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Cater to Your Customers — Locally

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

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

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

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?

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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The Direct-to-Consumer Model Is no Retail Panacea

The academician in me needs to clear up some persisting confusion about direct to consumer (DTC) — even for those working in retail. DTC was ...
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Are You Ready for the Next Level of Business Casual?

Now that about one-third of Americans are fully vaccinated, businesses are considering when to bring office employees back to the workplace. But after more than ...
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Walmart and Gap Go Home

Walmart has fallen into The Gap. It no doubt hopes it’s a successful journey…even if history suggests otherwise. Last month the biggest of the big, ...
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