Walmart is undergoing a massive corporate makeover. With $500.3 billion in total revenues worldwide in 2018, 11,700 stores and 2.3 million associates, it is a long-term project that will take place on many fronts. Change and corporate transformation in its business and culture were CEO Doug McMillon’s primary theme in remarks at the June 1 Walmart […]
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RSS feed for this sectionWhy Are Jewelry Retailers Saying ‘I Don’t’ To Lab-Grown Diamonds If Millennials Say ‘I Do’?
The $80 billion mined-diamond industry is at a tipping point as man-made diamonds are offering consumers a new option. When consumers are given a choice between buying a 1 carat mined diamond for $5,000 or a bigger 1.25 carat lab-grown diamond for the same price, more people are opting for the bigger lab-grown stone. It is […]
Luxury Consumers Plan to Pull Back on Spending – Global Disruption to the Luxury Market Coming Again?
Across the globe, luxury consumers, whose numbers and wealth are growing at a phenomenal pace, are experiencing an uneasy sense of déjà vu. “It’s feeling a lot like 2007,” says Cara David, managing partner at research firm YouGov, reporting the results of its Affluent Perspective Global Study among nearly 6,000 of the top 10% affluent […]
Suistudio Is Suitsupply’s “Me Too” Answer for Women
Since its founding in 2000 in Amsterdam, Suitsupply has been an unqualified success. Launched out of the trunk of Fokke De Jong’s car, giving new meaning to “Trunk Show,” Suitsupply has been helping men worldwide “find their perfect fit” in tailored fashion. Starting first with an online direct-to-consumer model, Suitsupply carved out a niche in men’s suiting […]
High-End Homes Not Flying So High: Disruption in the Luxury Real Estate Market
Zillow predicts that 2018 will shape up to be an even hotter real estate market than in 2017. An analysis conducted by Zillow Research, a division of Zillow Group that operates the Zillow real estate marketplace, found that homes sold faster than ever in 2017 largely due to shrinking inventory. Buyers will be constrained by […]