What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 25, 2017
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How grocery giant Aldi plans to conquer America: Limit choice
The Wall Street Journal
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Timberland blazes a new trail in retail
Forbes
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Hudson’s Bay Executive aims for the long shot of taking the company private
CNBC
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How jeans giant Levi Strauss got its mojo back
BBC News
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LL Bean made a newspaper ad that is invisible unless it’s outside
CNBC
Sep 22, 2017
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Microsoft is opening its first retail store in London
The Verge
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Three bond market lessons from the Toys ‘R’ Us debt drama
Bloomberg
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How Target uses demand response to cut energy, supply chain costs
Supply Chain Dive
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Deal to save J.Crew from bankruptcy angers high-yield debt Investors
WSJ
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How Toys R Us succumbed to Its nasty debt problem
The New Yorker
Sep 21, 2017
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Lessons from Seattle: What Amazon HQ2 contenders should consider
Smart Cities Dive
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FedEx CEO says ecommerce will not replace retail
Yahoo! Finance
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The future of shopping at Nordstrom and Wal-Mart is home delivery
Bloomberg
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Toys ‘R’ Us might be dying, but physical retail isn’t
HBR
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Amazon ‘reviewing’ its website after it suggested bomb-making items
New York Times
Sep 20, 2017
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Getting alcohol delivery on Amazon — Will Whole Foods help?
CNBC
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Global sportswear brands making a play for women
BoF
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Amazon just sent a ton of people a weird email about their (nonexistent) baby registries.
Slate
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Best Buy’s secrets for thriving in the Amazon Age
New York Times
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Ahead of holidays, retail and hospitality execs admit need for on-demand training help
HR Dive
Sep 19, 2017
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GOLDMAN SACHS: Alibaba is reaping the rewards of China's 'robust' retail sector
Markets Insider
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Here’s what it takes to win the grocery wars
Fast Company
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Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger: lessons in fashion immediacy
BoF
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Retailers like Ralph Lauren, Coach, Target ditch discounts
Fortune
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Millennials are finally forming households: what it means for retailers
Forbes
Sep 18, 2017
CNN Money
WSJ
Sep 15, 2017
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Williams-Sonoma CEO denies Amazon, retail apocalypse
Business Insider
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The food court matures into the food hall
The New York Times
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The future of retail is stores that aren’t stores
The Atlantic
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Starbucks closed 700 stores in preparation for Hurricane Irma but still paid employees
Puget Sound Business Journal
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Market bets against retail at highest since Lehman Brothers collapse
CNBC