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Activists Chart an Uncertain Future for Macy’s
Earlier this year, luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue announced plans to spin off its ecommerce business at a $2 billion valuation, backed by a $500 ...
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Don’t Sell the Return of Malls Short
Of the roughly 1,000 malls in the U.S., more than a third are rated C or D, which are grades that indicate low sales productivity, ...
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A Retail Health Check
\”There are three kinds of lies,\” Mark Twain famously wrote over a century ago. \”Lies, damned lies, and statistics.\” The conventional media reporting on the ...
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Why Omnichannel Is So Hard
Over the past decade, \”omnichannel\” has become one of the most common buzzwords in retail. Retail executives, industry consultants, and analysts all agree on the ...
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Don’t Lose Your Customers Over Credit Card Fees
It all started with gasoline stations and small businesses– you remember, the percent added to sales purchases that is passed on from the retailer to ...
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ABG’S Chief Spinmeister
I thought I was done with my recent assessment of Authentic Brands Group licensing model as well as their SPARC deal with Simon Properties. I ...
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Washington Prime: From Mall Poster Child to Bankruptcy
In some ways, this week’s Chapter XI filing by shopping center REIT Washington Prime Group seemed preordained. However, it’s instructional to recall that at the ...
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The Buy Now, Pay Later Disruptors
With news that both Melbourne, Australia-based Afterpay and Minneapolis native Sezzle are planning IPOs on U.S. stock exchanges in the months ahead, joining San Francisco-based ...
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