The coronavirus has cast a pall over malls, adding insult to injury for many of the nation\’s malls already under siege. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director of the Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, […]
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Econovirus opportunity: and I\’m not talking about investing in opportunistic products like toilet paper, hand sanitizers and bleach. I\’m not talking about an ironic opportunistic way to avoid what I believe will be a severe global recession. I\’m talking about
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Amazon is the most controversial retailer of the modern era. It has become many consumers\’ guilty default for convenience purchases. In fact, 49 percent of internet searches start on Amazon and 8 out of 10 Prime members start their online
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LaQuan Smith sent amazing creations down the runway during his Fall/Winter New York Fashion Week show. His collections are all about empowering women to feel good about themselves via what they\’re wearing. And this season it included black, stacked stovepipe
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LaQuan Smith sent amazing creations down the runway during his Fall/Winter New York Fashion Week show. His collections are all about empowering women to feel good about themselves via what they\’re wearing. And this season it included black, stacked stovepipe
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The Covid-19 coronavirus claimed another victim last week: The Inspired Home Show, the largest U.S. trade show for the housewares and related industries. Show organizers announced its cancellation last week. While many major trade shows for consumer products and fashion
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Let\’s review the bidding. The hottest bauble in Tiffany? A breakfast seat at the Blue Box Café. It\’s nearly impossible to get a reservation here, unless, of course, you\’re a high roller who\’s escorted into the Holly Golightly inspired eatery
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At some point just around the birth of Amazon, Jeff Bezos said he must get big fast, (to own unreachable market share ahead of copycats) and he must get two categories right: grocery and apparel. He accomplished getting big fast
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We like our decade benchmarks. In 1961, JFK had his end-of-the-decade moonshot. Now after a stretch of corporate shoulder shrugging and lip service, CEO after CEO is announcing bold sustainability initiatives with 2030 as the North Star. Al Gore, the
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Mark Tritton most certainly learned a lot of good things during his three-plus-year tenure at Target where he helped lead one of the most impressive turnarounds in recent retail history. These are the things he has already been talking about
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