Prototype test stores are a curious phenomenon in the world of retailing. They excite investors, intrigue management and even occasionally provide some new bits and pieces that can be rolled out elsewhere in the organization. But as the best use […]
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Over 20 years ago, digital innovators recognized the critical need for an agile mindset and how software could play a vital role as a tool. Today, retail stores have reached a similar inflection point. Agile software values can – and
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We didn\’t honor VF Corporation as a Robin Report 2020 Retail Radical of The Year for nothing. You can read all about it here. Radical is not a hyperbolic description, because what VF and their brands do in reality, with
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The omnichannel fitness/lifestyle brand has exploded in the pandemic economy. Peloton was founded in 2012 by John Foley. The founder previously served a brief stint as the CEO of Barnes and Noble, preceded by a variety of dot com positions.
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The pandemic has created a punctuation mark for the fashion industry, putting it on pause. The result is that everyone is frantically looking for a new formula for creating fashion brands for when the world gets back to a sense
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It’s kind of funny/not so funny how retail and personal relationships can seem so similar. This past year has been more than tough for both. Some managed to survive, even thrive, while others succumbed to cracks that were already there.
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For her gyration-filled performance on New Year\’s Rockin\’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, a medley of tunes that included a decidedly off-brand riff on Aerosmith\’s \”Dream On,\” Jennifer Lopez of course looked flawless, with a face full of artfully applied makeup
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Early in the morning, just as soon as the Census Department released its Advanced Monthly Retail Trade Survey for December 2020, I took a cursory look. It told me what I needed to know. Retail was doing reasonably well by
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The second weekend in January was \”Wild Card Weekend\” in the NFL, where all the teams with so-so seasons had one last chance to prove their mettle or suffer certain elimination from a chance to play in this year\’s Super
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Marc Lore announced his departure from his role as President and CEO of Walmart\’s ecommerce business (which included Jet.com prior to its being shut down in June of 2020 and absorbed into walmart.com) at the end of January. Was it
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