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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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Chinese JD Moves West Into Europe

The consumer experience is no longer defined by stores but by expectations shaped elsewhere thanks to the speed, convenience and frictionless service of digital platforms. ...
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