Thrifting has taken over. The resale market has grown at 21x the pace of the mainstream apparel market in the last three years, and more retailers are hopping aboard the consignment bandwagon–with a whopping 9… Read More
Many of the legacy brands that recently shuttered stores are relaunching under new concepts: from Milwaukee-based retailer Boston Store relaunching as an online-only brand with physical aspirations, Toys ‘R’ Us relaunching as True Kids, and… Read More
Card-based customer loyalty programs in the retail industry–LOL. These days most customers that belong to nine additional loyalty programs with different retailers, and few consumers have the wallet room or inclination to cart around 10+… Read More
Radical transparency is disrupting the retail industry. In the past, retailers could pick and choose what information they shared with potential customers. However, due to mobile browsing, environmental deterioration, and call-out culture, customers now expect… Read More
The generation with the most buying power sets the trends in retail and Generation Z is stepping up for their time in the sun. Gen Z will represent 40 percent of customers by 2020 and,… Read More
Everyone wants to be part of a brand’s come up story nowadays. In today’s retail startup environment, entrepreneurs start off small and unknown with the hope of a rags-to-riches narrative with a devoted millennial following.… Read More
