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Gap’s Dream Team or The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Gap is chasing relevance with beauty, handbags, and a dream team of seasoned luxury executives. But the real story is one of classic retail tension: ...
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Dillard’s Gets Department Store Retail Right
Dillard’s isn’t flashy—in certain circles, it’s been called “Dullard’s.” Yet it has remained a safe harbor in an increasingly turbulent retail market that has battered ...
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Luxury Leather’s Toxic Impact
Join Shelley and Stephanie Downs, a biomaterials pioneer and CEO of Uncaged, as they have an honest conversation about how fashion executives who use natural ...
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When the Checkout Aisle Becomes a Ballot Box
Political leaders pull retailers into their orbit because brands are visible and relatable in a way that institutions and policies are not. And that makes ...
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Gen Z Wants Proof Not Promises
When proof becomes the foundation of brand storytelling, loyalty follows. Younger consumers are not inherently cynical. They are discerning. They want to believe, but they ...
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Sharon Price John Builds the Case for Collaborative Leadership
Sharon John stepped into Build-A-Bear Workshop 12 years ago seamlessly and successfully following Founder Maxine Clark’s retirement. While the boardroom predicted disaster, Sharon orchestrated a ...
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Will Luxury Bow to Masstige?
In Chicago, shoppers can pick up an affordable logo-emblazoned polo shirt at a Ralph Lauren store, enjoy a $6 latte at Ralph’s Coffee, and have ...
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Retail in 2025: Tariffs, Tumult, and the Search for Sanity
2025 may go down as the year retail lost the plot — and tried to rewrite it at the same time. At a recent Robin ...
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