Last Thursday, Amanda Lai, Consulting Senior Manager at McMillanDoolittle, was honored as one of Consulting Magazine’s 2021 Rising Stars of the Profession for Retail Excellence. Since 2014, Consulting Magazine has annually identified rising talent in the consulting profession – those 35 and under – based…
Walmart Mexico Sets the Bar for National E-commerce Innovation The Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum (GELF) took place on September 28 – 29th at Sheraton Times Square. The Forum featured two days of programming highlighting both global retail expansion and cross-border e-commerce strategies with presentations from…
RH opened their remodeled gallery in Oak Brook, Illinois in late September. The store features RH’s Home, Outdoor, and Modern lines, as well as an interior design center. As a new addition to the Oak Brook location, the entire 3rd level is devoted to the…
Earlier this summer, Wilson Sporting Goods opened their first permanent retail location at 932 N Rush St. in Chicago, where the company has been headquartered since 1914. The 2,250 sq. ft. space is a purposeful and well executed concept that emphasizes Wilson’s heritage as a…
Steps away from Manhattan’s iconic Chelsea Market is Google’s flagship store; the first brick-and-mortar outpost for the company sits in a former Port Authority Terminal building. From in-store pickup to device troubleshooting and experiential vignettes, the store is a mecca to experience everything Google’s technology…
McMillanDoolittle is proud to support the Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum (GELF) and we would like to invite you to attend GELF NYC ’21 as our guests. Our Partner leading our Digital practice, Jim Okamura, is a Co-founder of GELF and a pioneer in global ecommerce….
Retail partnerships work to combine the strengths of brands and retailers to create newness in familiar stores, promote brand awareness, and establish a unique and exciting customer experience. Two strategic beauty partnerships recently opened their doors this summer – Ulta Beauty shop-in-shops at Target and…
Globally, plus size fashion is a $178B market; retailers like Old Navy and Victoria’s Secret are disrupting the plus size fashion narrative by revising their pricing, merchandising and garment construction practices and introducing a diverse cohort of brand ambassadors respectively. While these changes are certainly…
McMillanDoolittle and The Stores Consulting Group kicked off an inaugural, invitation-only webinar series with a conversation with industry veteran Fred Morganthall, former President of Harris Teeter and EVP of Operations at Kroger. Leveraging over 40 years of food retail experience, Fred Morganthall discussed the journey…
Amazon Fresh and Dom’s Kitchen & Market are two leading food retail concepts that have emerged in the US over the past year. Look up either retailer and you will find search results that hail both concepts as the “future of grocery” and the “store…
