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Can investors make retail sustainable?
Lenders and shareholders are tying ESG concerns to the capital they invest. Meanwhile, corporate finance teams in retail lag in leading on sustainability.
Ben Unglesbee • June 13, 2022 -
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Retail is fundamentally bad for the environment. And doing better isn't easy.
Improving sustainability is a web of complexity for retailers. Ultimately, it may mean sidelining growth.
Cara Salpini • June 6, 2022 -
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Sneaker supremacy: Nike and Adidas battle for brand love
Duking it out over six decades, the athletic wear companies influenced sports marketing and culture like few others. Who dominates in the stretch ahead may hinge on innovation and acting on pledges.
Natalie Black (Koltun) • May 11, 2022 -
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Buy now, pay later players' losses grow as costs soar
BNPL providers are paying a hefty price to keep up with surging consumer demand for their financing services, spending large sums to add new tech and more employees.
Jonathan Berr • May 10, 2022 -
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For future growth, Reebok is looking to its past
A new owner could be an opportunity for the brand to reclaim some of its previous clout. But it's been a long time since Reebok's prime.
Cara Salpini • May 10, 2022 -
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Stitch Fix to stylists: 'Take ownership of the disappointment, no matter the role the data played'
Is the apparel e-retailer a tech company? Or not?
Daphne Howland • May 9, 2022 -
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For furniture retail, supply chain chaos has become 'normalized'
As category players extend lead times and amass inventory to manage delays, they're also building sourcing relationships beyond China and Vietnam.
Ben Unglesbee • April 25, 2022 -
Guess' Paul Marciano problem is shining a spotlight on boards
The brand's co-founder remains, while its board of directors is slammed by an activist investor and sued by victims over his alleged sexual crimes.
Daphne Howland • April 14, 2022 -
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Brick by brick: How Lego continues to build a toy empire
The retailer celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. And with over $8 billion in sales and IP deals that leverage pop culture, it shows no signs of slowing down.
Kaarin Moore • March 28, 2022 -
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Can brands stay safe in the metaverse?
As marketers explore how the metaverse fits into their strategy, brand safety should be top of mind.
Sara Karlovitch • March 24, 2022 -
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How does Gen Z feel about credit cards? It's complicated.
Each generation has approached credit differently; Gen Z is no exception. As they turn toward credit cards, industry analysts say these consumers are likely to keep card companies on their toes.
Caitlin Mullen • March 22, 2022 -
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Can Macy's hit the private label bull's-eye?
Hiring former Target designers is a sign the department store is serious about its promise to overhaul its own brands. But that won't be enough.
Daphne Howland • March 21, 2022 -
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Amazon is slowing down its fulfillment center spend. What's next?
Heightened demand put Amazon's distribution buildout into overdrive. To speed up delivery and limit costs, it will have to invest more.
Max Garland • March 18, 2022 -
After nearly 2 decades of decline, what's next for office supplies stores?
Home offices are booming. The retailers that specialize in stocking them are not.
Ben Unglesbee • March 17, 2022 -
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Should more retailers be on Roblox?
The platform is used by millions of tweens daily. And ignoring it may cost brands loyalty, revenue and a future audience.
Kaarin Moore • Feb. 17, 2022 -
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What the Amazon union do-over in Alabama means for the future of retail
U.S. consumers, especially younger ones, harbor new expectations about the workplace that businesses may not be able to ignore.
Daphne Howland • Feb. 14, 2022 -
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Kohl's has location, partnerships and a savvy CEO: Why isn't that enough?
Despite the department store's turnaround efforts, activist investors are insisting on dramatic change, including a sale.
Daphne Howland • Feb. 3, 2022 -
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The path forward for fashion's sustainable future may be affordability
Sustainability sells, but how can retailers market around the trendy topic when eco-friendly products are often inaccessible to the average consumer?
Natalie Black (Koltun) • Feb. 2, 2022 -
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Supply chains were made to be broken. Will the industry fix them?
All kinds of things can go wrong with long, complicated networks of firms spanning the globe and often concentrated by geography. Last year, it all went wrong.
Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 31, 2022 -
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Automation beckons retailers as labor challenges endure
Technologies like self-checkout and ordering kiosks are offering relief to grocers unable to hire enough workers to handle essential functions.
Sam Silverstein • Jan. 25, 2022 -
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Are Sephora and Ulta on a collision course?
Signs point to yes. Here's what the retailers' new shop-in-shop partnerships mean for their own competition and the rest of the space.
Cara Salpini • Jan. 18, 2022 -
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How Macy's set out to conquer the department store business — and lost
At the dawn of the 21st century, the 160-year-old retailer expanded amid the sector's steep decline. What now?
Daphne Howland • Jan. 10, 2022 -
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10 retail trends to watch in 2022
Last year upended some trends and accelerated others. What will 2022 bring for retailers?
Daphne Howland, Ben Unglesbee, Cara Salpini, Kaarin Moore, Caroline Jansen and Maria Monteros • Jan. 4, 2022 -
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With omicron landing in the US, do retailers actually need the vaccine mandate?
The National Retail Federation won a stay against the government's plan to have big companies immunize or test their employees. That squanders a chance to thwart the pandemic, experts say.
Daphne Howland • Dec. 6, 2021 -
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This DC neighborhood used to be synonymous with high-end shopping. Now it's mostly abandoned.
Friendship Heights was once known for luxury retail in the Washington, D.C. area, but retail options have dwindled.
Julia Himmel • Nov. 22, 2021
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