Finish Line has its struggles. A mall-based retailer - in a crowded space and previously focused on “just shoes” - Finish Line lost share for five years to the lifestyle merchandised Foot Locker and its own supplier’s direct-to-consumer efforts. A strategy to place 300+ shop-in-shops in
Partnerships could address the very real need to a) reduce the cost of returns and delivery for the retailers, b) drive traffic to locations receiving the returns and c) make life easier for the consumer. PayPal announced an undisclosed investment in Happy Returns, a service that
2018 was another banner year for private label. In a report issued by the PLMA utilizing Nielsen data, store brand sales across all outlets grew to $128.6 billion, up 4.4% from a year prior. Total market share from a dollar perspective grew to 18.5% in
Simon Premium Outlet VIP members received an invitation to ShopPremiumOutlets.com via email today. Members now have access to a marketplace of the retailers in Simon’s outlets, can browse products on the Simon platform and can purchase either directly from Simon’s site or be re-directed to the retailer.
STORY - a concept described as “narrative retail” - opened in 36 physical Macy's locations last week. Curiously, there was no digital opening. Narrative retail presents a theme-based, curated assortment that is reinvigorated with a new story every two months. It is meant to generate traffic,
Whole Foods is one of the more remarkable success stories in the retail food industry. A little over 40 years ago, John Mackey opened Safer Way Foods in Austin, Texas and began a storied run that reshaped the American supermarket industry. By 1999, Whole Foods
No industry is safe from the rise of the digital natives, including the death care industry. Founded by former Nike executives, Solace is a newcomer ready to disrupt the death care industry with digitally-driven, end-to-end cremation and death care services. Innovation in funeral services and death
In 2008, I published Greentailing and other Revolutions in Retailing. I posited that Greentailing 2.0, defined as “conscientious retailing built on environmentally sustainable, socially responsible, and economically profitable business practices” would become the new norm for retailers. I built a model around what it would
Millennials are driving changes in shopper attitudes globally, as demonstrated by a brand-new global consumer report from the global alliance of retail experts Ebeltoft Group. The report shows that consumers, and especially Millennials, are ready to interact digitally in-store, emphasizing their cross-channel behavior. 70% of
During the recently concluded Ebeltoft Group conference in Milan, I had the opportunity to hear from Franco Manna, President and Founder of Rossopomodoro, an international pizza chain that is also the exclusive pizza restaurant within Eataly globally. He focused on the five key ingredients that
