[two-thirds-first]\”It\’s cheese-moving time.\” Both the figurative and literal meanings of those words spoken by Groceryshop CEO and founder Anil Aggarwal could not have been truer as he kicked off the very first-of-its-kind conference for the grocery and consumer packaged goods […]
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A strange thing happened to Blue Apron on its way to an IPO, and then in its aftermath. The whole experience for Blue Apron was an economic misadventure, which tells us a lot about the future of the entire meal-kit
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Netflix has made the personal journey into storytelling more addictive than ever. Binge watching is a real thing, serving as the perfect antidote to our stressed out, trigger-ready anxiety, fueled by today\’s global surface noise. Netflix has become a proxy
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If you\’re a beauty retailer, it\’s unquestionably fantastic news when Kylie Jenner tweets to her 25.5 million Twitter followers about how psyched she is that her $1 billion juggernaut makeup brand will make its debut in your store just in
Traditional retailers are determined to sharpen their online game against e-commerce pure plays, and the data we\’re seeing in consumer electronics purchases indicates these efforts have yielded positive results. According to NPD\’s Checkout E-commerce data, which tracks sales at the
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I vaguely remember the phrase \”repeal and replace\” as a political slogan the Republicans used to gin up support for getting rid of Obamacare. As we know, nothing really happened. Well, it is happening at Walmart, based on the reversal
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We are in a war for talent. The modern workplace demands a lot: an evolving set of skills in addition to a sound understanding of industry fundamentals. That may be why big fashion retailers, brands, manufacturers, and vendors are facing
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Why did VF Corporation spin off Lee and Wrangler and how can this lead to bigger growth opportunities for these legacy brands? Analysts and industry experts have weighed in by pointing to classic brand management portfolio strategies as the explanation.
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For those of us in the old-world economy, we might long for the \”good old days\” when hiring was a relatively easy, decidedly non-tech process in retail. It may not be modern, but all we had to do was find:
It is finally happening: Sears is on the brink. I\’ve been predicting this from Eddie Lampert\’s Bezos-like \”day-one\” declaration that he was going to return Kmart and Sears, two iconic American brands, to their once storied greatness. By his own
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