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DIY Is Back in a Big Way, With a Few New Spins

Consumers are still trapped at home and they’re picking up some new hobbies. The DIY market is booming, and Euromonitor predicts that DIY sales will ...
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Ralph Lauren: Maintaining a Brand During a Pandemic

I\’m a Ralph Lauren aficionado. Long a fan of the brand and its overarching idea, \”The World of Ralph Lauren,\” I continue to think it ...
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Malls Can Still Matter

The news on the mall front remains depressing at best. Coresight Research, along with many other respected firms, continue to predict as many as 25 ...
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Costco Doesn\’t Need Curbside Pickup

Over the past decade, omnichannel has become one of the most common buzzwords in retail. Retailers of every size and shape have implemented strategies to ...
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Home Retailers Go Large Even as Fashion Flagships Recede

The flagship store has been a staple of retailing since…well, practically since retailing started. No self-respecting operation wouldn\’t dare to have a showpiece store, often ...
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2021 Forecast: Next Gens in a Brand-New World

Gen Z is in dire straits. They’re facing the second major economic recession of their lifetimes. They’re spending a year of their formative teens trapped ...
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The Great Retail Simplification

Remember when everyone was talking about the great retail “bifurcation?” The gap between discount and luxury retail was the trending topic up until a year ...
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Black Friday is Dead

Long in a state of decline, 2020 provided the final nail in the coffin to kill off Black Friday as we have known it. While ...
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