The death of the mall, the rise of e-commerce, the increased focus on fitness, family gatherings, a better way to work, and the creation of new traditions have been at the forefront of "upcoming" trends being bantered for the past couple of years. Conveniently enough, the pandemic has condensed a decade of possibility into what…
Brett Rose
Following a successful holiday season in 2018, the retail industry was immediately shaken by the longest-lasting government shutdown in U.S. history. Initially, some thought the impact would only affect the first financial quarter, however, as the shutdown lingered, the impact could be felt through the rest of 2019. The federal government shutdown cost the economy…
Amazon.com has become synonymous with online shopping. Just as “google it” or “I need a Band-Aid” have become colloquialisms, so has “order it on Amazon.” I work with dozens of millennials and have a 5- and 7-year-old at home, and whenever they need something, their first response is “get it on Amazon.” The “culture of…
