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FeaturesHere’s What Recent Store Closures Have...
This isn’t another article prattling on about the so-called “retail apocalypse.” Instead, we are going to take a look at what the retailers that are closing up shop have in common, as well as what… Read More
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FeaturesAmazon’s New Food-Store Rollout
There is a lack of clarity of details surrounding Amazon’s upcoming development of a food-store format that will be entirely distinct from its Whole Foods stores. This seems to be Amazon’s M.O. when it comes… Read More
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FeaturesAs We Reach “Peak CBD,” What, If...
For the past year and change, my inbox has been pelted with notices of at least – at. least. – five new cannabis-related beauty brand launches per week. But it was in the Men’s department… Read More
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FeaturesForever 21: Cut Your Losses and Die...
Of course, Forever 21 is now on life support. On January 28, 2015, I wrote an article titled “Uniqlo and Forever 21: What Are They Smoking?“. It clearly predicted that Uniqlo would never become a… Read More
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FeaturesGender Norms in Retail Alienate Gen Z
The dissolution of gender norms is one of the most contentious topics in retail today. Next-gen consumers see gender as a construct. Generation Z and young millennials are calling for retailers to adjust how they… Read More
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FeaturesTo Your Health: Retailers See It as the...
Health’R’Us? In an age when something like 20 percent of the American population is over the age of 65, and twice that number say health and wellness is a prime concern to them, it’s rather… Read More
