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Can Off-Price Retail Recover from Covid-19?

Over the past quarter-century, the growth of off-price has been one of the biggest long-term retail trends in the U.S. Neither the 2000 tech bust ...
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JC Penney: Another Rescue Effort

Alas…JCPenney was rescued from Chapter 11 by two of its largest landlords this week. Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management now have the responsibility ...
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Coronavirus Shakes Up and Reshapes the Retail Ecosystem

The pandemic that took the U.S. retail market by storm in March changed how consumers shop and will have long-term effects on the retail industry. ...
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JC Penney: Too Big to Fail

I\’m no Andrew Sorkin, who given the chance, could probably make another blockbuster book, Too Big to Fail: JCP the Sequel. However, he would probably ...
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What to Do About Gen Z’s Consumer Power

Generation Z never did what marketers told them to. This is especially true when it comes to where they spend their hard-earned cash during a ...
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Are Department Stores Getting the Wake-Up Call on Inventory Management?

Amid a disastrous second quarter for department stores (and most apparel retailers, for that matter), one company stood out: Dillard\’s. Dillard\’s didn\’t exactly have a ...
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Why (Most) Brands Can\’t Just Go It Alone

Last month, retail analysts at UBS further reduced their ratings for department stores. They declared that it was time for brands, particularly those with premium ...
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\”Anchors Away” Foot Locker: Full Power into the Neighborhood

In a sentence: Is Foot Locker possibly shedding its mall anchors and accelerating the rollout of its neighborhood Power Stores? For what reason? To escape ...
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