Retailers would be wise to pay close attention to the upcoming tax-plan deliberations of the 115th U.S. Congress. A proposal currently being considered would adjust the U.S. corporate tax by making imports a non-deductible...more
2/2/2017
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Children's Toys ,
Electronics ,
Fashion Industry ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Trump Administration
The growth of high-end food halls is taking off around the country as consumers seek fast, fresh, high-quality, chef-driven meals with a local touch, and as landlords seek to cash in on the continued growth of fast-casual...more
Bitcoin and blockchain technology have been gaining publicity in recent years, and although they are primarily known for their use as a digital payment system, there are also promising uses in many areas where trust, cost and...more
12/8/2016
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Virtual Currency
The 2016 ICSC Law Conference was held last week at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida. Attendance was very strong this year, with over 1425 lawyers, paralegals, lease administrators, brokers and other retail real...more
Today’s consumer is a tricky one – she is impatient and demanding. She requires excellent service in the blink of an eye (or perhaps, more appropriately, in the swipe of a finger), and likes to eat meals made with high...more
Selfies are everywhere. From selfie sticks to photo editing applications, people are looking for new and better ways to take photos of themselves. At the same time, retailers are creatively taking advantage of our selfie...more
8/18/2016
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Brand ,
Corporate Branding ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Google ,
Market Research ,
MasterCard ,
Mobile Apps ,
Photographs ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Selfies ,
Technology
The Hynes Convention Center hosted the ICSC New England Deal Making Conference in Boston last week from July 19 through July 21. ICSC announced that attendance was at an all-time high of about 1,200 people. The conference...more
It is widely known that e-commerce sales have been growing and shifting sales from traditional brick-and-mortar establishments. As noted below, overall e-commerce sales in fact still account for a relatively modest percentage...more
ICSC RECon 2016 tipped off with a keynote address by Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises and former NBA superstar. Attendance was up by about 2.7 percent from last year, with around 36,000...more
From your local watering hole to Nordstrom’s, microbranding is making a big impact in retail. Microbranding is brand recognition experienced by small-scale businesses in a particular marketplace. The expansion of the internet...more
Millenials are having an increasing impact on the retail industry. Reports estimate that the generation’s, defined as people born between 1982 and 2004, spending will soon account for approximately 30% of all retail sales, as...more
Is the future of retail online, or will it remain in brick-and-mortar stores? It is a common topic of speculation among the retail industry, with some claiming that brick-and-mortar stores are a dying breed and others...more
During the 1989 MLB All-Star Game, the world was left in blissful wonderment over the most memorable sports campaign ever produced. The “Bo Knows” campaign became the paradigm of sports marketing, catapulting Nike into...more
Black Friday is the infamous day that kicks off the official holiday shopping season in the United States. With many folks and students enjoying the day after Thanksgiving off, Black Friday is the perfect time to start...more
It’s not exactly news that we have a war for talent in the U.S. Since the recession of 2008, business commentators have followed the U.S. population’s return to work. When unemployment was high and workers had no...more
Arizona played host to ICSC‘s 2015 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, and with great success. The conference took place at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, which comfortably housed over 1,400 attendees....more
Last week Samsung launched its mobile payments app to compete with ApplePay and Android Pay, with much anticipation among technology bloggers. A few Technorati rushed to try the application so they could compare and contrast...more
10/8/2015
/ Android ,
Apple Pay ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Google ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Mobile Payments ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Samsung ,
Wireless Devices ,
Wireless Industry ,
Wireless Technology