Marie Driscoll
Award-Winning Equity Analyst. Retail Consumer Luxury Expertise
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1 month ago |
therobinreport.com | Marie Driscoll
Now that the launch dust has settled, we’re taking a look at Printemps New York and its entrance into the U.S. with a luxe retail concept built around hospitality, aspiration and imagination. Retailers and vendors alike have invoked Chicken Little’s mantra, “The sky is falling” for the last dozen or so years as technology’s disruption has rendered retail models flawed, archaic and irrelevant. Online has captured a growing wallet share and store traffic has declined.
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1 month ago |
therobinreport.com | Marie Driscoll
What do you do when you’re in a slump? You double down on creativity and imagination to overcome the odds with optics. Say, for example, you’ve temporarily closed one of your signature headquarters stores in New York. Or you are in the throes of building a massive new headquarters in Paris. If you are LVMH, you go all in on “notice-me” temporary building wraps that keep the vibrancy, heritage and covetousness of your products top of mind in the cultural conversation.
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Nov 11, 2024 |
therobinreport.com | Marie Driscoll
If you’re wondering whatever happened to Rent the Runway (RTR), CEO Jenn Hyman gave us an update at Shoptalk Fall. Launched in 2009, RTR was a DTC pioneer that captured the imagination of consumers, and investors and scared the hell out of retailers. RTR was conceived by MBA classmates at Harvard like its brother Warby Parker by Wharton business grads in 2010.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
rethink.industries | Marie Driscoll
By: Marie DriscollI had the pleasure of co-hosting RETHINK Retail’s latest Mixer on September 24th, themed “Trends and Expectations for the 2024 Holiday Season,” with a special focus on the evolving dynamics between the Luxury and Mass markets.
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Sep 18, 2024 |
therobinreport.com | Marie Driscoll
Being essential during a pandemic can change your world overnight. That’s what happened to Walmart when this once-in-a-lifetime event forced it to meet new consumer needs and shopping behaviors, which accelerated its nascent innovation plans. And now, years later, Walmart is solidifying its perception among American consumers in all economic groups as fashion and tech-savvy.
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