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How the Fitness Industry Can Recover from COVID-19

Fitness operators struggling to make sense of their business models amid COVID-19—and now the Delta variant—should embrace hybrid models.

Corporate FinanceMark LaberSeptember 2, 2021retail, digital, covid, consumers, Q and A

What Lessons Did Retailers Learn from the Pandemic?

With COVID-19’s hold on retail easing, in-store purchasing will return—but online sales will keep growing.

Corporate FinanceKeith JelinekMay 5, 2021retail, covid, technology, consumers, Q and A, economy

How Retailers Can Survive a Holiday Shopping Season Like No Other

Rick Maicki writes that about how the pandemic has caused retailers to adjust and key actions organizations should take this holiday shopping season.

Corporate FinanceRick MaickiNovember 12, 2020retail, covid, consumers

Beyond Retail, How Will COVID-19 Affect Storefront Businesses?

High-touch businesses like barbershops and gyms are facing unique challenges as a result of COVID-19.

Corporate FinanceKeith JelinekJune 18, 2020covid, retail, consumers, Q and A

What COVID-19 Means for Brick-and-Mortar Retail Decline

COVID-19 is worsening the brick-and-mortar retail decline. Smart retailers can survive and thrive if they use this time to plan.

Corporate Finance, Performance ImprovementKeith JelinekMay 14, 2020retail, covid, consumers, economy, Q and A

How Banks Can Deal with the Implications of Negative Interest Rates

What are the implications of negative interest rates for banks and financial institutions—and how should they be prepared?

Get Ready for the New California Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The biggest change in financial regulation since the Dodd-Frank Act would create a California consumer protection bureau and could drive fintech innovation.

How Retailers Can Improve an Out-of-Style Inventory Model

Spring may feel like an overnight shift to consumers—they wake up one day to find leaves on trees and pastel hues in shop windows—but to retailers it can represent a year’s worth of inventory planning.