Category Archives: retail
Mid-Price Luxury Thrives in Tough Times
I’m looking for bright spots to post this week and this article on fashion brands doing well caught my eye. I am particularly heartened to see the booming Isabel Marant numbers. Like every other wannabe honorary French femme, I love
Mid-Price Luxury Thrives in Tough Times
I’m looking for bright spots to post this week and this article on fashion brands doing well caught my eye. I am particularly heartened to see the booming Isabel Marant numbers. Like every other wannabe honorary French femme, I love
The Latest Generational Shopping Data
Excellent, data-packed article on current American shopping patterns. It parses out differences between different ages of shoppers, even in cases where the net results are similar. While boomers and Gen Y-ers have become more value-driven, they demonstrate this new mindset
The Latest Generational Shopping Data
Excellent, data-packed article on current American shopping patterns. It parses out differences between different ages of shoppers, even in cases where the net results are similar. While boomers and Gen Y-ers have become more value-driven, they demonstrate this new mindset
Change Is In The Air: Luxury Online
Yet another example of how this new-fangled internet is messing with old hierarchies. At the D&G runway show in Milan last week, the chief executives of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman were relegated to second-row and third-row
Change Is In The Air: Luxury Online
Yet another example of how this new-fangled internet is messing with old hierarchies. At the D&G runway show in Milan last week, the chief executives of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman were relegated to second-row and third-row
Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music
A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to
Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music
A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to
Ethnic Malls Doing Well
Some retailing lessons from the little guys…. As traditional malls across the United States struggle with the most severe recession since the 1930s – regional mall vacancies hit 8.4 percent last quarter, a nine-year high – many ethnic malls across
Ethnic Malls Doing Well
Some retailing lessons from the little guys…. As traditional malls across the United States struggle with the most severe recession since the 1930s – regional mall vacancies hit 8.4 percent last quarter, a nine-year high – many ethnic malls across
Ramsay Avoids Bankruptcy for Now
During the boom of the past decade, Mr. Ramsay amassed 12 Michelin stars, making him the third-most-decorated chef behind France’s Joël Robuchon and Alain Ducasse. His success helped Britain put to rest its reputation as a culinary backwater and win
Ramsay Avoids Bankruptcy for Now
During the boom of the past decade, Mr. Ramsay amassed 12 Michelin stars, making him the third-most-decorated chef behind France’s Joël Robuchon and Alain Ducasse. His success helped Britain put to rest its reputation as a culinary backwater and win
Parents Spending Less on Back to School Supplies
From Promo Magazine… The average family with students in grades kindergarten through 12 is expected to spend $548.72 on school merchandise, a decline of 7.7% from $594.24 in 2008. Total spending on back to school is expected to reach $17.42
Parents Spending Less on Back to School Supplies
From Promo Magazine… The average family with students in grades kindergarten through 12 is expected to spend $548.72 on school merchandise, a decline of 7.7% from $594.24 in 2008. Total spending on back to school is expected to reach $17.42
Luxury Report: It’s Rough Out There
From the Wall Street Journal: The worst declines for Swiss watches are in the U.S., where sales fell 42% in May from a year earlier, according to the Swiss Watch Federation. The slowdown is visible at watch-collecting events. A lavishly
Luxury Report: It’s Rough Out There
From the Wall Street Journal: The worst declines for Swiss watches are in the U.S., where sales fell 42% in May from a year earlier, according to the Swiss Watch Federation. The slowdown is visible at watch-collecting events. A lavishly
Merci – Best Retail Concept Ever
The shop, which opened March 5, gives luxury customers exactly what they need right now – guilt-free shopping. All the profits, after production costs are deducted, will go to a children’s charity in Madagascar. Take a little virtual tour here…
Merci – Best Retail Concept Ever
The shop, which opened March 5, gives luxury customers exactly what they need right now – guilt-free shopping. All the profits, after production costs are deducted, will go to a children’s charity in Madagascar. Take a little virtual tour here…
Menu Psychology
The excerpt below is from a Baltimore Sun blog “Consuming Interest” on how and why some items are placed in certain spots on a menu. Basically, our eyes rest at certain points, the human desire to not seem “too cheap”
Menu Psychology
The excerpt below is from a Baltimore Sun blog “Consuming Interest” on how and why some items are placed in certain spots on a menu. Basically, our eyes rest at certain points, the human desire to not seem “too cheap”
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