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Sephora At Kohl’s Proves The Power Of A Platform Approach To Store Openings

Kohl’s just announced it’s opening another 250 Sephora at Kohl’s locations this year, bringing the total number of Sephora-enhanced locations to 850 by year-end, reaching nearly 80% of Kohl’s total footprint with the ultimate goal to be present in every store.The Sephora at Kohl’s shops are 2,500 sq. ft. full-sized stores, not just little popups, […]

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Join Me For The Passion, Purpose Prosperity Summit: How to Transform your Idea into a Business

Join me for the Passion, Purpose, Prosperity Summit. I’ll be talking about my new book with Ken Rohl, The Corporateneur Plan: Your Roadmap From Mid-Career Professional to Entrepreneur, and my personal corporateneur journey. I’m excited to share that I’m going to be a featured speaker at the upcoming Passion, Purpose, Prosperity Summit. I’ll be highlighted alongside […]

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Luxury Companies Are Poorly Prepared For The Changes 2023 Will Bring

Luxury company executives and those who work alongside them supporting advertising and marketing overwhelmingly believe that the luxury market is headed for a reset.Some 56% of the 400+ luxury insiders surveyed expect business conditions in the luxury market to get worse in 2023 and even more troubling, nearly three-fourths believe their companies are only somewhat […]

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What’s Balenciaga To Do About The Harry Potter Meme?

Balenciaga, the luxury brand owned by Kering, is making news again after being caught up in a cultural firestorm late last year when it featured children in what many considered an over-sexualized way. Now it is facing another threat: dilution through satire.YouTuber demonflyingfox reimagined the Harry Potter cast of characters as Balenciaga models, poking fun at […]

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Consumer’s Cognitive Biases Are Keeping Spending Strong, For Now

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is out with its 2023 retail forecast; on its face, it’s reassuring. Retail sales growth in 2023 should exceed the 3.6% average growth level tracked in the pre-pandemic years from 2013 through 2019.So far, consumers have kept retail sales buoyant, thanks to their psychological makeup, but soon, their shopping behaviors […]

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