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Blueberry Surprise
Finance

Blueberry Surprise

Are you enjoying your blueberries? I have a husband who doesn’t eat a lot of fruit. Honestly, he prefers fruit loops, but around 18 months ago, I spotted amazing looking blueberries in lots of grocery stores, and he was suddenly a fruit guy.

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Retail Unwrapped Podcast

How to Get a Better Seat at the Table

Here’s a surprising fact: A workplace revolution is underway and fundamentally reimagining how ergonomics drives productivity and employee retention. With mandates of returns to office, companies are discovering that outdated workspace designs are accelerating turnover.

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Operations

7-Eleven New Standard Stores: DOA

Trust between franchisees and their corporate entities is already at an all-time low. The 2021 National Coalition survey of 7-Eleven franchisees found that more than three-quarters of franchisees said they don’t trust 7-Eleven.

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Gen Z Is Resetting Retail Spending
Finance

Gen Z Is Resetting Retail Spending

Zoomers will take the lead to create more meaning in their holiday celebrations this year because they feel the weight of the modern American lifestyle more acutely than any other generation. A McKinsey health study found Gen Z has the least positive life outlook, including lower levels of emotional and social well-being and higher rates of anxiety, depression, and distress than any other generation.

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Retail Unwrapped Podcast

AI Is Transforming the Fashion Supply Chain

The fashion industry’s stubborn reliance on outdated supply chain practices is bleeding profits and destroying consumer trust. Traditional approaches to sizing, inventory management, and trend forecasting are creating failures across the entire value chain, from excess inventory that decimates sustainability goals to astronomical return rates that crush margins.

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Mangos Ambitious Expansion Plans
Operations

Mango’s Ambitious Expansion Plans

What’s interesting about Mango’s approach is that it has stepped away from fast fashion and is pinning its expansion not only on leveraging its Spanish heritage but on slowing the fashion cycle and concentrating on durable, longer-lasting apparel.

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