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The Mall as Wholesaler Marketplace

The ongoing debate about the ultimate fate of America\’s shopping malls has largely centered on their transition from dedicated spaces to buy stuff to centers ...
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Don’t Just Survive – How to Thrive in the Changing Retail Landscape

The next seven years are going to be tough for retail. A sweeping restructuring and downsizing of physical retail will occur through 2026, as the ...
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Millennials Are Getting Bored with Startups

Everyone wants to be part of a brand\’s come up story nowadays. In today\’s retail startup environment, entrepreneurs start off small and unknown with the ...
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The New Era of Corporate Responsibility

A new era of sustainability is upon us, based on a growing awareness of our personal wellbeing and the impacts of pollution on our planet. ...
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I Want It Now

We have been reporting about the customer service experience for years – following the arc of the neighborhood store in the 50s where everyone knows ...
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April Showers Bring May Flowers — and More Customers to Buy Clothes

Have you been watching the weather recently? A foreboding-sounding weather system, a bombogenesis formed over the Atlantic Ocean that l traveled up the coast. Fortunately, ...
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The Macy’s Makeover

In New York City proper at least, it\’s becoming the norm for storied retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale\’s to spend gazillions of dollars ...
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Target’s New Business Model is Still a Work in Progress

No retail segment is more competitive than the mass segment, where retailers sell many of the same SKUs and must therefore compete based on differentiated ...
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