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Faire Marketplace

How Faire Gives Main Street Retailers and Their Partners A Lift

Bracketed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this November 30 is Small Business Saturday. It’s independent retailers’ day to shine. Last year American Express, the event’s sponsor, reported that 104 million shoppers spent a record high of $17.8 billion that day. Nearly 60% of participating small business owners said that Small Business Saturday contributes significantly […]

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Fashion Fatigue

15 Ways to Fix Shoppers’ Fashion Fatigue

We’ve all seen the headlines: “Low prices aren’t fun anymore – consumers have reached peak happiness with clothing purchases,” on CNBC and “The ‘retail apocalypse’ is an apparel apocalypse,” on Retail Dive.   After looking around the industry and studying the research and analyst reports, I find the conclusion unequivocal. American consumers are over their […]

TheRealReal x Burberry

What’s Really Important About TheRealReal’s Partnership with Burberry

Burberry and the luxury resale marketplace The RealReal recently announced a partnership as a step forward toward a more conscientious, environmentally sound future. “Leading the way in creating a more circular economy for fashion is a key element of our Responsibility agenda,” Pam Batty, Burberry’s VP of corporate responsibility, said in a statement. “Through this […]

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Nordstrom Local Upper East Side Manhattan

Why Zero-Inventory Showrooms, like Bonobos and Nordstrom Local, Are Important in Retail’s Future

Retail is facing a paradigm shift, defined as “an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way.” I can’t think of a more appropriate description of what is happening in retail today. The old ways of doing retail clearly aren’t working. […]

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Showfields Entrance

Showfields Combines Retail and Theater To Create an Immersive Shopping Experience

Perhaps New York City’s retail scene hasn’t seen anything as new and fresh as Showfields since the Story store opened on 10th Avenue back in 2011. The four-story Showfields is envisioned as an “immersive retail experience,” combining popup shops with art exhibitions, theatrical experiences, community events and food-drink hospitality. Showfields is positioned as “the most interesting store in […]

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