Retail insights at the intersection of now and next. Unfiltered. Unbiased
When you are an architect who works on projects around the world, your perspective about American retail changes through a refined filter. Kevin Roche, Founder of Roche Design Strategy, has the advantage of understanding firsthand the power of Return on Experience (ROE).
Canadian lumber tariffs, started on October 14, are effectively 45 percent. On the retail front, the two home improvement giants, Home Depot and Lowe’s, clearly are going to get hit the hardest by these increased costs. But so too will flooring specialists like Floor & Décor and Lumber Liquidators, as well as the hundreds or thousands of independent lumber yards and sellers around the country.
We should not normalize these LV prices. Whether we can afford it or not, it’s makeup. It’s not a bag that lasts for decades. We put it on, wash it off, and then it expires. Hermès doesn’t even charge this much. Absolutely insane.
Retailers say they’re digitally transforming to capture next gen shoppers’ loyalty. That’s because self-serving studies from digital solution providers have conditioned retailers to think that’s what young consumers want.
A Russian missile hit the mall’s roof, causing a fire on the fourth floor. It destroyed the ventilation chamber on the fifth floor and affected multiple other areas, including the dome, façade, climate systems, glass installations, and multimedia displays. Inside, the atrium supports collapsed, glass storefronts shattered, and interior decor spanning the second to fourth floors was heavily damaged.
Join Shelley and Melissa Gonzalez, Principal and founder of MG2 in a conversation about her new book, The Purpose Pivot, which explores why understanding your genuine zone of impact requires ruthlessly eliminating everything without purpose.
We could speculate about whether Gap’s Katseye ad was truly agnostic to the cultural discourse of our time until the cows come home. Both Gap and American Eagle ads do show us one thing, though: There’s a difference between an ad’s impact and an ad’s stated intent.
Think about the possibilities. An Erewhon partnership with Kith Ivy could offer club-exclusive products, limited releases, or members-only wellness events with celebrity nutritionists. This mini Erewhon outlet could have at its core the well-instagrammed celebrity smoothies, including Hailey Bieber’s $20 Strawberry Glaze Skin Smoothie and Jasmine Tookes’ $22 Golden Hour Glow Smoothie.
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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