I know you are thinking I got the headline backwards. I did not. Two weeks ago I wrote a blog Store Rationalization or Price Deflation? debunking what some experts were hopefully predicting: that the retail industry is in a period […]
Never Let a Good Story Get in the Way of the Facts: Over-Capacity Is Accelerating Read More »
Through Online-Only, House Parties and Peer-to-Peer Platforms, Forward-Thinking Beauty Brands Are Skipping Traditional Retail Altogether In my neck of the woods – the Gulf Coast of Florida – it’s easy to spot one of those Mary Kay powder pink Cadillacs
Cutting Out the Middleman Read More »
A Conversation with Karen Katz, CEO, Neiman Marcus Please note: We interviewed Karen as part of the Retail@250 series, several months before Neiman Marcus announced plans to look for an investor. Some industry insiders have cast doubt on the future
The Future of Luxury Read More »
Amazon Should Buy Its Way Into Brick and Mortar Just as Walmart appears to have its own “get big fast” online strategy by acquiring the assets, and more importantly the skills of pure e-commerce players, why doesn’t Amazon get even
Walmart Acquires Its Way Online Read More »
One of Mark Twain’s classics is the double-entendre, “Denial ain\’t just a river in Egypt.” Amazon is a trigger point for denial, which is rampant in consumer retail (or fill in your industry here). Executives, directors and workers are in
#Amazon Ain’t Just a River in Egypt Read More »
Please note: This article was published before the CEO changeover at Macy\’s. Thinking Out of the Box, Literally Last November Macy’s announced a collaboration with Brookfield Asset Management and an “out of the box” strategy to address 50 owned and
Macy’s: Imagine What Could Be There Read More »
Okay, okay, we know everyone, including us, has proselytized about the problems retailers face today. The inconvenient disharmonic convergence of factors including changes in consumer attitudes, tech, resource constraints, big data, economics, shifting demographics and politics has skewered the industry
Thanks to Fung Global Retail and Technology, we can show two revealing charts that raise more questions than answers. First of all, while the announced number of store closings total roughly 500 more than store openings, Fung doesn’t account for
Store Rationalization, or Price Deflation? Read More »
Across industries, backbone systems are showing heavy signs of wear and tear. TOBE fears that the remedy may be more rebuild than renovate. Easier said than done we know, but it bears a frank discussion. The bright side: there are
TOBE Says We’re On Shaky Ground Read More »
A Conversation with Michelle Lam, CEO, True&Co. Perhaps the most talked-about concept in modern retailing is big data. Every brand is enchanted with the idea of using sophisticated analytics to improve its understanding of consumers and drive smarter decision making
Big Data Empowering Small Decisions Read More »
