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Coronavirus Shifts Pricing Power to UPS and FedEx, and They Are Using It

"The pandemic has given the delivery firms a window to charge higher rates as retailers need their services more than ever."

Coronavirus Shifts Pricing Power to UPS and FedEx, and They Are Using It

"The pandemic has given the delivery firms a window to charge higher rates as retailers need their services more than ever."


How Data Reveals Fashion's Inclusivity Problem

"Real change starts at the beginning — with education."

How Data Reveals Fashion's Inclusivity Problem

"Real change starts at the beginning — with education."


Can Technology Save Bridal Retail?

"Covid-19 pushed a traditional, high-touch segment of the industry to finally confront its hesitancy around digital services."

Can Technology Save Bridal Retail?

"Covid-19 pushed a traditional, high-touch segment of the industry to finally confront its hesitancy around digital services."


Secondhand Shoppers Worry About Their Favorite Local Spots

"Sites like Poshmark and Thredup have thrived during the pandemic, but neighbourhood thrift stores are not doing so well."

Secondhand Shoppers Worry About Their Favorite Local Spots

"Sites like Poshmark and Thredup have thrived during the pandemic, but neighbourhood thrift stores are not doing so well."


Malls Seek to Evolve as the Pandemic Hastens a Retail Overhaul

"Operators have spent billions positioning themselves for a future with few or no department stores."

Malls Seek to Evolve as the Pandemic Hastens a Retail Overhaul

"Operators have spent billions positioning themselves for a future with few or no department stores."


Why Now Is the Time to Stress-Test Your Industrial Supply Chain

"An effective way to increase supply-chain resilience is to understand the impact a crisis could have, well before it happens."

Why Now Is the Time to Stress-Test Your Industrial Supply Chain

"An effective way to increase supply-chain resilience is to understand the impact a crisis could have, well before it happens."


What Online Shoppers Want Right Now

"Amazon has been setting consumer expectations that all retailers follow. The pandemic may be changing that."

What Online Shoppers Want Right Now

"Amazon has been setting consumer expectations that all retailers follow. The pandemic may be changing that."


'Woke-Washing' Your Company Won’t Cut It

"How businesses can really follow through on their statements of solidarity."

'Woke-Washing' Your Company Won’t Cut It

"How businesses can really follow through on their statements of solidarity."


Can Unsexy Beauty Be Sexy?

"Brands is using slick packaging and candid messaging to sell products women were once embarrassed to buy."

Can Unsexy Beauty Be Sexy?

"Brands is using slick packaging and candid messaging to sell products women were once embarrassed to buy."


Did Hearst’s Culture Kill Hearst’s Biggest Magazine Story?

"The workplace environment at the company’s magazine division was troubled and it may not have been good for investigative journalism either."

Did Hearst’s Culture Kill Hearst’s Biggest Magazine Story?

"The workplace environment at the company’s magazine division was troubled and it may not have been good for investigative journalism either."


How the Coronavirus Is Changing the Way Consumers Shop

"The retail industry needs to quickly innovate in a race that’s likely to squeeze smaller brands."

How the Coronavirus Is Changing the Way Consumers Shop

"The retail industry needs to quickly innovate in a race that’s likely to squeeze smaller brands."


How to Get More from Your Social Media Partner

"Tips for building a more effective partnership with a social media agency."

How to Get More from Your Social Media Partner

"Tips for building a more effective partnership with a social media agency."