The current economy poses challenges for all merchants, but stresses on brick and mortar stores are particularly heightened. The wave of closures that accompanied the Great Recession was only the start of a protracted move for chains to reduce their […]
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I first heard of Uniqlo several years ago when the company opened a pop-up store in Rockefeller Center. People were raving about the inexpensive cashmere sweaters. Always interested in a bargain, I checked it out. I was underwhelmed. Not enough
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With SpendingPulse retail and online sales data going back to 2005, we have been able to spot clear trends in the growth of ecommerce by sector. It has been well observed that books and consumer electronics were the first products
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Everyone wants to take advantage of the new marketing channel social media offers. The idea that we can drive sales to our storefront or website by being friendly, talking about ourselves, and engaging with our fans is an appealing and
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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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Me-Ality™ Market Insights From Unique Solutions Who isn’t turning over every rock these days looking for growth opportunities? Apparel brands, with their almost obsessive focus on style, cost and value, might actually be overlooking one of the most important factors
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Consumer Insights From MasterCard Advisors Despite the sluggishness of the so-called recovery, industry experts are predicting a pickup in the housing market early next year. This will have broad implications for retailers of furniture, furnishings, and other home items. How
Imagine if you crossed a car dealership with a funeral parlor. What you’d have would be a furniture store. The retailing of furniture may not be the most archaic, antiquated and illogical form of merchandising in American business today…but it’s
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We had the opportunity to talk with Jane Elfers, CEO of The Children’s Place, the number one pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer. Here’s what she had to say about her first year at the company, the differences between the specialty
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Breaking the Information Barrier Insights from MasterCard Advisors Merchant Solutions – New Data, New Perspectives While over the past several years there has been a huge upsurge of merchants collecting and using customer data to drive retail business performance, the
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