Did Retailers Miss the Signs?
As suburban populations grew over the past decade, retailers consistently ignored the trend in favor of cities. In 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States sparked much talk of an “urban exodus” in which white-collar workers – freed from being tethered to physical offices by the rise of permanent work-from-home arrangements […]
JOANN Crafts A Comeback!
Riding The Etsy Boom To An IPO When Kimberly Hamlin decided to start selling high-end masks to brides, grooms and the rest of their bridal parties on Etsy last summer, she headed straight to the JOANN store around the corner from her house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to thumb through bolts of lace, cotton and […]
The Remote Work “Revolution” May Be Overblown
One year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced millions of workers to start clocking in from home, many companies are thinking about how to bring their employees back into the office. A number of firms think the past 12 months have proven the merits of remote work, and have pledged more flexible schedules. But increasingly, there […]
TJX, Dollar Stores And Lots More Are Opening Lots More Stores In 2021
Reports of the death of physical stores seem to be greatly exaggerated. Don’t believe it? Ask TJX, the dollar stores, Five Below and lots of other retailers.
Retail Predictions for 2021
The pandemic, and recovery from it, will likely define the year as consumers look to refresh their wardrobes and retailers hold on to new practices that worked, analysts say. After a year that unfolded unlike anybody’s predictions, the retail industry and its analysts are trying to game out what 2021 could look like as COVID-19 […]
Properties Near Aldi Perform Better
If you’re thinking about investing in a rental property, you might want to look at buying near an ALDI, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ annual 2020 Grocery Store Wars analysis. Properties near an ALDI had an average gross flipping ROI of 58 percent, compared to properties near a Whole Foods, which had an average gross […]
Five Most Important Retail Events of 2020
The Five Most Important Retail Events of 2020 Had Almost Nothing to Do With COVID-19 Oh, what a year — the coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, and rightfully so. However, the year was also punctuated by some important retail milestones that had nothing to do with the pandemic itself, milestones that, when one […]
Wealth From Health
Walmart, Kohl’s And Big Drug Chains Look For Wealth From Health Who knew that a key to retail health and wellness was health and wellness itself? More and more retailers are expanding their efforts in providing goods and services to keep both their customers and their bottom lines healthy. While CVS may have been the […]
Pearl: A Retail Success Story
Pearl Brewery in the Year of COVID-19 Management of this San Antonio mixed-use retail site rose to the challenge of the pandemic by partnering with its tenants. By John Salustri, GlobeSt.com With all of the ink spilled over retail’s trials during COVID-19, one critical factor is typically overlooked: the need for connectedness. It’s a key […]
A Blockbuster Quarter!
Retailer’s Blockbuster Qtr. Surges Profits, Comps, Online Forbes.com, Walter Shoulberg An expanded e-commerce business — up 89% — was once again the hero this quarter for Bed Bath & Beyond, driving the home specialty chain’s first comp store sales increase since the end of its 2016 fiscal year. At the same time the retailer posted […]