https://youtube.com/shorts/4RZRxakDN4Y?feature=share Hard to believe but Aldi has been in the American market for 50 years this year. And it’s even harder to believe that when this year closes out it will have almost 2,800 locations in the U.S. en route to […]
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Effective retailing demands that we enable people to find, believe, and share their own stories. And to do so enthusiastically, without hesitation. They shouldn’t have to face distrust and wait for vetting by a Chief Storyteller.
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The biggest surprise is that the economy is still chugging along as strong as it is. You’d think that the consumer would be shutting down with higher and higher prices. You’d think this Christmas would have seen a lot fewer goods. And it didn’t happen. Americans are still shopping until they drop.
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The most highly visible hires in the retail world over the past few months have been at Walmart and Target. Both boards chose insiders to take over for CEOs who had led each company for more than a decade. Yet the contrast in the reaction within the industry couldn’t be more different.
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Gap is chasing relevance with beauty, handbags, and a dream team of seasoned luxury executives. But the real story is one of classic retail tension: fix the core problem, or chase the bright, shiny new thing?
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The consumer experience is no longer defined by stores but by expectations shaped elsewhere thanks to the speed, convenience and frictionless service of digital platforms. The question we always ask is: What desire can we fulfil? It’s about experiencing electronics, not just completing a transaction.
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Noise erodes trust. When shoppers cannot hear staff clearly, misunderstand promotions, or feel overwhelmed by background clamor, frustration builds. In fashion and specialty retail, where ambiance directly influences spending, the cost of poor sound management is exceptionally high.
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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.
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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.
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Prior to the Walgreens deal, Sycamore’s biggest retail holding was Staples, which is estimated to do about $8 billion a year in sales and was acquired in 2017 for about $6.9 billion.
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