The Adjacency Tax
By Liza Amlani – October 1st, 2026 I walked into Simons in Montreal last week looking for the Adidas wide leg pant. I left without buying anything. Not because the product wasn’t there. It was. But standing in front of that fixture, I couldn’t make a decision. Which is exactly the problem. Here’s what I […]
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