Hautelook, the flash sale site for high fashion and luxury items at a discounted price, was recently bought by Nordstrom, a company that clearly believes in the power of Hautelook’s online brand. Hautelook recently won…

The talk of the hour in retail and any other business model that deals with customer service (and what kind of business doesn’t, really?), is all about improving the customer experience. Why is this such…

Around 2008 when the economy started taking a nosedive, everyone thought that the bridal industry would be recession proof. People will always get married, right? Wrong. According to Brian Beitler, Chief Marketing Officer/Executive Vice President,…

When writing his presentation about how online retailers can compete in an Amazon-centric world, Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Stifel Nicolaus, realized that perhaps he was looking at the wrong model…the wrong “A.” Apple, he…

New ecommerce venture, Little Black Bag (LBB), derives inspiration from a Japanese retail sensation that surprisingly, is seldom heard of, nor practiced stateside. In Japan, Fukubukuro is easily as well-known and well-anticipated a retail holiday…