Author
Marie Driscoll
Marie is a retail analyst, consultant and thought leader. Her career spans equity analysis on Wall Street where she won Best on the Street three times; industry analysis where she is considered one of RETHINK Retails top analyst Influencers for the last three years (2021-2023); and academia where she teaches retail, entrepreneurship, and equity analysis at Baruch, FIT and The New School. Marie also sits on the Retail Marketing Society’s Board and NRF’s IPC (Industry Partnership Council) board. X-Coresight, X-S&P/CapIQ
The Blurred Line of Marketing and Commerce
Marie Driscoll
April 1, 2018
The rules of marketing are undergoing a sea change. Agencies have experienced double-digit declines (similar to mall traffic!) as CPG brands bring efforts in house ...
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International Invaders Create New Retail Opportunities
Marie Driscoll
February 22, 2018
There are so many reasons for the demise of the traditional mall, including (and first on the list) a lack of newness and excitement that ...
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An Optimistic Kickoff to 2018
Marie Driscoll
January 31, 2018
Retail’s “Big Show” at Jacob Javits Center in New York has been an annual must-attend event for retailers and those involved in the retail ecosystem ...
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RetailTech Companies That Will Help You Navigate The New Normal.
Marie Driscoll
January 10, 2018
Reachify: Solving for too many options and too much information in software solutions It’s all moving so fast with too many technology solutions promising to ...
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Authentic Brands Group, The Brand Doctor
Marie Driscoll
December 28, 2017
Ever wonder where your once-beloved brand went when you no longer see it in your department store of choice? Did it get acquired, go bankrupt, ...
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Un-Amazonable Retail Concepts, For Now!
Marie Driscoll
October 24, 2017
For too long, consumers have had too few fashion shopping choices. Department stores morphed from emporiums of the latest designs to vast undifferentiated caverns of ...
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Startups with Big Retail Impacts
Marie Driscoll
August 23, 2017
The Robin Report has written extensively about the many retail business models that are rooted in the 80s, mostly oblivious to the technological advances that ...
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Customer Lifetime Value
Marie Driscoll
August 2, 2017
The constant flurry of news emanating from Amazon about fashion and appliances, Prime Day results and the Whole Food acquisition triggers the concept and value ...
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