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Inventory Apocalypse
As the famed retail icon, Mickey Drexler once said, “Inventory is the enemy of every retailer in the world.” And in today’s totally unknown and ...
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CPG Faces a Crisis of Conscience
By now we all know the adage, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks a nail.” Our familiarity with the saying does not ...
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Why Microplastic Pollution is Still Fashion’s Concern
Although numerous residents of New Jersey are still openly bemoaning the plastic bag ban that took effect in May, millions of people around the globe ...
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Sustaining Profitability and the Environment: A Retail Necessity
Industry Reality Check To set the context for new emerging retail crises, allow me to set up the situation we find ourselves in as a ...
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Five Malls That Are Hitting It Out of the Park
So far, malls have not had an easy year – but some shopping centers have managed to thrive despite the category’s wider challenges. We looked ...
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There’s a New Miracle on 34th Street
It has been my habit to try to visit Macy’s in Herald Square whenever I am in the area: from the time I was a ...
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Is the Time Right for a North American Supply Chain?
Powerful forces are weighing on existing supply chains. We needn’t look far to notice the effects that shipping delays, rising costs, geopolitical headwinds, climate instability, ...
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H&M Tries to Amazonify Operations by Hosting Competing Brands
Although they say they don’t care about conformity, next-gen consumers sure are thirsty for access to hot ticket brands. H&M is the latest online fashion ...
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