I’m here to set the record straight about the Millennial work ethic, by giving you a little insight into the world of internships. They have become the popular alternative to entry-level positions, and businesses have convinced my generation that this […]
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The Shift To E-Commerce May Be Too Much, Too Soon On a recent afternoon I spent 20 minutes doing errands that a year or two ago would have taken me about eight hours to do. Instead of jumping into my
Are Apparel Retailers Shooting Themselves in the Footprint? Read More »
Hey folks, I hate to suck up to Mickey Drexler, and I assure you I am not, because he has once again nailed a major and very dangerous value shift taking place in this industry. He’s said it before in
Drexler Hits the Nail on the Head Again Read More »
(The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the Innocent) He’d been an interesting but troubled friend in my youth. Tom had arrived at our fancy New England boarding school as a shy eighth grader interested in books, politics and music.
It’s easy to see why showrooming is keeping many brick-and-mortar retailers up at night. In fact, it looks like the beginning of a bad epidemic-outbreak movie — some retailers even feel powerless to slow its advance and are reduced to
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“Value 101” from Professor Lewis: Value, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, defined differently and individually in every case. It is imperative to match the value created to the targeted buyer’s definition of value, both real and
I’ll tell you one thing. I am sick and tired of the 24/7 surround sound about Facebook. And, I certainly don’t care to hear every detail about the hoodied, smart, and incredibly lucky one’s life. Seriously, whether or not Facebook’s
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Looking for a hot retail deal space for 2012? Look no further than the teen and youth lifestyle segment. While at first glance the sector may look extremely competitive, it in fact presents attractive deal and investment dynamics and opportunities.
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Consumer Facts from Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor With a focus on shoring up household savings in the face of still high unemployment and renewed fears of a European recession, American consumers have become increasingly deal-driven at the registers. Once drawn
Channel-Surfing: Recession-era Quest for Deals Continues Read More »
After months of dour predictions, sub-par economic forecasts, and stubbornly high unemployment, the retail industry is positively quaking going into holiday – but industry experts are predicting gains of about 3% at retail, which is cause for celebration in today’s
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