Many of the legacy brands that recently shuttered stores are relaunching under new concepts: from Milwaukee-based retailer Boston Store relaunching as an online-only brand with physical aspirations, Toys \’R\’ Us relaunching as True Kids, and even poor old Sears/Kmart starting […]
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Manufacturing has gotten political. Any fashion company relying on stable and consistent trade will be feeling exposed in the era of global tariff wars. The tariffs proposed by the current Trump administration will tax over 300 billion dollars\’ worth of
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Luxury brands are hitting the street, literally. Street-inspired fashion is popping up all across the luxury spectrum. It has created such pairings as Gucci and Dapper Dan, Louis Vuitton and Supreme, Ralph Lauren and Palace, Fendi and Fila and Chanel
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In the immortal words of Canadian angst-rocker Alanis Morissette, \”isn\’t it ironic\” that the same country that brought us insanely elaborate, 11-step skincare routines – Korea – is now serving up the polar opposite in the form of the \”skip
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Card-based customer loyalty programs in the retail industry–LOL. These days most customers that belong to nine additional loyalty programs with different retailers, and few consumers have the wallet room or inclination to cart around 10+ punch cards. Not to mention
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After a lengthy period of topside executive turmoil, Sprouts Farmers Market recently landed a new chief executive officer who will have his hands full with challenges facing the supermarket chain. Jack Sinclair, was appointed CEO after his predecessor suddenly resigned
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Is the retail industry, and for that matter, all consumer-facing industries in denial? Actually I think they have not yet detected the real cancer, soon to metastasize. A lot of the coverup has been perpetuated by politicians and some economists
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Imagine you\’re a retailer selling a line of product that well-informed customers increasingly perceive can confer substantial benefit on them. Well, supermarket retailers are in just that position as consumers become convinced that to some degree, their health and wellness
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The retail industry often falls in love with its own sound bites. Sexy acquisitions, beautiful in-store PR photos and even charismatic retail personalities are as frequent in the headlines as gnats at a summer barbeque. Yet, the industry gravitates towards
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How do you know when you\’re in the vortex of a retail tech summit? You\’re surrounded by stylishly dressed, enthusiastic, happy millennial-youngish men and women and their slightly older investors. These entrepreneurs exude optimism, possibility and irrepressible energy. They are
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