For off-price stores it is a Dickensian Dilemma: the best of times and the worst of times. When physical stores start to reopen over the next few weeks and months, the nation\’s off-price retailers will have access to more merchandise […]
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Unprecedented business closures, an intermittent supply chain and unemployment reaching 26.5M as of April, have put the retail ecosystem at significant risk. Compared to the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the extent and duration of today\’s situation is profound. There is a
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There are a multitude of leaders around the world, by title only. There is a scarcity of great leaders. The same applies in the retail ecosystem. The United States has been the de facto leader of the \”free world\” since
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This is a precarious time for all retailers, but particularly those deemed non-essential: Inventories are piled up and on-orders slashed; relationships with suppliers, landlords and employees are fraught; cash is scarce and the timelines for stores opening and customers responding
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Funny thing about Generation Z/iGen consumers: they always shopped as if they were preparing for a cataclysmic global event. Gen Z grew up during the Great Recession and watched their parents and millennial siblings struggle to make ends meet with
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At 10:00 in the evening as I sit in my West Village garden, the city is remarkably quiet. There is a dusting of white pear tree blossom petals everywhere. No jets passing over, the sirens are a distant wail in
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We are all living in a time warp as our collective confinement continues, but let’s reminisce back to Q1 2020. In January, California residents gained the right to wrestle back their user data from the tech platforms, retailers, and any
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The world may be \”closed\” but that doesn\’t mean you can afford to close your eyes on the fundamentals. According to Erica Sweeney, reported in Marketing Dive, even back in 2019 (a lifetime ago), a Havas\’ Meaningful Brands report showed
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It has taken a month or so for the new Covid-19 reality to do what two generations of business consultants, retail strategists and brand marketers have not been able to do: reinvigorate the center aisle of the grocery store. Take
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In the dark, murky sea of literally 62,377 emails in my inbox, I almost skipped over one because it had the words \”Hand Sanitizer\” in the subject line. I\’m not hardened and cynical. I\’m just busy. And like so many
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