What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 18, 2018
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How Manhattan Became a Rich Ghost Town
The Atlantic
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Inside the $2.6 billion subscription box wars
Fast Company
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Amazon doles out freebies to juice sales of its own private-label products
AdAge
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The Halloween-Industrial Complex
Tedium
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Retail isn't dead: Most of your favorite stores are actually still around
NBC News
Oct 17, 2018
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Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert pleas to employees: We need 'material progress' to avoid liquidation
CNBC
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Actual Storms, Not Economic Ones, Explain Retail Sales Dip
The Wall Street Journal
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Instacart raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuation
TechCrunch
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The Devil Instagrams Prada
Bloomberg
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ASOS Focuses on Growing Its Genderless Offering
Business of Fashion
Oct 16, 2018
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Battle of the Blades: Harry’s Takes on Gillette Again With Its First Women’s Razor Brand
Business of Fashion
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Sears Seeks to Repair Fraying Supply Chain in Bankruptcy
The Wall Street Journal
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GTA Deciem stores reopen after company founder is ousted
The Star
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Startups Take On Porch Pirates With Neighborhood Networks
PYMNTS.com
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Will There Be A Physical Retail Store In 10-20 Years?
Forbes
Oct 15, 2018
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West Elm won over millennials. But now it's really pissing them off.
Vox
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Hedge Fund Billionaire Rode the Worst Trade of His Life All the Way Down
Bloomberg
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Amazon's minimum wage hike was 'inevitable', and others may follow in its footsteps
CNBC
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Retail Role Reversal: Grown-Up Retailers Act Like Start-Ups, And Vice Versa
Forbes
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Amazon to launch Baker Street fashion pop-up
Retail Gazette
Oct 12, 2018
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Sears Exit Would Leave Big Holes in Malls. Some Landlords Welcome That.
The Wall Street Journal
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The long, long history of long, long CVS receipts
Vox
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Ikea plans to expand to a dozen new international markets
Chicago Tribune
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This Is What Sears Looked Like During Its Glory Days
Fortune
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H&M Rethinks Experimental Brand Nyden
Business of Fashion
Oct 11, 2018
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Luxury labels like Gucci and Cartier going direct-to-consumer
Quartz
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Uber turns to grocery delivery
Grocery Dive
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Inside the C.E.O.’s Social Media Meltdown at Deciem
The New York Times
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'Nowhere to hide' for rivals after blockbuster CVS-Aetna deal
Healthcare Dive
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Women Need Work Clothes. These Brands Want to Give Them More Options
Business of Fashion
Oct 10, 2018
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Why Specialty Retailers Are Getting Into the Restaurant Business
Adweek
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Deciem Founder Brandon Truaxe Announces He's Shutting Down The Company
Refinery29
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How Canadian bookstore chain Indigo plans to compete against Amazon in the U.S.
Digiday
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Will foodie culture save the mall?
RetailWire
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Retail Industry's CEO Turnover Rate Has Hit A Record High
Forbes