by Team MakerSights | Sep 7, 2018 | Merchandising & Retail Buying
In the city of San Francisco, you will find three North Face stores within three square miles. Within the walls of each store however, you will find a unique experience — different product, different employees and a totally different aesthetic — each intended to speak...
by Team MakerSights | Jul 27, 2018 | Merchandising & Retail Buying
Surprise surprise, last Monday was a big day for Amazon. Over the course of their 36-hour Prime Day extravaganza, Prime members purchased over 300,000 Instant Pots at 40% off. If you weren’t one of them, maybe you snagged a Sonicare electric toothbrush for half off,...
by Team MakerSights | Jun 26, 2018 | Team Focus
Summer intern Will Pramono, sophomore at Georgetown University. You can follow him on Instagram @wpramz. Despite what they tell you about millennials taking over the world, their reign (if it ever occurred) will soon be usurped by my generation, the iGeneration. You...
by Team MakerSights | Mar 16, 2018 | Merchandising & Retail Buying
As a former merchant turned consultant to merchants, I’ve had my fair share of exposure to production calendars, line reviews & selling meetings. In reflecting on my experiences over the last decade, I realized that although the retail industry itself has...
