In some ways, this week’s Chapter XI filing by shopping center REIT Washington Prime Group seemed preordained. However, it’s instructional to recall that at the time of its formation in 2014, WPG was seen as a potential rising star adopting […]
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The academician in me needs to clear up some persisting confusion about direct to consumer (DTC) — even for those working in retail. DTC was originally a label to describe the business model of digital native brands that sold products
The Direct-to-Consumer Model Is no Retail Panacea Read More »
An informal survey of fashion, retail, communications, and innovation gurus suggests to me that if leaders genuinely want the economy to roar back and remain roaring, fundamental change is required. We simply cannot return to our old, pre-Covid default settings.
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Now that about one-third of Americans are fully vaccinated, businesses are considering when to bring office employees back to the workplace. But after more than a year that saw Covid-19 give new meaning to business casual — sales of pajamas
Are You Ready for the Next Level of Business Casual? Read More »
The free flow of consumer data that has fed the digital advertising ecosystem has slowed, and will soon be a trickle. As the iOS 14.5 update began downloading into iPhones in late April, Apple, by switching its tracking default from
Advertisers Bid Farewell to Cookies Read More »
Walmart has fallen into The Gap. It no doubt hopes it’s a successful journey…even if history suggests otherwise. Last month the biggest of the big, Walmart, said it was partnering up with casual apparel retailer Gap to bring a line
Walmart and Gap Go Home Read More »
Recently we were asked by a colleague about the goals of corporate compliance and governance in today’s corporations, both large and small. Corporate compliance is how a board of directors (BOD) oversees a company and the strategy it uses to
Good Corporate Governance Is Key in Today’s Callout Culture Read More »
If you somehow managed to miss the message that the customer is firmly in control in the driver’s seat, it may be too late for you. In 1990, Sam Walton said, “There is only one boss. The customer. And he
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Great brands don’t die, they just fade away. And where do they go to expire? Authentic Brands Group, of course. Talk about rolling up a bunch of losers in fading-away mode: ABG partnered with another fade-away, Simon Properties (creating SPARC
ABG, SPARC and JCP Fading Into The Sunset Read More »
Even as many national retailers have been opening bigger and bigger stores — Super Centers, Combo Stores, Hyper Markets and all variations of Giant and Mega — other companies are going in the opposite direction, exploring the concept of the
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