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ICSC’s New England Idea Exchange Draws a Crowd to Talk Shop
The Hynes Convention Center hosted the ICSC New England Deal Making Conference in Boston last week from July 19 through July 21. ICSC announced that attendance was at an all-time high of about 1,200 people. The conference kicked-off with several social activities, including the golf tournament, the new sporting...
A Closer Look into the Growth of E-Commerce Sales
It is widely known that e-commerce sales have been growing and shifting sales from traditional brick-and-mortar establishments. As noted below, overall e-commerce sales in fact still account for a relatively modest percentage of total retail sales. That said, the percentage of e-commerce sales related to total retail sales continues...
ICSC RECon 2016 – Holding Court
ICSC RECon 2016 tipped off with a keynote address by Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises and former NBA superstar. Attendance was up by about 2.7 percent from last year, with around 36,000 attendees, representing the more than 1,100 companies that registered for the sold...
Microbranding Leads to Big Success
From your local watering hole to Nordstrom’s, microbranding is making a big impact in retail. Microbranding is brand recognition experienced by small-scale businesses in a particular marketplace. The expansion of the internet marketplace, including websites such as Etsy and Kickstarter, allows small businesses to use various methods to tailor...
The “Sharing Economy” Creeps into Retail
Millenials are having an increasing impact on the retail industry. Reports estimate that the generation’s, defined as people born between 1982 and 2004, spending will soon account for approximately 30% of all retail sales, as this blog recently discussed . Millenials were hit hard by the financial crisis of...
Heavyweights Battle Over The Future Of Retail
Is the future of retail online, or will it remain in brick-and-mortar stores? It is a common topic of speculation among the retail industry, with some claiming that brick-and-mortar stores are a dying breed and others claiming that they matter now more than ever . Amidst this fray, two...
Sporting Fashion: An Evolution from the Hardwood to the Runway
During the 1989 MLB All-Star Game , the world was left in blissful wonderment over the most memorable sports campaign ever produced . The “Bo Knows” campaign became the paradigm of sports marketing, catapulting Nike into mainstream consciousness, and helping it supplant Reebok as the top athletic shoemaker. By...
Black Friday? Not This Year.
Black Friday is the infamous day that kicks off the official holiday shopping season in the United States. With many folks and students enjoying the day after Thanksgiving off, Black Friday is the perfect time to start working through lengthy holiday gift lists. Traditionally, retailers offer incredible sales, vying...
The War for Talent: It’s On
It’s not exactly news that we have a war for talent in the U.S. Since the recession of 2008, business commentators have followed the U.S. population’s return to work. When unemployment was high and workers had no alternatives, they often stayed at jobs regardless of their level of satisfaction...
Strong Showing in Arizona: ICSC’s 2015 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference
Arizona played host to ICSC 's 2015 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, and with great success. The conference took place at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, which comfortably housed over 1,400 attendees. The conference offered a robust itinerary of educational sessions, focus groups and roundtables...
Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay: Where’s Your Wallet?
Last week Samsung launched its mobile payments app to compete with ApplePay and Android Pay, with much anticipation among technology bloggers. A few Technorati rushed to try the application so they could compare and contrast with the others. While it’s not likely that the general population will comparison shop...
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