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Retail Unionization Is on the Rise at Amazon, Starbucks, REI and Apple

During the early days of the pandemic, a new phrase entered our lexicon: essential workers. Defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Essential workers are those who conduct a range of operations and services that are typically essential to continue critical infrastructure operations.” Many retail employees fit that definition including those working in grocery […]

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How Angela Ahrendts Imagined A New Apple Retail Experience: Today At Apple

For years Apple has been way out front in imagining the possibilities of new retail experiences.  Now with its ‘Today at Apple’ program, recently launched worldwide, this information-age leader is evolving at the forefront of imagination retail, the essential step in transforming retail from a product-based (i.e. selling Apple computers and iPhones) to a people-based […]

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Luxury Marketing’s Higher Calling – from the 4Ps to the 4Es

In 2013, the American Marketing Association changed the definition of marketing.  It went from the old 4Ps definition which most of us practicing marketers were drilled in: Product, Price, Promotion, Placement, to a new one based upon the idea of value: Judging from the sorry state of business today – the closing of 100 Macy’s […]

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New Luxury, Old Luxury; Real Luxury, Faux Luxury — What’s a Brand to Do?

The latest news cycle has revealed chasms growing in the land of luxury: In late July, LVMH, home of storied Louis Vuitton brand, reported that first half 2016 sales of its flagship fashion and leather luxury goods segment dropped .8% from same period last year. Then, on the cusp of NY Fashion Week, Tim Gunn […]

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Luxury Brands: Tell New Stories for Your Most Profitable Customers

Brands need new stories to tell that connect with the next generation’s values and mindset In a recent Adweek article about five trends shaping the future of retail, Christopher Brace, CEO at Syntegrate Consulting, made it crystal clear: Brands need to tell new stories to capture the next generation customers.  On the need for effective story […]

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