How REI’s New Flagship Store Points to Retails Experiential Future
In an article, Forbes recently compared the retail industry to the Grateful Dead in the 1980s. At that time, a band’s success was rooted in their ability to sell records. Concerts were merely a vehicle for pushing record sales. The Grateful Dead left that model...
Retail Case Study: Three Things That Make Warby Parker Stand Out
Warby Parker is one of the most significant e-commerce retailers today. While the prescription eye wear brand is young (founded in 2010), it has catapulted to the forefront of the retail industry and has begun building a brick-and-mortar presence. What is it about the...
Does the Apparel Industry Have a New Standard?
Every year, 80 billion pieces of clothing are created for sale. It’s no secret that the clothing industry has often been the subject of rebuke, given its systematic failure to respect worker’s rights. Not only that, but much of the clothing produced is...
Robots: The Automated Shopping Experience
As e-commerce sweeps in, retailers resting on the physical storefront recognize that there are two important factors at play that must be addressed. As labor costs rise, they must work to keep costs down, and as consumer expectations change, they must evolve to suit...