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If you’ve been to a grocery store lately, you may have noticed they are featuring neon lighting more synonymous with an Electric Dreams hellscape than a store where people want to calmly purchase food.
Starbucks’ new “Protein Cold Foam” went on sale September 29 –- and this might be one of the most ridiculous cash grabs I’ve seen in years. Let me tell you why this is corporate desperation disguised as health innovation.
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.
In an era obsessed with shiny objects — from AR mirrors to metaverse storefronts — a new 2025 report from Chatmeter delivers a pointed reminder: customers just want stores to work.
The fashion industry’s stubborn reliance on outdated supply chain practices is bleeding profits and destroying consumer trust.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.
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.
To succeed in a retail market characterized by so much choice, these five visionaries are rewriting the rules of retail by being bold and brave.
The real messes don’t come from a bad quarter or a supply chain snag. They come from the chaos no one saw coming: a political storm that drops out of nowhere, boardroom drama that spills into the headlines, an international trend that sweeps the globe overnight, or a TikTok clip that suddenly emasculates a billion-dollar brand in 72 hours.
Foreseeing issues of succession, Armani created the Giorgio Armani Foundation in 2016 (when he was 82) to ensure continuous guidance for the company’s future management and protect the values and principles that have always inspired the founder’s creative and entrepreneurial activities.
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