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Fresh Thinking for
Modern Retail Leaders
Explore weekly articles offering frameworks, trends, and perspectives for leaders shaping the future of retail.
The Fit Volatility Index
09/06/2026
How do you score on the Fit Volatility Index? …
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Volatility. Trust. Failure.
02/06/2026
Overcoming Fit Volatility leads to Fit Trust. Guess what happens when you don’t overcome it. …
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Fit Volatility: Pumping Iron Edition
19/05/2026
Strength training trends will contribute to Fit Volatility. Here’s how. …
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Materials Don’t Win the Race
15/05/2026
The Bezos Earth Fund announced a $34 million investment towards reinventing what clothes are made of. But that doesn’t guarantee a solution …
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The Golden Gap
14/05/2026
There is a $44 billion opportunity hiding in plain sight. Can the apparel business capture it? …
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Fit Volatility: Bridal Edition
06/05/2026
If you are in the apparel business as a brand, retailer, or vendor, you are going to be impacted by Fit Volatility. …
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The Variance Tax
22/04/2026
Variation without value is a hidden tax on retailers. And it’s more burdensome than you think. …
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Fit Volatility
15/04/2026
GLP-1 is the most visible driver of a structural shift in how customer bodies change; this is called Fit Volatility. The brands …
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You’re Having (Digital) Twins!
15/03/2026
Don’t confuse being “data-driven” with being smart. …
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The Home (Improvement) Field of Play
05/03/2026
Retailer-vendor relationships are more transactional than collaborative. And that’s hurting the customer. …
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