Our homes — once thought of as a place for eating, sleeping and relaxing — have now become our gyms, offices, zoom backgrounds, and schools. Even as we get back to normal this spring — the role of the home will continue to evolve with technology and flexible work arrangements…

This Winter, outside has become the new inside. In an effort to boost mental and physical health while staying safe, there is a noticeable upswing in outdoor activities. …

Brands are shifting their retail expansion strategies to markets once overlooked. Read on to learn about this trend and how Leap is expanding its footprint to West Palm Beach with three new stores. Modern brands continue to prioritize one thing — and that is smart, calculated growth. While traditionally, newer…

Radley London — who just opened its first-ever US store powered by Leap last week — is just one of the many international brands that has expanded into the US through brick and mortar retail. …

Holiday Retail Strategy in 2020 We spoke with leaders from Gorjana, Hatch and Billy Reid on their holiday strategies this year and how COVID has impacted their business. Last week, we joined forces with clienteling platform, Endear to host a panel around holiday retail strategies with leaders from Gorjana, Hatch…

2020 has been quite the year, and there are another two months left. While the coronavirus has transformed how brands do business both online and in physical retail, in-store experiences still remain important as ever to customers and brands. Unlike in the spring and summer months, stores are now open…

The #futureofretail (BC) The future of retail has been a headline story for past 15 years. From the retail apocalypse highlighted by the closing of department stores, malls and legacy retailers like Toy R Us and Payless Shoes to new DTC brands opening new, smaller, more curated stores, the retail landscape has been…

Part I: Prioritizing the customer and driving focus In January of 2020, I wrote a piece for Total Retail that outlined why and how emerging brands are winning. Now, almost 4 months later, in the midst of the most disruptive pandemic of our lives, these same concepts and principles still remain true. As the cost to acquire customers…

Introduction: focus and perspective With the COVID-19 pandemic largely closing down countries, cities, schools and so many businesses, and worst of all tearing loved ones from families, we are quite far from the reality to which we’ve grown accustomed. How we conducted business before has been upended. Like many entrepreneurs, we’ve been working hard…