Life may not have returned to any semblance of normalcy by any means, but retailers now need to turn their eye to what a post-pandemic reality will look like in their stores.

COVID-19 has upended everything in our lives, and there is no end in sight to the disruption it has caused. After months of watching consumers change their shopping habits as well as a continued need to incorporate strict protocols around social...

Nothing in retail makes sense right now. The constantly changing face of 2020 makes it extremely difficult for companies to cope as they reopen stores. At the same time, there is a steadily growing number of stores that will never open again.

As retailers across the United States start to reopen after months-long closures, there is a sense of excitement in the idea of a return to "normalcy," but also a lot of concern. Customers have doubts around the safety of to return to stores and...

Zak Normandin and his company, Iris Nova, have a bit of a… lofty goal: to be the future of retail and e-commerce. 

When it comes to experiential retail, beauty retailers have been doing it for years. And, they’ve gotten good at it — most feature gorgeous products in infinite rainbows of color palettes, all prominently displayed in beautiful arrangements to...