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Collaborative Technology and Retail
Collaborative technology remains vital to the performance of retail leaders. This category of innovation, which includes social media, analytics, and Big Data, represents significant challenges to traditional retailers but also the opportunity for a huge competitive advantage. Some observers may question the value of social media, especially with the valuations of high profile sites like…
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Head-on Store Wars at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street – So, who’s winning?
Joe Fresh vs. Zara vs. H&M vs. Uniqlo I’ll admit it. I just don’t get what Joe Fresh (June 8–11) is doing in Manhattan. First admission: I’ve been a fan of Joe Fresh because of its value pricing (admittedly lower quality products, but that’s okay); great, edited styling (but for a specific market niche); and…
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Things That We Learned From Our Mobility Panel
Recently, Maureen Atkinson, Senior Partner at J.C. Williams Group, chaired a panel of bright mobility experts at the annual joint ICSC/CSCA Canadian Research Conference in Toronto. Now this is usually made up of a series of presentations about land-based retail by property owners, leasing agents, and the consultants who work for them. To have a…