10/12/2021 The year 2020 was an unexpected and complex year for retail, maybe a “new normal”— with the K-shaped recovery where some retail sectors grew top-line sales by as much as 30%, while others declined by the same percentage or more.
9/28/2021 Traditionally, the back-to-school season has started the hot business period in retail.
9/20/2021 Currently, the luxury sector is undergoing a transformation.
9/19/2021 One of the most common things we hear at the Network of Executive Women, particularly from men, is that they just don’t know where to begin supporting women – or how to go about it in ways that really make a tangible difference.
9/19/2021 Last week, the United States set a record for having 65 container ships waiting to be unloaded at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which is causing more strain and stress for the U.S. supply chain.
9/15/2021 Frontline workers represent approximately 70% of the U.S. workforce. But only 14% of organizations believe their frontline employees are digitally equipped to do their jobs effectively.
9/14/2021 Retailers have regularly pivoted their business models over the past 18 months as changing guidance from world health organizations and national and local governments continue to change the rules of operation.
9/12/2021 The past 18 months have seen – in retailers and suppliers alike – a critical lack of best practices and an almost overwhelming number of alternate fulfillment solutions being rolled out in mass.
9/9/2021 Every holiday season, retail chains like See's Candies significantly increase their store footprints by rolling out pop-ups and kiosks in malls and other locations, seemingly overnight.
9/9/2021 Yesterday, President Biden unveiled a plan requiring vaccination for workers of companies with greater than 100 employees or submit to weekly testing.
9/7/2021 Five recommendations for brands to optimize growth
8/25/2021 Over the past year and a half, buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) and curbside pickup have been used as a safe bridge between in-store and online shopping.
