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Exclusive Q&A: Why Retailers Should Embrace Sustainable Supply Chains

Is that shirt you’re wearing bad for the environment? In the broadest sense, it probably is. According to UN Climate Change, total greenhouse gas emissions from textile production — 1.2…

Features October 2

Simon Property Group Teams With Rue Gilt Groupe To Debut Online Marketplace

Simon Property Group and Rue Gilt Groupe (RGG) have entered a joint venture to publicly launch and expand the mall operator’s online shop, ShopPremiumOutlets.com (SPO). Simon first piloted the online…

News October 2

Fashion Bunker Leverages Personalization To Encourage First-Time Purchases

Using A/B testing, Australian fashion retailer Fashion Bunker has discovered personalization tactics that make first-time visitors to its web site 16% more likely to make a purchase. Fashion Bunker has been able…

News October 2

Does The Forever 21 Bankruptcy Signal The End Of Fast Fashion?

Forever 21, once one of the preeminent names in fast fashion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after months of reports and speculation. While the retailer thrived throughout the 2000s,…

Executive Viewpoints October 2
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The Real Truth: Why Brick-And-Mortar Retailers Fail!

Oh boy, just what we need, another opinion article on why brick-and-mortar retail stores are failing. But perhaps this time the article is written by an insider. An individual who…

Executive Viewpoints October 2

Kohl’s CEO Reveals Strategies Behind Facebook, Amazon Partnerships

While the ninth annual Consensus Great Brands Show enabled some of the best and brightest young consumer brands to pitch their companies to an audience rich with private equity/venture capital,…

News October 2

VSP Global Acquires 700-Store Visionworks Chain

Vision benefits company VSP Global has taken a major step into brick-and-mortar eyewear retailing with its acquisition of Visionworks, which operates more than 700 stores across nearly 40 states and…

News October 1

Wacoal America Promotes Sales And Marketing Exec To President And CEO

Mitch Kauffman will take on the role of President of Wacoal America beginning in October 2019 and will be named CEO in March 2020. This move comes after current CEO Bob Vitale announced…

News October 1

WSJ Report: Amazon Signed Leases For Grocery Stores In Los Angeles

Amazon has reportedly laid the groundwork for a new brick-and-mortar grocery chain by signing more than a dozen leases in Los Angeles, according to The Wall Street Journal. The news…

News October 1
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