Store format redux from retail’s emerging trends in 2015 has proven that retailers are marching ever forward in this disruptive industry landscape. Big format stores are investing in smaller format editions, department stores are dabbling in specialty and online e-tailers […]
Retail’s Darkest Secret: The Knowledge Deficiency Gap Read More »
In the horror story of the declining fortunes of the American shopping center, the central character is the “Ghost Mall” – abandoned, forlorn, and lifeless — but looming, casting a post-apocalyptic pall over the American Dream. The website, DeadMalls.com, provides
Ghost Malls: Creative Destruction Read More »
What’s happening in the tumultuous youth market? The way youth retailers are faring reflects the typically fickle trend-sensitive nature of this market. Based on recent earnings reports, I think Aeropostale could derail this year. While their international opportunity is real
Youth Retailers Rebounding in 2015…or Not? Read More »
By Victoria Kulesza, Tiffany Lung, Kei Sato and Daniel Swanepoel At the World Retail Congress in October 2014, a panel of Millennials presented their takes on the Future of Retail. Here is an excerpt of their comments, providing a provocative
Millennials: Retail Experiences Around the World Read More »
I don’t know if “weed” is legal yet where CEO Tadashi Yanai, (Tokyo-based Fast Retailing Company, including the Uniqlo brand), or CEO Don Chang, (Los Angeles-based Forever 21) run their companies, but maybe they’re getting delusional on some other substance.
Uniqlo and Forever 21: What Are They Smoking? Read More »
Now that Eddie “sell the assets” Lampert is turning his dying retail business into a real estate play, he should retain Richard Baker as a consultant. If Lampert can afford him. Of course Richard doesn’t need the money, so he
Richard Baker Is Smarter than Eddie…or Is He? Read More »
Maude Standish, Trends Analyst, Millennial, and Co-Founder of Tarot, tracks cultural trends and sociological back-stories of Millennials, particularly how they view and behave in the workplace in an inter-generational workforce. To put their worldview into perspective, here are the Top
Millennials in the Workplace Read More »
I am not sure about where you live, but around here in southeastern Pennsylvania, it seems like wherever I drive, I am never far away from a mattress store, and a discount one at that. It makes me wonder how
The struggle between retail titans and industry disruptors is in the news more and more often. We are all well-versed in how companies such as Etsy and Rent the Runway, both of which were named to CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list,
Competing in the New Normal Read More »
\”Let’s face it, the fashion business does not attract the nation’s best and brightest…\” As told to me by one of the titans of retail, the ex-CEO of a major American brand. Doubts about my own personal career choice aside,
Are You a Fashion Titan or a Fashion Disrupter? Read More »
