Dec 27, 2018
Natalie Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Winky Lux, creates "lux cosmetics at drugstore prices." She talks about the growth of Winky Lux and the burgeoning "masstige" beauty segment. Bricks-and-mortar retail is playing an increasing role in Winky Lux's growth strategy. The retail research team also gets a tour of the...
Dec 20, 2018
Ben Fishman, founder and CEO of M.Gemi, talks about how the retailer partners directly with small Italian workshops to quickly produce high quality shoes. He also details how permanent and temporary bricks-and-mortar shops fit into its growth strategy.
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the...
Dec 16, 2018
FAO Schwarz, the iconic 5th Avenue toy store closed its doors in 2015. But a new 20,000-square-foot version has opened at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Join James Cook, Taylor Coyne and Gar Herring as they get a first look inside. After that, they take in the Dyson Demo Store, Nike's House of Innovation and Dekalb Market...
Nov 29, 2018
Online food delivery marketplaces like Grubhub, Uber Eats and DoorDash bring the food from your favorite local restaurant into the comfort of your home. Yet most people know little about how these services operate behind the scenes. Liam Oliver, who wrote about it in an article for Modern Restaurant Management,...
Nov 15, 2018
Alina Díaz of Cassandra explains the differences between Millennial and Gen Z shopping habits, why young shoppers prefer stores in side streets over high streets, how human connection is still important to the shopping experience and why recent Timberland and Google Hardware pop-ups were successful. Sarah Quinn of