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Cash or Credit?
New York City recently voted to ban retail businesses from credit card-only operations. City Government has stated that it is discrimination against New Yorkers who either don’t have credit cards, or who simply want to pay in cash. Tender Greens and Sweetgreen’s — both millennial-focused food service operations – have been credit card-only businesses and they have been given nine…
The New Mobile: What Gen Z Wants from In-App Retail
This year Gen Z will surpass millennials as the largest generation. The oldest members of Gen Z are in their early 20s and, as consumers, they’re a force to be reckoned with. When we talk about retailing for Gen Z,…
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The Apothecary Pivot: Macy’s Starts Thinking Small
“Flexible retail store format.” Is that Macy’s-speak for “We’re gonna try something new, and by some act of God, if it actually works, we’ll shift from ‘flexible’ to ‘inflexible'”? Or is it the trending new business strategy of “try often,…
The Pier 1 Bankruptcy: Guess Who Is Getting All That Business?
How many inexpensive candles, decorative pillows, bowls and small tables and chairs does it take to equal $332 million? Apparently, quite a few because that’s the amount of sales Pier 1 has cumulatively lost over the past five years, all…
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