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Part of the magic of the bridal business is that companies have a significant amount of information about what brides will be buying during the engagement and newlywed period. As I learned when leading the bridal division for Nordstrom a decade ago, there are showers, engagement parties, bachelorette parties, gown-shopping excursions, occasions created around dress […]

An image from the True Classic ad campaign. Courtesy of True Classic True Classic, a direct-to-consumer men’s wear brand, consists of elevated basics, two words which are becoming very common these days, with new brands touting, yes, elevated basics for men and women. CEO Ryan Bartlett defends his use of the phrase, noting that True […]

Giada de Laurentiis has a new venture called Giadzy. Courtesy of Giadzy Italian cook and TV personality Giada De Laurentiis has two people to thank for the success of Giadzy, her latest venture on Amazon AMZN : her Italian family and Neil Sequeira, founding partner at defy.vc. Her family is responsible for providing her with […]

If you think you’ve heard more buzz about the need to build a “personal brand” recently, you’re not imagining it: Google GOOG searches for the term have increased nearly 50% over the past five years. But how to go about building your brand, especially while working within organizations rather than as an entrepreneur, can be […]

“You can throw a rock and hit a mall that’s half empty these days,” said Andrew Brezina, principal … [+] at CRTKL. getty Over the past 40 years, malls have been on a slow, steady decline to irrelevancy. Back in the 1980s, there were about 2,500 malls nationwide. Today some 700 malls are still operating, […]

Stephen Silver Jewelry will open a flagship at Middle Plaza in Menlo Park, Calif. Courtesy of Stephen Silver A retail renaissance is unfolding in Menlo Park, California, an upscale corner of Silicon Valley near Stanford University. More than a decade in the works, the $100 million-plus mixed-use development will feature two office buildings – SoftBank […]

An innovation by fashion brand Chloe means these garments from their fashion show in Paris don’t … [+] have to wind up in landfill anymore (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images). Getty Images As the stigma of buying and wearing used clothes and accessories diminishes, what happens next in the resale business becomes important. Resale is […]

Have American consumers reached burn out? getty Ever since retail opened up after the pandemic, the National Retail Federation has gushed over the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the American consumer. In a CNBC interview on February 15, where NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay reported January retail sales were up 4.8% over last […]

Alex Zhou started Yami because he missed Asian snacks. Yami Alex Zhou says that he understands what his customers want, and that their needs resonate with him, because he is one of them. And now the Chinese boss of America’s biggest Asian online marketplace is at the helm of a business which wants to bring […]

Cumberland Farms is the biggest gas station brand to be part of the EG Ameria sale and leaseback … [+] deal. (Photo by Jill Brady/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Portland Press Herald via Getty Images Asda’s owners the Issa brothers have sold a chunk of their U.S. retail and gas station property empire […]

LINYI, CHINA – JANUARY 19: Livestreamers sell food as she live streams video on a smartphone before … [+] the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, on January 19, 2021 in Linyi, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Xu Chuanbao/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images Livestream shopping, or live shopping, first […]