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Subscription Models: Another Post Pandemic Winner
Robin Lewis
August 12, 2020
In 2016 I wrote an article titled, Personalization The Next and Biggest Thing. The opening lines were \”Bring it to me, just for me, new, ...
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What DTC Home Brands Need to Do Differently
Jasmine Glasheen
August 11, 2020
It sounded like the perfect retail model. Brandless was the brand that wasn’t a brand with a direct-to-consumer, product-centric sales strategy. For the first two ...
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Which Retailers Alienated Consumers During Covid Shutdowns?
Jasmine Glasheen
August 2, 2020
Oh, yes. It’s callout time. Deloitte spoke to “The Great Retail Bifurcation” well before the Covid crisis. But, since Covid spread to the Western world, ...
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Masks: A Flashpoint
Rebecca Fitts
July 27, 2020
The confusion, debate and politics surrounding wearing a mask or face covering rages on and retailers are front and center as the United States grapples ...
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Why ‘Made in USA’ Could Really Become More of a Reality
Catherine Schetting Salfino
July 14, 2020
When COVID-19 ground everyday life to a halt, the impact on the retail industry was immediate and severe. The fashion industry, which offers anywhere from ...
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Signals of a New Normal
Robin Lewis
July 7, 2020
The Robin Report recently conducted a survey among readers to check the retail industry’s pulse regarding how their business is being affected by the three ...
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Measuring the New Normal: Retail’s KPI Challenge
Rich Pedott
July 1, 2020
The media has been busy proclaiming the coming death of both the store and experiential retailing in a voice that has grown progressively louder over ...
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Retail Is Sick: It’s Time for Wellness
Pam Danziger
June 23, 2020
I recently participated in a retail webinar on wellness. My main message was that retailers limit themselves if they think of wellness just in terms ...
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