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Tip Fatigue Is Real: It’s Killing Trust
Phil Lempert
November 26, 2025
Research shows that consumers react negatively to service charges added for them, even when those charges would have been voluntary tips. They want to see ...
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Holiday 25: Predicting Chaos
Mark Cohen
November 25, 2025
Every year numerous analysts, forecasters, pundits and prognosticators attempt to predict an upcoming holiday's retail performance. Typically, modest increases in sales are forecast. But what ...
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Get Ready for GLP-1 Retail Disruptions
Sanford Stein
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Take the idea of a Nordstrom Local to the next level by adding stylist services, and health, nutritional and wellness coaches to help guide the ...
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Retail 2025 Was a Radical Shift
Retail Unwrapped
November 21, 2025
Join Shelley and RJ Hottovy from Placer.ai as they discuss a range of consequential retail shifts. Holiday promotions now start in September as retailers panic ...
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Furner’s New Job Is Clear: What About McMillon’s Next One?
Warren Shoulberg
November 20, 2025
You could imagine McMillon will follow a usual course of other retired executives by joining prestigious public company boards, giving speeches and perhaps writing a ...
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Jens Grede Is a Retail Radical
Pam Danziger
November 19, 2025
Kim Kardashian is the brand’s guiding force, as well as creative director. “She’s unbelievably involved every single day in making the product experience exactly what ...
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What Will Pringles Think of Next to Sell More Chips?
Phil Lempert
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Would you pay $19.99 for a can of Pringles and a trinket? Well, meet the Once You Pop Mystery Box—Pringles' first-ever direct-to-consumer product. Inside each ...
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A New CEO in a Turnaround Needs a Full Deck of Cards
Mark Cohen
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A turnaround is a bumpy ride, complete with false starts, exhilarating successes and disappointing failures. A new CEO must have the personal fortitude to recognize ...
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