By this time next week, Canadian consumers will have access to a new online platform to buy and sell pre-loved fashions and it's coming from an unexpected source: H&M. Created to promote circularity and sustainability, Rewear will not only feat[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

It feels like Victoria's Secret has been falling out of favor for years, first gradually and then suddenly. The decline was precipitated by former exec Ed Razek's transphobic and body-shaming remarks and the subsequent cancellation of the VS Fa[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Corporate social responsibility begins with intent and it needs action, especially funding, for its vision to be realized. Brookfield Properties is pumping US$25 million over five years into a mentorship program targeted at aspiring black- and [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Implicit in the notion of luxury retailing is indulgence. That's not exactly what we tend to perceive as the ideal state of mind to consider, let alone pursue, sustainability. The team at Lemay architecture firm evidently is of a different opin[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

A recent survey by Chief Outsiders shows that many CMOs believe that retailers will increasingly use direct-to-consumer (DTC) to challenge Amazon’s dominance. But while DTC can be effective, companies must look at multiple go-to-market channe[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Quartier DIX30 (Brossard, Canada) prides itself on offering a shopping-and-beyond destination for local staycations and, pre-pandemic, anyone seeking a quick getaway. However, once COVID took hold, its hot-zone location changed things dramatica[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Relations between mall operators and their retailers have become increasingly tense over the past few months, with both groups so focused on their own survival through the pandemic that they've lost partial sight of each other's perspective. On[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

When the leasing team from Bluewater (Kent, UK) issued its call for local entrepreneurs wanting an opportunity to trade at a destination center, it was clearly looking for the next retail success story and not just temporary buzz. In fact, it's[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Who doesn't like to look good in a portrait? Nobody but despite consumers' obsession with image curation for lifestyle-oriented social media, the Microsoft Store team at Westfield Topanga & The Village (Canoga Park, USA) isn't focusing its phot[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...