The holidays are going to look and feel different this year. Typically, Thanksgiving is a time when family and friends gather to enjoy a turkey dinner and reflect on shared blessings. However, a traditional Thanksgiving is not the safest option this year, thanks to COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control recommend having a virtual Thanksgiving […]
Allbirds, the San Francisco-based footwear brand, started with relatively humble beginnings. It launched with one shoe – the Wool Runner – on March 1st, 2016. The shoe was available in five colors and only available online. The company’s aim was to provide comfortable and environmentally friendly footwear. In the four and a half years since, […]
Last Monday, my colleague wrote a piece in this space about the challenges faced by traditional malls and how mall operators are responding to COVID-19 called “The End of the Mall as We Know It?” One particular news item that broke in the subsequent days made that title seem nearly clairvoyant. The Wall Street Journal […]
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on retail and accelerated a number of trends that were already challenging for traditional malls. One such trend, the growth of ecommerce, was fast-tracked in 2020, with stay-at-home orders and retail shutdowns driving much of the change. According to Adobe Analytics, U.S. online sales reached $73.2 billion in June, an increase […]
It can be difficult these days to cope with the uncertainty and distressing developments that pervade virtually every news story related to COVID-19. In a time of crisis such as this, a common reaction is to seek control and security wherever it can be found. And while not even public officials can control this virus’s […]