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Recalibrating Salaries: The Raises Americans Have Been Waiting For

Boost salaries and you boost the whole economy. Armed with more money for spending, consumers can increase purchases of homes, consumer goods, leisure activities and ...
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Sustainability? Not a Chance Without Consumers Declaring War

Pick up almost any textile or apparel industry publication and you will be inundated with claims by apparel producers, brands and retailers about joining in ...
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The “Basement” Is Back? Not Really!

The \”Budget Stores\” started in the grand old flagship stores as the \”Basement Stores.\” There was an abundance of space in those wonderful big buildings, ...
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The Last Analog 50 Feet of Our Digital World

It started with another miserable Friday night at LaGuardia Airport. The flight from Atlanta was delayed. A 20-minute wait in a taxi line and an ...
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Stop Thinking Omnichannel, Start Talking Harmonic Retail

Retailers have traditionally thought in terms of distribution channels and have structured their internal systems and metrics around them. But that channel-centric thinking is at ...
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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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