Foot Locker Invests $100M in Secondary Sneaker Market GOAT
February 7, 2019 at 11:03 am

Foot Locker has announced a $100 million strategic investment in GOAT Group, which operates secondary sneaker market brands GOAT and Flight Club. It is the retailer's largest investment in its history. GOAT, the sports acronym for Greatest of All Time, was founded in 2015 by college friends Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano. Sneaker listings on the GOAT platform…

Bad Reviews: Why People Write Them, and What They Expect
February 5, 2019 at 4:13 pm

As the retail industry continues to evolve and become more competitive, consumers wield more power than ever before. Retailers are only now beginning to understand the power of consumer voices and the impact they make when promoted through the right channels of communication. To find out why customers leave bad reviews, Trustpilot, one of the world’s leading independent review platforms, surveyed more than 1,000 European and North American consumers, including what they expect from retail brands today.

Best Retail Tips of 2018 to Drive Improved Performance This Year
February 1, 2019 at 9:10 am

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Joe Keenan shares a few of his favorite tips from Total Retail’s recently released report, 50 Best Retail Tips of 2018. This annual report highlights the best tips over the course of the past year, and provides a blueprint for how retailers and brands can leverage those insights to…