With support from McMillanDoolittle, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy and its Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag released a new playbook of solutions that retailers can use to reduce single-use bags. Featuring proven solutions to encourage shoppers to use reusable bags and…
H&M opened its first rotating style store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in November 2022. The concept departs from the traditional H&M store footprint – as the name suggests, the store’s concept and design rotate every six weeks. The 7,000 square foot store is entirely immersive, inviting…
Founded in 2019, Our Place is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand best known for its viral multi-use “Always Pan,” designed to offer the functionality to replace eight traditional pieces of cookware. Our Place sells kitchen essentials including a variety of cookware, tableware and tools. Our Place…
The McMillanDoolittle team recently explored the newest shopping centers and retailers in Warsaw, Poland as part of our biannual conference with our international consortium, Ebeltoft Group. Read on for our views on the Polish retail industry and take a look at two standout Polish retail…
The surge in online shopping that took place during the pandemic has fueled pent-up demand for convenient and experiential in-store shopping as the pandemic wanes. While the industry expected ecommerce’s share of total U.S. retail sales to continue to rise post-pandemic, it has stagnated in…
Walmart partnered with Getaway to create small-format outdoors stores at Getaway campsites, branded as The General Store by Walmart. Getaway is a nature and outdoors company that places tiny cabins approximately two hours from major cities. With no Wifi, users are encouraged to unplug and…
Luxury resellers are increasingly focused on developing the in-store experience to win in the growing $26 billion luxury resale space As we continue to observe post-pandemic recovery in physical retail traffic and in-store spending, several luxury resellers have opted to expand their physical footprints. The…
Ailing US department stores are increasingly pressured to spin off their Ecommerce operations. We share our thoughts on whether these moves make for a clever strategy or merely offer a last resort. The retail world has been abuzz with Ecommerce spin-offs, beginning with Saks Fifth…
Earlier this spring, we had the opportunity to travel to the Monterrey area in Northern Mexico to visit leading retailers with one of our valued client teams. As the pandemic began to ebb, we saw crowds of shoppers, bustling restaurants, and innovative retail concepts. Here…
With jobless claims spiking to 3.3 M last week and more states moving to “Stay at Home”, Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc across the U.S. Many retailers have displayed agility and innovation to quickly implement new tactics to keep business going as well as contribute…
