You would think they would have learned their lesson. After giving Amazon a 10-year (really closer to 15 when you come right down to it) head start in the ecommerce business and then failing to understand how important both the […]
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Let’s face it, the supply chain as we once knew it has been forever changed. Just in the last few weeks, we’ve read about furniture deliveries and new iPhone sales being delayed due to Covid-19 outbreaks in China and Vietnam.
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Members of Generation Alpha were born after 2010, so the oldest members of this generation are about to enter their teen years. They’ve been dubbed “mini-millennials” because of the similarities in purchasing behavior between this demographic and their millennial parents.
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My overused statement that this is the distribution century still dramatizes the point that in a world of excess (short-term supply chain disruption aside), only those who have powerful and/or unique distribution strategies will succeed. I first began to describe
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Counterfeits pose a dangerous threat to any retail brand. Since every single sale is a pivotal branding opportunity, especially for young, burgeoning eCommerce brands, an online marketplace flooded with counterfeits can be particularly dangerous. One in five customers will boycott
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They say if you build it, they will come. But they never said you had to finish building it first to get them to show up. So, the American Dream monster mall/entertainment/whatever complex in the New Jersey Meadowlands just west
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What will luxury look like moving forward? Ask a millennial or Gen Z and they will unequivocally say, “Sustainable.” This isn’t just a slogan; it’s becoming an operating principle. We caught up with Tina Bhojwani, the CEO of Aera, the
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In the workplace, everyone experiences change. How we experience it can vary greatly. Over the many years of my career, I have been a recipient of change, an implementer of change, as well as a decision-maker of what changes are
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Americans may finally be starting to emerge from their homes again after an 18-plus month pandemic-induced hibernation, but they are by no means forsaking them. Even as spending starts to shift back to more traditional pursuits like travel, vacations, dining
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It’s hard to say how school, events, work and retail will look in the coming months, what with COVID’s Delta variant impacting protocols on a seemingly daily basis. But for brands, retailers and marketers who are aiming to reach the
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