What\’s behind all the empty storefronts in New York City? Faith Hope Consolo, head of retail leasing for Douglas Elliman Real Estate, told the New York Times, \”When you walk the streets, you see vacancies on every block in all […]
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Wow! Another huge disruption coming out of McMillon\’s Walmart. They seem to have one speed only: meteoric. One could say I spend too much time covering their warp speed, almost-daily initiatives. But, how can I not? As the largest retailer
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Netflix has made the personal journey into storytelling more addictive than ever. Binge watching is a real thing, serving as the perfect antidote to our stressed out, trigger-ready anxiety, fueled by today\’s global surface noise. Netflix has become a proxy
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I vaguely remember the phrase \”repeal and replace\” as a political slogan the Republicans used to gin up support for getting rid of Obamacare. As we know, nothing really happened. Well, it is happening at Walmart, based on the reversal
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Why did VF Corporation spin off Lee and Wrangler and how can this lead to bigger growth opportunities for these legacy brands? Analysts and industry experts have weighed in by pointing to classic brand management portfolio strategies as the explanation.
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The Amazon Go concept is innovative enough that it may prove to be a highly disruptive force. Yet, it might be a little too soon for anyone in established food retailing to despair. Nonetheless, let\’s take a closer look the
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The Container Store has launched a new space program. And its target is not necessarily the moon, but to reach for that most unworldly retail destination these days: relevance. The retailer that practically invented the idea of a store devoted
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As retail continues its renaissance, leading brands are continuing to innovate around their consumer experiences – opening new types of physical stores, experimenting with new online capabilities, collaborating with nontraditional partners and doing so all at a rapid speed. This
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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
