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Is Amazon Finally on Its Way Out?
Jasmine Glasheen
March 10, 2020
Amazon is the most controversial retailer of the modern era. It has become many consumers\’ guilty default for convenience purchases. In fact, 49 percent of ...
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Industry Trade Shows Wary of What Happens Next
Warren Shoulberg
March 8, 2020
The Covid-19 coronavirus claimed another victim last week: The Inspired Home Show, the largest U.S. trade show for the housewares and related industries. Show organizers ...
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Whole Foods: Amazon’s Huge Mistake
Robin Lewis
March 3, 2020
At some point just around the birth of Amazon, Jeff Bezos said he must get big fast, (to own unreachable market share ahead of copycats) ...
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Eco Policy Gets Mainstreamed
Sarah Holbrook
March 2, 2020
We like our decade benchmarks. In 1961, JFK had his end-of-the-decade moonshot. Now after a stretch of corporate shoulder shrugging and lip service, CEO after ...
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Hey Mark, What About the Stores?
Warren Shoulberg
March 1, 2020
Mark Tritton most certainly learned a lot of good things during his three-plus-year tenure at Target where he helped lead one of the most impressive ...
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Cash or Credit?
Paco Underhill
February 25, 2020
New York City recently voted to ban retail businesses from credit card-only operations. City Government has stated that it is discrimination against New Yorkers who ...
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The Apothecary Pivot: Macy’s Starts Thinking Small
Dana Wood
February 23, 2020
\”Flexible retail store format.\” Is that Macy\’s-speak for \”We\’re gonna try something new, and by some act of God, if it actually works, we\’ll shift ...
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The Pier 1 Bankruptcy: Guess Who Is Getting All That Business?
Warren Shoulberg
February 19, 2020
How many inexpensive candles, decorative pillows, bowls and small tables and chairs does it take to equal $332 million? Apparently, quite a few because that\’s ...
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