Customer Reviews: Why They Matter
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy,” said Michael LeBoeuf, author of bestselling business book, How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life. At the core of every business, with all your sales and marketing tactics stripped away,
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4 Retail Trends to Watch in 2019
2018 was the year that saw ongoing tumult in retail but simultaneously saw progress on other pressing issues, such as the sustainability and inclusivity of fashion. We can safely deduce 2019 will be yet another exciting year ahead, full of
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Pricing: A Checklist For 2019
A new year, a fresh start. But as we usher out the old and bring in the new, it’s time to reevaluate your pricing strategy for 2019. Before we delve into the must-tick checklist for the year ahead, we
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A Health Check-Up: Activewear + Athleisure
By Elizabeth Shobert, Isis Darks and Xin Jie Liau Introduction Call it activewear, athleisure, or sportswear, the ever-evolving category designed to blur traditional clothing boundaries continues to be a focal point for retailers. It’s been growing on the heels
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Weekly News Brief
IN THE WORLD OF RETAIL Things are still not looking good. Neiman Marcus has abandoned talks of selling the company to suitor Hudson's Bay, meaning the department chain will have to figure alternative solutions to deal with its billion-dollar debt.
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Weekly News Brief
THE BIG BAD WOLF Amazon: admired and feared in equal measures by retailers. Every move this e-commerce juggernaut makes sends executives scrambling to catch up, and Amazon's foray into fashion is one that everybody is watching closely. Techcrunch discusses exactly
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Weekly News Brief
SOMETHING'S BREWING IN... India's biggest e-commerce players are in trouble. Amazon has entered the playing field, investing $5 billion into aggressively expanding their supply chain in India. The main competitors are domestic e-commerce kings Flipkart and Snapdeal, whom are reportedly
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Weekly News Brief
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY Amazon Fashion is the proverbial ugly child of the fashion family. Seldom talked about but relied upon as a smaller breadwinner for the behemoth, traditional brands have regarded the sell-all e-commerce giant with a
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