The Assortment Velocity > Speed Re-think speed to market. Instead, look at Velocity to Market. In physics, speed has no…retailstrategygroupFebruary 15, 2023
The Assortment No Sample, No Sale = Nonsense. As a retail buyer, my vendors loved me. Buying appointments were a breeze. Vendors didn’t…retailstrategygroupFebruary 8, 2023
The Assortment What About The Barn Door? KPMG recently published its Retail Executive Outlook for 2023. 71% of retail executives are prioritizing…retailstrategygroupJanuary 23, 2023
The Assortment What The Best Merchants Do Exceptional retail merchants possess these three traits: They know who their customer is. Thus, they…retailstrategygroupJanuary 20, 2023
The Merchant Life Ending the “End to End” The typical retail end-to-end process can be visualized, simply, as a line. This makes sense,…retailstrategygroupJanuary 19, 2023
The Assortment Forsaking All Others Retailers use loyalty programs to keep customers coming back to them more often and spend…retailstrategygroupNovember 21, 2022
In The MediaThe Assortment In Conversation – Liza on The Endless Aisle Podcast Principal and Co-Founder of Retail Strategy Group, Liza Amlani, is a guest on The Endless…retailstrategygroupNovember 16, 2022
The Assortment The Air Is Polluted Retailers are focused on their agility, strategy, and how to lead in this current environment.…retailstrategygroupNovember 15, 2022
The Assortment Statement Over Story Products don’t tell stories. People do. Product assortments shouldn't be telling stories - rather, they…retailstrategygroupNovember 15, 2022
In The Media The Realistic Podcast with Deborah Weinswig This week Andrew speaks to the impressive Liza Amlani about the six core principles of…Ayaz KarimOctober 17, 2022
In The Media A look at what’s driving Aritzia’s momentum amid an evolving retail landscape TORONTO - As Canadian retail darling Aritzia gears up to report its latest quarterly earnings…Ayaz KarimOctober 10, 2022
In The Media Leveraging Smarter Inventory Planning To Accelerate Your Speed To Market Liza Amlani, founder and Principal of Retail Strategy Group, reveals how perfecting the art and…Ayaz KarimOctober 4, 2022
The Merchant Life The Merchant Life – Volume 35 Welcome to The Merchant Life - the newsletter where over 800 of your peers get merchandising insights and…Ayaz KarimOctober 3, 2022
In The Media After Nike’s Inventory Spike, Analysts Say Markdowns Will Continue to ‘Erode Margins’ Across Athletic Market Under Armour, Adidas, Puma and Dick’s Sporting Goods shares were all down on Friday after Nike’s…Ayaz KarimSeptember 30, 2022
In The Media Lululemon subscription plan offers fitness where, when and how its customers want it Lululemon athletica on Wednesday unveiled an expansion of its Studio Mirror subscription plan that combines…Ayaz KarimSeptember 30, 2022
In The Media Macy’s launches third-party marketplace in time for the holidays Dive Brief: Making good on an initiative announced late last year as part of its revamped Polaris…Ayaz KarimSeptember 28, 2022
In The Media Bed, Bath & Beyond investors watching merchandise mix during sales slump NEW YORK, NY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY.O) investors will be closely watching…Ayaz KarimSeptember 28, 2022
In The Media Video Interview: The Growing Appeal Of Pop-Up Stores in Canada Liza Amlani, Principal/Founder, Retail Strategy Group, and Co-Founder, The Merchant Life, discusses the growing interest in…Ayaz KarimSeptember 28, 2022
In The Media Gap is cutting 500 corporate jobs as it searches for a CEO and answers Gap Inc. is cutting 500 corporate jobs as it continues to search for a permanent CEO and…Ayaz KarimSeptember 21, 2022
In The Media Meijer thinks smaller (but not small) with its new grocery concept Meijer is known as a pioneer of the supercenter concept where customers can get whatever…Ayaz KarimSeptember 7, 2022