And What Do They Really Look Like? Five years ago we emerged from the worst recession since the Great Depression. In the subsequent years of recovery, we had a pretty good idea of what to expect in the fashion and […]
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I do not believe for one minute that the mall is dead. Yes, the 75-year-old concept of a “big box with lots of smaller boxes inside” is surely headed in the direction of the buggy whip. Consumers simply do not
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Or does he? He’s fooled us before with his abracadabra – now you see it, now you don’t, flimflammery. And at Sears Holdings’ annual meeting last week, he once again waved his wand around and tried to convince all in
Eddie “the Magician” Lampert Has No More Rabbits or Hats Left Read More »
The roller coaster ride of the digital landscape is changing our world into something we’ve never seen before—and this is certainly the case for the retail industry. Amazon’s cross-industry success, the continued rise of artificial intelligence, and the evolution of
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A friend wanted to recreate a delicious pasta dish we had in Sicily last spring. It was a strozzapreti—“strangled priest” or “priest strangler,” an elongated variation of cavatelli pasta, with a simple broccoli sauce that was one of the most
It’s a Store, It’s a Restaurant, It’s…Eataly Read More »
We all know there is no free lunch in life, particularly in the retail world. However, Shoptalk’s inaugural fall event — Shoptalk Europe, which will be held in Copenhagen on October 9-11, 2017 — offers any U.S. retail executive who
No Free Lunch? Wrong: Shoptalk Europe Offers a Free Lunch+ Read More »
The question most frequently asked of people who consult to retail and consumer products manufacturers is: “What can we do in an age of Amazon to get people to shop our (customer’s) stores?” It’s like an image from War &
What’s a Specialty, Hard-to-Ship Product to Do in an Amazon World? Read More »
I know you are thinking I got the headline backwards. I did not. Two weeks ago I wrote a blog Store Rationalization or Price Deflation? debunking what some experts were hopefully predicting: that the retail industry is in a period
Never Let a Good Story Get in the Way of the Facts: Over-Capacity Is Accelerating Read More »
Through Online-Only, House Parties and Peer-to-Peer Platforms, Forward-Thinking Beauty Brands Are Skipping Traditional Retail Altogether In my neck of the woods – the Gulf Coast of Florida – it’s easy to spot one of those Mary Kay powder pink Cadillacs
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A Conversation with Karen Katz, CEO, Neiman Marcus Please note: We interviewed Karen as part of the Retail@250 series, several months before Neiman Marcus announced plans to look for an investor. Some industry insiders have cast doubt on the future
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