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Email Marketing That Really Delivers
Want to win a trivia night? Then you should know the world's first email was sent back in 1971. Sure, an MIT programmer working on a project that was basically…
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Don’t Call It “Used”
A classic scene in the cult movie classic "Party Girl" shows Parker Posey's character Mary parting with some of her designer clothes at a consignment shop to make rent. The…
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Monthly Economic Letter October 2018
This month’s USDA report included slight downward revisions to world production and mill-use figures. The global harvest number was lowered 314,000 bales (from 122.0 to 121.7 million) and the global…
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Amazon’s Private Labels
Ask the person nearest you why they buy things on Amazon and they're likely to say, "It's easy and I get free shipping." Ask people why they like fashion, and…
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It’s the Holiday Season (Almost)
It's that scary time of year again. No, not Halloween. We're talking about pre-holiday, the anxiety-laced period that retailers and manufacturers have been prepping for, but that stage before consumers…
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Small Business Shopping
One of the biggest topics of conversation in small retail is how to compete with the major players, be it the chains, discounters, or e-commerce, especially Amazon. It's not an…
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Monthly Economic Letter September 2018
Most benchmark prices decreased over the past month. Chinese prices were stable.
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Taking it to the Next Level
Designers are always looking at past fashion trends to help decide what everyone should be wearing in the future. The recent New York Fashion Week (NYFW) was no different: silhouettes…
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Iconic Fashion
When it comes to American fashion, you can't get much more iconic than T-shirts and jeans. The pair have a lifelong relationship that is rooted in workwear but its been…