1. Trendy Food-Driven Centers Out of adversity comes opportunity. Some of the most forward-thinking developers in the beleaguered shopping center sector have hit upon an entirely new formula—one that replicates the Starbucks model as the “third place.” That would be […]
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The great home furnishings design capitals of the world: Paris, Milan, New York, Waco Texas. Whaaaaaa? Unless your cable TV has been out for the past five years, you probably are aware that this city of about 135,000 people half-way
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The facts from 2017 are in! We have officially moved from an economic engine in which the retailer possessed the power and the consuming masses followed to an environment that is clearly controlled by the consuming public itself. The scales
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Advantage Design It was our imagination, design thinking and an innovation capability that created the technology we used to disadvantage physical retail. Now is the time for CEO’s of brick and mortar to enlist the same design practices using the
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By Robin Lewis Bring it to me, just for me, new, now and more often. That just about says everything the consumer expects, indeed, demands today. Oh, yes, and it’s got to be wrapped in an experience. But the most
In retail’s new normal, the convergence of digital and physical is prevalent throughout the industry. From trends of smaller-format stores incorporating more digital components and carrying less inventory, to hyper-personalization, the retail landscape is continuing to evolve. Now is the
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For a long time, Rachel M. had neither the time nor inclination to stay up-to-date on fashion trends. Always too busy with work and school to read magazines or actively seek out blog posts for inspiration, she resigned herself to
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Do we have amnesia? A mere six months ago at Shop.org in Los Angeles, I remember sitting amidst heated debates, akin to the Miller Lite “Taste Great, Less Filling” ads from the 1980s. The sticking point was about whether the
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There are a number of trite sayings that migrate from sports into business. Fish where the fish are. Skate where the puck is going, not where it’s been. Keep your eye on the ball. Stuff like that. Easy enough to
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By Robin Lewis It can be said that the US consumer marketplace has gone through three major disruptions over the past century. Beginning circa 1900, it was the Industrial Revolution. Then around 1950, a Marketing Revolution began. And in the
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