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Rob Samtmann | Aug 24, 2021 |
Retail News

Wegmans in Manhattan: the State of Retail 2021

The news this week that Wegmans will open a new store in what was the Kmart on Astor Place in Manhattan says so many things about the state of retailing circa 2021 that it’s hard to even figure out where to start. But start first with the facts: Wegmans Food Markets, the upscale supermarket chain […]
Rob Samtmann | Jul 30, 2021 |
Retail News

Dick's Is Testing 5 Store Concepts. Here's Why.

Store revamps are also in progress, and the sporting goods specialist Dick’s is expanding its private label reach as it looks to maintain a winning position. Since June of last year, Dick’s has debuted four new store concepts, announced the launch timeframe for a fifth, set up a new men’s private label, signed brand ambassadors […]
Rob Samtmann | Jul 06, 2021 |
Retail News

7 Reasons To Be Extremely Optimistic About Retail

There are ample reasons to be optimistic about where the economy is headed, if you look past the near-term wobbliness and pay close attention to the data that have been trickling in lately. It’s reasonable to think that by the 2021 holiday season, the long-predicted Biden boom will really be roaring, and the economic pain […]
Rob Samtmann | Jun 21, 2021 |
Retail News

5 Signs That Retail Will Be OK

The industry took a beating last year. Challenges remain, but here are a few indications of retailers’ strength. Last year was a challenge like no other for the retail industry. COVID-19 upended people’s existence worldwide, threatening human life and undermining the global economy. Job and wage losses took a toll. Even those able to stay […]
Rob Samtmann | Jun 14, 2021 |
Retail News

Revenge Shopping: What's In Store For The U.S.

No less an oracle than Anna Wintour herself has declared that luxury goods sales and travel will become hot commodities once again due to the pent-up demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.  “’People have been locked up for a long time and they are going to want to spend. They are going to want […]
Rob Samtmann | May 18, 2021 |
Retail News

Tractor Supply is Winning Over Rural America

Thanks to several factors in and out of its control, Tractor Supply last week reported that first quarter net sales rose 42.5% to $2.79 billion. E-commerce sales “experienced triple-digit percentage growth for the fourth consecutive quarter,” according to a company press release. Store comps rose 38.6% (well above the 4.3% increase in the year-ago quarter), […]
Rob Samtmann | May 04, 2021 |
Retail News

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 […]
Rob Samtmann | Apr 16, 2021 |
Retail News

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 […]
Rob Samtmann | Apr 07, 2021 |
Retail News

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 […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 12, 2021 |
Retail News

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.

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