the rising economic influence of ...
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A Wake-Up Call for Big Food

Here’s the uncomfortable truth the food industry doesn’t want to talk about: This lawsuit isn't a joke. It's backed by a mountain of research linking ...
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Dillard’s Gets Department Store Retail Right

Dillard’s isn’t flashy—in certain circles, it’s been called “Dullard’s.” Yet it has remained a safe harbor in an increasingly turbulent retail market that has battered ...
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Retail in 2025: Tariffs, Tumult, and the Search for Sanity 

2025 may go down as the year retail lost the plot — and tried to rewrite it at the same time.  At a recent Robin ...
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O Tannenbaum…O Tannenbaum: Where Art Thou?

The numbers are staggering: 85 to 90 percent of all artificial Christmas trees and holiday décor, including ornaments, come from China. Countries like Cambodia have ...
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Holiday 25: Predicting Chaos

Every year numerous analysts, forecasters, pundits and prognosticators attempt to predict an upcoming holiday's retail performance. Typically, modest increases in sales are forecast. But what ...
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Get Ready for GLP-1 Retail Disruptions

Take the idea of a Nordstrom Local to the next level by adding stylist services, and health, nutritional and wellness coaches to help guide the ...
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Swiss Watch Brands Hit by Tariffs

The Swiss government knows tariffs can impact its lucrative, signature businesses, and it has been trying to intervene. In a recent effort to placate the ...
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