Are “Dark Stores” the store of the future? Our research indicates the answer is an unequivocal sometimes. But for starters, the lexicon is all wrong. If this is the commonplace term used to define the new future of commerce, it’s a dismal one and demands to be rebranded with more positive and hopeful language. Technically,...
Author Lee Peterson EVP, Thought Leadership & Marketing WD Partners Digital has officially dominated. If you have been with us throughout the past few years, you know that we have been following the state of physical retail in the face of an eCommerce explosion. We have done our research, analyzed the data, and brainstormed more...
Author Dan Stanek Executive Vice President WD Partners The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a dramatic, but often overlooked, aspect of US healthcare – disparities in care and outcomes across groups based on social, racial, ethnic, economic and environmental characteristics. It has been well-documented that “social determinants of health” impact 80% of a person’s health and...
Turns out the grass may in fact be greener on the other side. Especially if your other side includes an outdoor turf field, rock climbing wall and batting cages. While many retailers have struggled over the last 12 months, Dick’s Sporting Goods (DSG) ended the 2020 financial year on a high note. According to their...
At first it was mountain range sightings in areas of the world that had never seen them before. Then it was the visibility of the snow on the San Gabriels in LA. Then CO2 emissions dropped by 26% in the month of April. In June 2020, someone said “it’s the cars, stupid!” — and they...
Recently we got to catch up with Toby Barnes – Retail Futurist and Former Nike Executive – about retail, his time at Nike and what it really means for a brand to be digital first. You can listen to the entire interview in the WDCast episode Brit-and-Mortar Retail (did we mention he’s from the UK?)...
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