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Macy’s Solid Plan…on Agile Footing
At last week’s JP Morgan Chase Annual Retail Roundup, Macy’s CFO Adrian Mitchell laid out a very clear-eyed path forward, recognizing the obstacles and issues. ...
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Discounting, Sustainability, and the Grey Economy: A Reconciliation
How do we reconcile consumers’ sustainability obsession with booming off-price sales? Recent data from Meta show that consumers are 1.3 times more likely to purchase ...
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Old Anti-Union Tactics Will Not Work with Today’s Workforce
Amazon workers’ recent warehouse unionization win Is one small step for workers and one giant leap for labor unions. Christian Smalls, a former Amazon employee ...
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Sustainable Inventory Strategies
Sustainability is moving to the top of many retail CEOs’ agendas. Demands for sustainable businesses are coming from every angle: the consumer, management, government legislation, ...
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Dare to FIT
The fashion industry is now tied for first place in destroying our beloved planet. In 2021, 54 percent of retail bankruptcies were in apparel. And ...
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Macy’s and Kohl’s: A Replay of Target’s Growth Strategy
Spoiler alert: This is a strategic perspective, not a financial review – on purpose. The current three-front perfect storm for Macy’s and Kohl’s could arguably ...
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How Conventional Cotton Can Meet Consumers’ Organic Desires
In general, consumers have a high opinion of all-cotton and cotton-rich apparel. Conventional cotton represents 99 percent of the cotton apparel available at retail, while ...
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Walmart, Ace & Ikea Want to Fix Your Home…Not Just Sell You the Stuff to Do So
Back in the day when Sears Roebuck was the biggest retailer in the world, they would sell you everything, from underwear and lawn mowers to ...
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