Investor Headline: Slowing topline growth in tandem with increased marketing and IT spend leads to margin contraction and a disappointing bottom line. This is a sad assessment for many retailers in the omnichannel world of 2015. And the second half […]
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A pop-up shop in the chicer-than-chic 16th arrondisement in Paris. Multi-page ad layouts in Vogue and Vanity Fair. Alliances with Net-A-Porter and buzzy New York skin doc Dendy Engelman to get the word out about Superstart, its new skincare “booster.”
The Unlikely, Hard-Won Hipness of Elizabeth Arden (Yes, Elizabeth Arden) Read More »
The holiday season is already upon us, but are consumers spending? That’s the question at the heart of our two-part 2015 Holidays Webinar. Join Sarah Quinlan, SVP of Market Insights for MasterCard Advisors, as she dives into holiday spending trends.
Holidays 2015: Checking the Pulse of the American Shopper Read More »
Big Kids Want Their Own Stuff Rumor has it 20-year-old California Baby rakes in $20 million per year in Target alone, but that doesn’t mean founder Jessica Iclisoy thinks she has it all figured out. For starters, she cluelessly resisted—for
All Facing Enormous Headwinds The newly formed Kraft Heinz food giant’s announcement to slash 2500 jobs is a harbinger of much worse headwinds facing all packaged food companies. As much as they would like to spin this as a positive
Kraft, Campbell Soup, Nestle…and More Read More »
By now, you\’ve heard the news that Target is launching new smaller stores under the CityTargets name. Likewise, Walmart continues to introduce smaller-scale stores as it seeks to expand into urban locales. Big-box retailer Best Buy is focused on its
Small Is the Next Big Story in Retail Read More »
Remember the old adage that “retail follows the rooftops”? If you do, then you probably have fond memories of the Eisenhower administration, the post World War II suburban building boom when Sears Roebuck and J.C. Penney ruled the retail roost,
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Mampering. Manscaping. Guy-brows. There are lots of lame new monikers attached to a bonafide beauty movement with big-bucks potential: The rise of guys as committed, trend-savvy – and, dare one say it, glamorous – consumers of product and services. Have
The Grooming Boom: This One’s Gonna Stick Read More »
First it was Nikes replacing ballet flats. Then it was Birkenstocks replacing Nikes. Then Patagonia and Tevas became a thing. Then George Clooney’s fiancé was wearing mom jeans. Baseball caps, sports jerseys, mall chic, Jerry Seinfeld. What can we make
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Luxury Brands, Fast Fashion, Treasure Hunt, Localization, Super Value Untouchable The TJX business model is not easily copied. In fact, one could make the case that the specific differentiators and advantages that have been crafted into its DNA cannot be
