Why aren’t young people drinking like they used to? The world is recovering from a global pandemic and contending with a youth mental health crisis. Yet, in this environment and counterintuitively, drinking rates are on the decline. A 2022 Gallup […]
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At TRR when we want a snapshot of a city’s cultural and socioeconomic health, we look to retail. Retail is an especially effective bellwether of a city’s zeitgeist — even for the casual observer. So, in that spirit, we recently
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In December 2023 Bang & Olufsen opened the doors to its new flagship concept on London’s upscale New Bond Street. More than showcasing the brand’s full range of high-performance speakers, headsets, and televisions, the new flagship store has been reimagined
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If you thought all the drama surrounding the Bed Bath & Beyond brand was over when the company went out of business in 2023, you thought wrong. The hits just keep on coming. Lemonis as non-CEO CEO looks like he
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Many (Western) China watchers have been foretelling the economic decline and collapse of the world’s second-largest economy for decades. This outlook, often fueled by a certain amount of wish fulfillment, has been reinforced of late by a growing list of
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Retail theft in America has increased by 94 percent in the last five years. While it’s true that the theft rates were spurred on by the pandemic, the incidents are no longer coming from a place of necessity. The violence
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When does a promotion feel less like a promotion, and more like the ultimate uphill battle? That’s what it feels like when you’re given the top job at direct-sales giant Avon, which has been passed around like an acquisition hot
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When I was president of a trend-based futurist company, I asked the founder’s sister how many people it takes to accelerate a trend. The answer was straightforward: “One person I know.” In the post-modern, digitally connected world of today, the
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The luxury market, including its goods and experiences, will end the year up eight to 10 percent over 2022 at current exchange rates, which is pretty dynamic considering the hefty comps it is up against. Expected to hit €1,508 billion
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Whether we were aware of it or not, over the past decade or so consumers in just about every Western industrialized country have been unwitting Guinea pigs in a mass laboratory experiment perpetrated by the retail industry: self-checkout. Humans are
Self-Checkout is Dying. Hallelujah! Read More »
