Whenever expert sources float out a major lemming-like prediction, there are three sequential reactions. The followers react in exaggerated ways, going to the extreme opposite Then they realize they over-reacted And finally, they learn that reality is somewhere in between […]
How Quaint: Stores Are Back in Vogue Read More »
Imagine a JC Penney store where the layout is modern and cool, where there are extras like hair salons, shoe repair, video games, copious seating throughout the store; where the merchandise is smart but right for the customer base and
A Shiny Penney Opens Amidst the Tarnish Read More »
We\’ve all heard the statistics: Women account or influence between 70-to-80 percent of all household spending. In retail, women outnumber men on the sales floor by a ratio of 2:1. The Mom Project Labs (MP Labs), the research and insights
Harnessing Retail’s Girl Power Read More »
I don\’t make too many brilliant decisions in my life but opting to record this year\’s Golden Globes while I nipped out to watch \”Little Women\” at my local multiplex proved to be genuine goodie. Not only could I enjoy
Big Beauty Is in Serious Trouble Read More »
There was a bright light shining during the post-holiday mall doldrums in St. Louis, Missouri. This midwestern city (full disclosure, my hometown) is constantly reinventing itself. It is a modern-day Phoenix lifting itself again and again out of the ashes
Field Notes from the Midwest Read More »
Fairway soon files for bankruptcy for the second time in recent years. Could total liquidation be far behind as reported by the New York Post? To generations of shoppers in New York City and its environs, Fairway has been a
Lights Out at Fairway or Fairway’s Last Stand? Read More »
With the apparel market several years into its profit-crippling period of disruption, some of the biggest names in the business are finding that digital technology, the explosion of which led to the near-destruction of traditional retailers and brands, may now
Li & Fung: Digitalization of the Apparel Supply Chain, One Megabrand at a Time Read More »
In late December, I had two out-of-this-world experiences. Out of this world, but into the universe created by RH CEO, Gary Friedman. The first experience was among the thousand-plus Champagne drinking celebrators attending the opening of The RH Gallery at
RH Ahead of Wall Street Transforming an Industry Read More »
It\’s time that retailers learn what real estate investors already know: Mixed use retail spaces are the mall of the future. Mixed use retail spaces refer to spaces with more than one function, such as: dining, grocery, fitness, leisure, pet
Doing It Right: Mixed Use Retail Spaces for Millennials Read More »
Talk about tilting at windmills…in the midst of the biggest challenge physical store retailing has ever faced, someone has built the largest shopping and entertainment complex in the country in the wilds of New Jersey. The Man of LaMancha had
To Dream the Possibly Impossible (American) Dream Read More »
