“America’s ailing malls suffered a pair of body blows over the weekend as two major landlords followed their ever-growing list of bankrupt tenants into Chapter 11 protection.” | learn more
Please forgive me for not being familiar with this brand until last week. They came up during a conversation about digital marketing because of their pioneering work with data. “Well before it became standard industry practice, Alex and Ani began […]
Harvey Finkelstein has an interesting story. One of the first merchants on Shopify with a t-shirt store, he joined the team a few years in, becoming COO and now President. He has a unique perch to see the development of […]
From Benedict Evans: “What’s going to happen in ecommerce and retail? TV? TV ads? Retail? Brands? Online advertising? There are half a dozen huge industries where all of the cards are being thrown up in the air, and no-one really […]
You might be surprised to learn that CBD, the substances seemingly sold in every corner store nowadays, is banned from Facebook and Google ads. I’ve seen Facebook workarounds that offer C-🐝-D instead. Amazon testing the category is a break with […]
What an incredible story! “Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier, Tiffany and the rest of the finest luxury brands in the world were all born on the top of the luxury mountain,” wrote Friedman in this year’s shareholders letter. “Never […]
“When the Siren call of mass retail beckons from its rocky shores, avoid them like the plague. They mean you no harm, and their words can arouse dreams of great riches and bragging rights; but sail too close to them […]
This sort of enforcement is great for consumers. I hope it discourages other sellers from going this route. “The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six people with bribing Amazon employees and contractors in an attempt to supply third-party sellers […]
One of many highlights: “Fashion has been a “throw everything at the wall” private label endeavor, and it’s working.“ | learn more
The cost is on par with Amazon’s Prime, and consensus seems to be it’s a worse value because a smaller assortment. I had a different take – free same-day delivery on an entire Walmart store seems like a unique differentiatior. […]