Go Deep
We live in an Insta world these days. Life gets summed up in tweets, posts, pics, (fleeting) Snapchat stories and texts littered with acronyms and
Editor’s Note
Make Stores Great Again
If brick-and-mortar stores have any shot at long-term survival, they must be destinations. In short, they must be worth the schlep. They must use their
The Art of the Rebuild
The rebuild strategy worked for the World Champion Houston Astros. Granted, it took six straight losing seasons—including three consecutive years of 100-plus losses—but the team
You Gotta Have Fate
Having reported on this industry for close to 25 years, the routes successful companies take to reach the promised lands never cease to amaze. Sure,
Stranger Things
WHEN LAST YEAR came to an end, I (wrongly) believed 2016 was like no other year in retail, not to mention politics. Boy, what a
Better Days
There are days, and then there are days that feel like the End Times. Now, for example. Deadly hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires are just a
Who’s Next
Who’s the next up-and-comer destined to set the shoe world ablaze? The next Crocs, Uggs, Toms, Hunter, Merrell (Jungle Moc), Vibram FiveFingers, Hoka One One,
Smackdown
At what point is a brand’s product priced low enough these days? When it’s a steal—literally? Must the price be chopped so low that the
And So It Goes
The tectonic shifts rumbling through the retail landscape in the past year were earthshaking enough, but these past few weeks have created shockwaves on a
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