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Why Nordstrom Needs to Go Home

You know the expression \”Go Big…or Go Home?\” Well, for Nordstrom, it\’s more like \”Go Home…and Go Big.\” As the upscale department store faces the ...
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Specialty Retail’s Reformation

Being declared nonessential during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns perfectly captures the literal truth about mall-based specialty retail. In fact, specialty stores only exist in the ...
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Will LVMH Recreate an Identity for Tiffany?

At some point in the last decade, the great American luxury retailer Tiffany & Co. lost its identity. Its many attempts to redefine its brand ...
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A Smaller Nordstrom Footprint

Retail analysts and executives have long known that the U.S. is \”overstored,\” with far more retail space per capita than other countries. More specifically, one ...
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Grey Is the New Black

An increasing number of major brick-and-mortar retailers-led by Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and The Home Depot-will not open their doors on Thanksgiving, giving employees the ...
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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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