As traditionally conceived, the whole point of Rent the Runway or Blue Apron was to keep people out of brick-and-mortar environments. But what if subscription services could bolster brands in…
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“Repair is a radical act.” Or so goes the slogan for Patagonia’s Worn Wear program, which employs 45 full-time techs to repair about 40,000 used garments each year. For its…
While Chanel fragrances are widely available at U.S. retail stores, the brand’s flagship Chanel BeautĂ© line has always been hard to find outside of high streets and malls. That’s now…
A special thank you to The Florida State University and the Kislak Foundation for inviting me to participate in their Real Estate Symposium last night in Winter Park. It was…
Rowing Blazers is the brainchild of 30-year-old clothing designer Jack Carlson, an Oxford-trained archeologist whose rowing mates happen to include the Winklevoss twins. The brand’s namesake product—“old sport” sport coats…
Jason Goldberg ‎SVP Commerce & Content Practice, SapientRazorfish Key themes from the show: Retailers are trying to compete with Amazon with an “owned” brands strategy. This goes far beyond…
Deborah Weinswig Founder & CEO, Coresight Research The Coresight Research team was in Las Vegas last week, attending and participating in the Shoptalk 2018 conference held March 18–21. Click on…
Jesse Tron Managing Director, M Group Strategic Communications First things first, the conference itself has grown by leaps and bounds – even just compared to one year ago. Moving…
David Zoba Global Retail Leasing Board Chairman, JLL This was my first time at ShopTalk and IÂ found it to be a very engaged, technology-oriented conference attended by both e-commerce…
Pano Anthos Founder & Managing Director, XRC Labs A few takeaways from ShopTalk 2018: Innovation rules. Everyone is trying to innovate Investors love to hear blockchain Same-day delivery is…
