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 […]
A Seminal Moment for Convenience
That sound you hear? It’s the sound of the convenience store industry’s version of Paul Revere riding cross-country, amid a pandemic, to let everyone know that a heck of a lot of change is underfoot. Only this time it isn’t the redcoats who are coming. It’s tech. And the only real question that remains is […]
Lights, Camera, Action…Who We Are…
Thanks to everyone at Equity Retail for both being a part of the company and contributing to help make this video. A great deal of effort has gone into serving our clients over the past 25 years and we worked very hard to sum up those efforts and who we are today. We hope you […]
Brick and mortar’s next chapter
RetailDive.com, Daphne Howland As the COVID-19 era has vividly demonstrated, closing stores has, at best, a chilling effect on shopping. In April — a month when, unlike March or May, most if not all nonessential retailers closed down — retail sales as measured by the U.S. Commerce Department and tracked by Retail Dive plummeted 16%. […]
The One Reason Walmart Has A Winning Coronavirus Strategy
Seth Cohen, Forbes.com On Tuesday, Walmart reported its first quarter financial numbers, beating analyst expectations and demonstrating that it is successfully navigating the coronavirus pandemic. But the financial numbers aren’t the real story behind Walmart’s success, it’s the strategy by which it got them that provides lessons for leaders looking to navigate these uncertain times. […]
Restaurants Transform Their Business Model
Restaurants Are Transforming Into Grocery Stores Because of Coronavirus Across the country, cafes and restaurants are scrambling to keep their businesses afloat. Restaurants that relied on dine-in customers are rapidly coming up with ways to hold onto customers who are no longer allowed into dining rooms. Instead, stores are selling items they already sell, in […]
Positive News (Yes, There is Some)
Stay Positive: Here Are 23 Pieces of Good News Regarding Coronavirus While most of the headlines today are distressing, there’s a handful of worldwide news doling out glimmers of hope in the midst of frightening times, and that’s important too. So, we’ve rounded up all the good news about the virus worth catching up on. […]