Even before the global COVID-19 pandemic hit, retailers across the country were already prioritizing charitable giving despite the existing downward trend in sales and revenue. With the recent global COVID-19 pandemic and...more
8/21/2020
/ Charitable Donations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Supplies ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Philanthropy ,
Retailers ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning
Although online shopping is extremely convenient, many consumers still want to touch and test out products before they purchase them. Since 2015, Amazon, with its first brick and mortar Amazon Books store, has made its way...more
2/21/2020
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Books ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
e-Books ,
E-Commerce ,
Grocery Stores ,
Internet Retailers ,
Pop-Up Stores ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Shopping Centers ,
Whole Foods
The holidays are a hectic time for a lot of different reasons. One thing that remains constant through the chaos of work events, family gatherings, and inclement weather is the hustle and bustle of the retail world. This post...more
While increased occurrences of retail store closures and predictions about the death of the shopping mall are causing mall owners to consider downsizing or repurposing their space away from consumer-facing retail and toward...more
Is “Christmas in July” a bonus for consumers or retailers? Which retailers are coming to the front of the price slashing competition and what products are hot off the shelves? According to retail experts, Amazon raked in...more
This week’s news of former retail giants Sears and Kmart filing for bankruptcy is bound to spur headlines about the death of retail in the U.S. However, multiple forecasts predict that robust 2018 holiday shopping will...more
The anxiety of the death of retail has given way to the retail renaissance. Experiential retail draws the shopper in for entertainment, pop-up stores capture the shoppers’ curiosity as they stroll past a storefront or see...more
Retail follows rooftops. Few real estate adages are more axiomatic. Increasingly, however, the reverse is becoming true, and rooftops, or residential uses, are cozying up to retail....more
A federal district court in Manhattan recently handed down a telling decision addressing an issue at the fore of digital advertising — whether trademark law prohibits an organization from purchasing a competitor’s trademark...more
5/2/2018
/ Alzheimer's ,
Charitable Organizations ,
E-Commerce ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Marketing ,
Lanham Act ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Online Advertisements ,
Retailers ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Ownership ,
Trademarks
Tenant curation, experiential retail, and social media-based marketing are thriving trends in today’s brick-and-mortar shopping center industry. Retail is not the only real estate asset class susceptible to trends, and a...more
A recurring theme of this blog is that e-commerce, mobile devices, and evolving technology are changing the retail landscape. It seems that technology shifts are also poised to change the retail streetscape. More...more
As fashion retailers across the country jostle for market share in an ever-changing and ever-competitive marketplace, some retailers are trying to improve their bottom lines not by adjusting or expanding their offerings in...more
The proliferation of accessibility lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has not abated. It is well-documented that ADA-related litigation increased by 37% from 2015 to 2016, which is...more
2/22/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
E-Commerce ,
Internet Retailers ,
Public Accommodation ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Technology ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Mobile payment options are no longer the wave of the future. They are already here. It was projected that there would be almost 450 million mobile payment users worldwide by the end of 2016. These users generated $60 billion...more
We’ve previously addressed the hype that it is only a matter of time until brick and mortar retail succumbs to its online competitors. While we concluded that brick and mortal retail is not in danger of immediate extinction,...more
10/6/2016
/ Copyright ,
E-Commerce ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademarks ,
Virtual Reality
We previously wrote about how on-demand delivery services, such as Uber and its competitors Lyft and Postmates, have the potential to provide brick and mortar retailers with an answer to Amazon’s delivery service. Services...more
On-demand delivery services, such as Uber and its competitors Lyft and Postmates, are increasingly taking steps that have the potential to offer a counterpunch to online retailers such as Amazon and may shake up the brick and...more
6/23/2016
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Internet Retailers ,
Lyft ,
On-Demand Services ,
Popular ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Sharing Economy ,
Uber
In September 2014, this blog asked the question: “Is Just-in-Time Scheduling Good for Business?” Twenty months later, it seems like that question has been answered and our prediction that retailers may be legally required to...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
In a follow up to our other posts regarding the White Flint Mall redevelopment, the jury has reached a verdict. Until recently, White Flint Mall in Bethesda, Maryland was a prime example of retail mall success. However, as...more
Memorial Day has passed and while offices still hum with productivity, we can feel summer around the corner. With that in mind, we’ve explored what might be in store for the retail industry this summer.
Although the...more
Seven major brands, including Macy’s, Rite Aid and ExxonMobil, recently joined forces to launch “Plenti,” a loyalty program that encompasses an entire team of retailers. American Express, which operates the program,...more
The owners of small retail businesses in Massachusetts have come to expect to pay higher health insurance costs than their counterparts in the rest of the country, and unfortunately last year was no exception. ...more
Pop-up retail establishments, or “pop-ups,” generally refer to stores, restaurants, or events with a short duration. Pop-ups are typical for seasonal retail products, like Christmas or fireworks, but they have become common...more