Anyone who follows the machinations of the retail industry will know that many struggling retailers continue to put forth breathless pronouncements of their alleged tr...
Once again I reveal my annual list of bold retail predictions 2024, including the future of AI, the growth of DTC, the outlook for luxury department stores, and a reckoning for disruptor brands.
For remarkable retailers, in-store shopping bounced back quickly, and the notion that physical retail is dead or dying continues to be greatly exaggerated.
Saks buying long-term rival Neiman Marcus may create a stronger combined entity but there are many vexing issues to be resolved if and when the deal receives FTC approal.
Discretionary categories like luxury and big ticket home purchases performed disproportionately poorly as inflation remained sticky and interest rates remained high.