I want to update you on the exciting news we recently shared with you about The Robin Report’s acquisition by ASG/Chute Gerdeman. Our team had an immersive experience last week with our new partners in an all-hands-on-deck sharing of each […]
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I have been bombarded with news stories speculating on the mall’s new proposition, and I suddenly had a 25-year-old flashback. The aha moment reminded me just how long these so-called new propositions have been gestating. Mall Fall Deep in my
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Following an abysmal first quarter 2023 earnings report, Victoria’s Secret dropped another bombshell announcing it is expanding bra and panty distribution on Amazon. With an ongoing slide in revenues, Victoria’s Secret needs something to jumpstart sales. Yes but apparently, it thinks partnering with Amazon
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The supply chain has dominated the retail and business news for the last five years. From container shortages and factory closures to geopolitical unrest, labor challenges and now energy and inflation-induced assortment availabilities, source-to-shelf professionals have never been more challenged
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The modern airport has become a version of cold war Berlin — a city divided. In the biz it’s called landside and airside, separated by the wall of security and our version of Check-Point Charlie. The Stasi-like TSA guards bark
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In 2023, simplicity is a rebellion. Let’s talk about the trend that TikTok is calling the “old money aesthetic.” If #BarbieCore is the antithesis of Wednesday-inspired goth style, #QuietLuxury is the antithesis of the Y2K maximalism that came to the
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For most of the past quarter century, Home Depot and Lowe’s have appeared to be unstoppable growth machines. Combined, the two home improvement giants grew revenue from just $35 billion in 1997 to over $125 billion a decade later, as
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If you look up the word “Pop-tailer” in the dictionary, you will find…well, actually you won’t find anything. It doesn’t exist…until now. That’s because we are christening the term as a new breed of retail that combines a fun shopping
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So much about American life has changed since the 1870s. For starters, 12 U.S. states had yet to be admitted to the Union back then. Horses provided the main mode of transportation. And forget about TV or the internet —
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They love our movies, our music, and our Coca-Cola. They eat our McDonald’s, fly on our Boeing jets, wear our Levi’s 501s and, use our iPhones. But when it comes to our stores…well, the track record is decidedly more mixed.
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