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Rob Samtmann | Apr 20, 2020 |
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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 […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 30, 2020 |
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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. […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 12, 2020 |
Retail News

The Retail Brokers Network…So Worth It

The Retail Brokers Network is a nationwide group of retail commercial real estate brokerage firms.  My company and I have been proud members for over fifteen years. Retail Brokers Network Member: Eastern PA, Southern NJ, Northern DE Information The Retail Brokers Network (RBN) members are an agent’s best source of information. Getting on the national […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 09, 2020 |
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Burlington Exits E-commerce to Focus on Brick and Mortar

A recent article in Retaildive.com by Ben Unglesbee points out that Burlington is exiting e-commerce in favor of its brick-and-mortar stores. Burlington Stores is shutting down its e-commerce site to focus on its brick-and-mortar business, CEO Michael O’Sullivan told analysts Thursday, according to a Seeking Alpha transcript. “In our business, which is a moderate off-price […]
Rob Samtmann | Feb 24, 2020 |
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Off-price continues to be on point

Nordstrom Rack now sells Rent the Runway apparel, a prime example of why this sector is poised to have yet another good year. RetailDive.com, Daphne Howland, Jan. 28, 2020 Apparel retail has never been for the faint-hearted, and today the segment has retailers by their throats. Customers don’t want to pay full price for apparel […]
Rob Samtmann | Feb 04, 2020 |
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Mall Owners Are Buying Retailers

A mall owner is buying Forever 21 because it doesn’t want more vacant storefronts FastCompany, Michael Grothaus, Feb 3, 2020 If you’ve stepped into a mall recently you might find it not too surprising that malls are dying. There’s plenty of blame to go around for that too: Amazon, the changing shopping habits of internet-savvy […]
Rob Samtmann | Jan 09, 2020 |
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10 retail trends to watch in 2020

RetailDive.com, January 6, 2020 From the evolution of pure-play e-commerce to the purpose of brick and mortar, the Retail Dive team serves up their predictions for 2020. By Kaarin Vembar, Ben Unglesbee, Cara Salpini, Daphne Howland, Caroline Jansen The on-again, off-again, maybe-on-again of tariffs that got on retailers’ last nerve in 2019 serve as a neat […]
Rob Samtmann | Dec 09, 2019 |
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Chasing Amazon, Retailers Are Caught in an Arms-Race

The economy is relatively strong, and consumers are spending. So why are things so tough for some retailers? Amazon is part of the picture… New York Times, By Sapna Maheshwari and Michael Corkery Nov. 25, 2019 Retailers are trying everything they can to keep up with Amazon. Macy’s offers same-day delivery and in-store returns for online purchases. Black Friday […]
Rob Samtmann | Nov 21, 2019 |
Retail News

Enjoy Chick-fil-A Without Talking to Anyone

MSN Money, Michael Tedder It’s no secret that fast food orders take longer than they used to these days, but Chick-fil-A may have found a way to speed things up. After a limited test run in five markets last year, this week Chick-fil-A debuted “dine-in mobile ordering” that will eliminate the need for customers to wait […]
Rob Samtmann | Nov 15, 2019 |
Retail News

Walmart Shows How to Compete Against Amazon

November 14, 2019, Sarah Halzack | Bloomberg The uncertainties for Walmart Inc. were piling up in the third quarter, both external (tariff whiplash, recession fears) and internal (a management shuffle in the U.S.). But judging by its Thursday earnings report, the big-box giant was unruffled by all the change.  Walmart boosted its full-year earnings outlook […]

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