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America’s Great Service Crisis
Shelley E. Kohan
August 24, 2021
Even before the pandemic hit the U.S. market, customer service has been on a decline. Looking back over the past year and half, America’s “Great ...
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Brands Dip into Resales
Sarah Holbrook
August 22, 2021
That 2015 Balenciaga teddy bear faux fur coat that I decided against haunts me to this day. While the luxury resale market is expanding along ...
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Why the New Bed Bath & Beyond Store is the Best Retail Redo…Ever
Warren Shoulberg
August 2, 2021
Few individual retail stores have had the ups and downs of the Bed Bath & Beyond store on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. And with its ...
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Cater to Your Customers — Locally
Catherine Schetting Salfino
August 1, 2021
There’s an old adage: You get what you get, and you don’t get upset. Clearly, that doesn’t apply to retail. For some time now, the ...
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The Revival of Strip Centers
Eric Hertz
July 20, 2021
How many times have you walked or driven past a grocery-anchored strip center and been surprised? Never. It’s the same old, same old … year ...
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The Grocery Business Is Anything But, in the Bag
Warren Shoulberg
July 14, 2021
As much as the pandemic turned so many retail industries upside down it can be argued that one sector of retailing is coming out of ...
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Uncontainable: The Great Supply Chain Meltdown
Warren Shoulberg
July 6, 2021
OK, consider this situation: You’re going to the supermarket to pick up a few things but there are problems. You can’t find your car keys ...
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Big Beauty Walks the Enviro-Talk. What About You?
Dana Wood
June 30, 2021
As much as I love my “beat” – and I seriously, unequivocally love my beat – it’s pretty challenging to write about the beauty category ...
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