7/29/2021 As with most predominantly brick-and-mortar retailers, Sur La Table had to implement an almost overnight shutdown of its 130-plus stores at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
7/27/2021 As the economy emerges from COVID-19, tenants entering into leases have the opportunity to proactively negotiate certain provisions in order to better protect their businesses in the event of future pandemics.
7/22/2021 Merchandise returns are just a cost of doing business—a big cost!
7/21/2021 Throughout history, human beings have been notoriously bad at predicting the future of technology.
7/20/2021 A little over a decade ago, retailers applauded the shift away from self-hosted, licensed e-commerce platforms.
7/20/2021 Throughout the past few decades, industries and consumers alike witnessed the emergence of the cola wars, burger wars, and many other memorable brand rivalries.
7/19/2021 The U.S. retail industry is anticipating a strong 2021, and the NRF predicts sales growth of 6.5%-8.2% this year – the fastest since 2004.
7/19/2021 A few years ago, a national retailer discovered they could save more than $2.5 million annually by making some simple operational changes.
7/14/2021 COVID-19 has changed retail for good. As consumers adapted their lifestyles and spending habits to accommodate lockdown restrictions, e-commerce sales skyrocketed worldwide.
7/13/2021 In the midst of a once-in-a-generation pandemic, other problems —some of which exist beneath the surface, beyond the public eye —that also negatively impact our communities were exacerbated.
7/12/2021 Here are some of the myths often told to vendors by debtors and their professional advisors.
7/7/2021 For many of us in retail, we have been talking about and building strategies around omnichannel for at least a decade.
