Courage

Gabrielle Danzeisen

About Gabrielle Danzeisen

Gabrielle Danzeisen is the Director of Business Development at The Robin Report and will be a J.D candidate at UC Davis School of Law in the fall. Her views on the retail industry reflect her experience as a Gen-Z consumer. She enjoys writing about the retail and fashion industries and the current, prevailing trends in society.

NFTs Come with IP Challenges for Retailers and Brands

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As the metaverse continues to evolve as a relevant ecosystem for consumers and creators, understanding the importance of protecting valuable intellectual property is critical. In the developing digital economy, users buy and sell intangible goods, property, and services in gaming engines and online. As this economic system develops, the divide between the virtual world and reality continues to blur. Virtual stores and experiences directly connect brands and services to consumers. Metaverse exchange primarily involves digital assets (games, …

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MOTIF Rewire 2021: An Intervention for Fashion

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Sustainable business practices have evolved from a slogan to a purpose. MOTIF Rewire 2021 hosted a global sustainability event for the fashion apparel/retail industry to advocate for thinking disruptively, creatively and differently. Janice Wang, Chair of the Board, MOTIF & CEO, of Alvanon states emphatically, “Cleaning up the fashion industry is everyone’s job. Everyone must play a part in this whole journey. We must share our knowledge, no one person can do it all.” Wang has a poignant message for veterans and newbies alike: …

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The In-Store Dining Experience: At Risk

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Much has been written about the gradual demise of the golden era of department stores. With the growing monopoly of e-commerce and the added catalyst of a pandemic, the future of brick-and-mortar stores looks beyond grim. Much has also been written about the pandemic’s other victim, the restaurant industry, similarly suffering a blow that it may never recover from. But no one is talking about the retailer-eatery union, the long legacy of restaurants nestled inside department stores, a symbiotic relationship that was envisioned as contributing …

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Brand Betrayal

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The pandemic, in combination with the demand for racial justice, has brought out the best and the worst of the retail and fashion industries, forcing us to examine more closely the brands we give our money to. Free Pass Most of the fashion industry has, for too long, been unable to uproot itself from its deeply embedded history of racial and class biases. Suddenly, though, voices demanding change have grown louder and the industry’s day of reckoning is finally upon us. Over the past few months, as the Black Lives Matter movement swept (and …

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