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The Fast Fashion Disconnect

A year ago, it seemed like Covid might finally have been the one opponent powerful enough to thwart fast fashion, the category known for inexpensive ...
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Compressing the Supply Chain to Connect with Your Consumer

I need to be honest. I was one of those skeptics about online shopping back in the mid-90s and well into the 2000s when Amazon ...
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Is Delta the 2021 Holiday Grinch?

In our September 18th podcast we discussed six major issues that retailers and brands are wrestling with going into the 2021 Holiday season. At the ...
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Marketplaces Make Money

With growing consumer dependence on sites like Amazon, Uber and Airbnb, we are squarely in a platform economy. This means that a significant amount of ...
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Two Things Changing Retail Forever

Triggered by Walmart’s recent announcement that they are launching a delivery service called Walmart GoLocal (that can be shared with any, and all other retailers, ...
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America’s Great Service Crisis

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

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

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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