Amazon just put another toe in the water of physical retailing. Its new retail concept, Amazon 4-star, opened in Manhattan\’s SoHo last week playing to huge crowds. It dawned on me that this is a major model for the future […]
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A silver tsunami is rolling through the retail business. But is anyone really watching? This stormfront represents the growing army of 65+ consumers in urban, suburban and rural areas who are not only internet savvy, but also love shopping at
It takes precise intuition to own a conversation these days. In a sea of re-tweets and short-lived news cycles, there is power in making a clear, definitively timed statement. The art of \”when\” is more important than ever as consumers
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Edina, Minn. (pop. 51,000) is an unlikely spot to host the rebirth of the shopping center industry. This quiet and very upscale suburb is known mostly as an affluent bedroom community of Minneapolis, as well as for the garage charger
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At 90,000 square feet and six stories, the new RH Gallery retail location in Manhattan\’s trendy Meatpacking District does more than just dominate the neighborhood landscape. It also dominates the retail landscape as a model for what companies across the
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When I was 12 years old I got my first job working at the corner drug store, stocking shelves and making deliveries. After a few months the owner trusted me enough to work the cash register and – believe it
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People are born curious. It\’s in our DNA. Actually, there is a curiosity gene. Researchers postulate that humans are driven to explore new things and pursue new experiences because it floods our brains with dopamine, the pleasure hormone. Curiosity is
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Let me say this right up front: The New York Times does a bang-up job on the sponsored content coming out of its T Brand Studio commercial arm. Eminently clickable and beautifully designed, the pieces feel so reported and legit
Most retailers have fully embraced the short season of offering home merchandise to kids heading back to college. However, it’s an educational process. If you think the back-to-school shopping season is just about pencils and notebooks, you clearly need a
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Micro-Risks The Lean Startup approach, based on the book by Eric Ries, is about starting small and testing until your ideas are fully baked. The book details many well-funded Silicon Valley failures, and while the examples are primarily tech-based, the
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