New luxury consumers favor logos; experts prefer understated brands. Learn more about how quiet luxury buying blends status and self-expression.
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What does it take to turn around an iconic brand that started with humble beginnings? Creating a new vision may not be the best road to take and reinvigorating a brand may not be enough.
VF, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch: Three Major Strategy Shifts, Only One Homerun Read More »
Minnesota brands like Hammer Made excel in niche markets with their meticulous attention to detail and innovative designs. Read on to learn more.
A Story of Minnesota Brands: Winmark, Evereve, Hammer Made Read More »
Big brands thrive by expanding channels, boosting product value, and integrating tech despite economic polarization and retail sector layoffs.
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Off-Price Retailer, TJX hit $54.2B in 2023, adding 1,300 stores. Its “treasure hunt” experience boosts loyalty, attracting diverse, young customers.
Off-Price Retailer TJX is Unstoppable Read More »
Massimo Renon exits Benetton amid losses and Luciano Benetton’s criticism. New CEO Claudio Sforza aims to revitalize the brand.
The Changing of the Guard and Luciano Benetton Read More »
Liza Amlani, Principal and Founder of Retail Strategy Group joins Robin and Shelley to talk about how leadership needs to be able connect product to customers which typically happens when talent is groomed from within. They also discuss how retailers can retain talent by giving frontline jobs a quicker route to the top.
Succession Planning in Retail…Pepsi Has It Right Read More »
Swiftonomics and the Euros soccer tournament are set to boost European retail, with economic impacts in Germany, England, and beyond.
It’s Swiftonomics: A Euro Retail Boost is Coming Read More »
Japanese convenience stores are becoming high-tech as telecom KDDI plans to transform Lawson stores with XR, 5G, and autonomous robots.
Japanese Convenience Stores Go Way High-Tech Read More »
Clinique and Kiehl’s joined Amazon Premium Beauty to expand their reach, leveraging Amazon’s vast customer base and convenience.
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