Kate Bowers

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  • Companies from Trader Joe’s to Nike have reworked their podcast content to connect with staff and customers during the coronavirus pandemic.Retail

    How retailers retooled podcasts to connect with customers and staff during the coronavirus pandemic

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  • Big changes hit the apparel industry during the 2010s—and much of it was driven by consumers’ demands.Retail

    During the 2010s, Consumers Made Big Demands of the Apparel Industry

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    Fashion Retailers Search for Fixes for the Post-Holiday Return Season

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    Malls of Tomorrow Will Be Less Big Box, More Lifestyle, and Play Well With E-Commerce Too

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  • Gap Inc. CEO searchRetail

    With Gap Inc.’s CEO Out and Sales Falling, Who Will Turn the Company Around?

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  • TB12 founders Tom Brady and Alex GuerreroRetail

    Patriots’ QB Tom Brady Is Already Working on His Retirement Brand

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    Kardashian Kloset Catapults the Famous Family Into the Resale Industry

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    As Walgreens, CVS, and Kroger Get Set to Stock CBD Beauty Products, Here’s What You Need to Know

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  • Retail

    Bye, Athleisure. Lululemon and Athleta Want You to Live Your Best ‘Ath-Lifestyle’

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  • The Tamara Mellon truck shoe salon parked in Boston Seaport, a hub of pop-up stores.Retail

    Testing the Luxury Shoe Market With a Salon on Wheels

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  • You can dine for free forever at Olive Garden—with a hard-to-get, $500 Lifetime Pasta Pass.Retail

    Olive Garden Carbo-Loads Its Popular Pasta Promotion

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  • Bloomingdale’s is starting a subscription fashion box for women, the latest entrant in the rental clothing business.Retail

    Fashion Rental Competition Is Increasing

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    Rebooting Converse: Should the Brand Play Hard to Get?

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  • A Tie-Dye Frappuccino, Starbucks’ latest novelty drink, quickly became a darling of social media.Retail

    Groovy: Starbucks Serves Up Tie-Dye Frappuccinos

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  • Sweden v USA: Group F - 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup FranceRetail

    Women’s World Cup: Who’s Up for a Big Payday?

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