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Roberto Ramos

Recalibrating: The State of the World & the Consumer in 2018

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One of the most powerful human attributes is our ability to be contemplative and to observe our actions in the broader context of society and time. The end of a calendar year serves as a symbolic pause to ruminate on what has happened to date and to dabble in the subjective exercise of forecasting what the New Year will bring. A Look Forward to 2018 As we look to the year ahead, we expect a solid continuation of some of the emerging shifts we’ve been seeing in 2017. This vibe will continue with a sense of recalibration and the settling effect …

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Snap Break: Fashion’s Much-Needed Time Out in the Era of Social

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The notion of time plays a powerful role in inspiring and guiding fashion. Designers formulate their creative perspectives through the influences of the past, the urgency of the present, and the possibilities ushered in by the future. The result is a very unique reflection of the prevailing Zeitgeist. That is why we can easily come up with a stylistic narrative for any era, whether it is the roaring twenties, the hippie, folk and rock-infused sixties, or the simultaneous maximalist yuppie and punk undercurrents of the eighties. Time also …

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Creative Chaos in the Trump Era

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Mapping Lifestyle Shifts & Opportunities We humans love to assess why something happens and what will come next. It’s part of our curiosity code and our need to exercise greater control in our lives. Predicting the future, however, has built-in challenges, as our world is inherently full of surprises, which is what makes it so unique, fun, and yes, frightening at times. Our recent presidential election and the failure of pollsters to predict Trump’s win are clear examples of the limitations of nailing down the future. Yet here we find …

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Unlocking Retail’s Human Touch

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Digital commerce has made shopping more pleasant by shielding consumers from some of the traditional pain points of physical retailing, including long lines and clutter on the floor. Now it’s easier to discover the products we want, on our own terms, and at the best value, online. Consumers have responded favorably to hyper-efficiency by taking more of their shopping to the Internet. What digital platforms have not done, despite their peer-network models and media-rich capabilities, is replace the need for true physical, human …

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