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Boot Barn: Realizing the American Dream

Newsweek just named Boot Barn to the top of its list of the most powerful U.S. retailers for 2023. It’s an interesting list, filled with the usual suspects like Wegman’s, Trader Joe’s, L.L. Bean, Target, Costco, and Wawa, then there are the not-so-usual ones, like Boot Barn. And it wasn’t just an honorable mention but with its […]

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UNTUCKit Founder Aims To Disrupt Another Category: Athletic Performance Wear

During the Covid pandemic shutdown with his company’s business put on hold, UNTUCKit’s founder Chris Riccobono got an unexpected gift. He used his newfound time to incubate a new business concept to disrupt a stagnating product category following the same process he used in the casual men’s shirt market.“I was bored,” Riccobono shared. “I always […]

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Retail Theft Crisis Leaves Retailers Holding An Empty Bag

After all the troubles retailers have had to contend with post-pandemic, including supply chain snafus, store staff gone MIA, rising interest rates, and inflation hitting 40-year highs that cut shoppers’ ability to spend, there’s another challenge to contend with organized retail crime (ORC).Menacing MaraudersRetail theft is no longer a nuisance where a watchful store employee […]

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Signet Jewelers Makes A Minor Acquisition With Major Implications For Jewelry Retailers

Despite revenues declining 8.1% in the second quarter and 12% on a same-store sales basis, Wall Street rewarded Signet Jewelers for a job well done in what everyone expected would be a tough period.The day before the earnings release on August 31, shares were trading at about $71 and reached almost $80 at the close […]

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