Archive - Retail Is Alive

Popupalooza is coming (again)—do these actually work?

And insights on unleashing the power of physical retail

Jul 16, 2023 •

Rebekah Kondrat

April 2023

Soft AF and The Goldilocks Principle

In my last newsletter, I promised you monthly posts and here I am down to the wire again. But I committed—and as long as it’s sent by 11:59p EST on the…

Apr 1, 2023 •

Rebekah Kondrat

February 2023

Retail Is (Still) Alive—and I'm back!

Retail Rocky Road It’s been a while. Actually, it’s been one year and almost eight months since you’ve heard from me. Truthfully, I was intending to…

Feb 10, 2023 •

Rebekah Kondrat

June 2021

Feeling the FOMO

And the importance of relationships

Jun 13, 2021 •

Rebekah Kondrat

May 2021

Lateral Thinking with Withered Environments

and strong opinions, weakly held

May 2, 2021 •

Rebekah Kondrat

March 2021

Why retail needs eCommerce (not the other way around)

And why you should watch the deodorant aisle

Mar 7, 2021 •

Rebekah Kondrat

February 2021

Brand Experience > Experiential Retail

And a note on why I think consumers are bluffing

Feb 14, 2021 •

Rebekah Kondrat

January 2021

On Opportunity, Ambiguity, and Pulling Back the Curtain

The Opportunity with Ambiguity I don’t know about you, but it’s taken me the first three weeks of January to really get my feet under me and start…

Jan 24, 2021 •

Rebekah Kondrat

December 2020

Retail, rockets, and the year ahead

On retail and rocket ships And it’s nearly done. The turd that is the year 2020. When I think about retail, there’s still a long road ahead with much…

Dec 31, 2020 •

Rebekah Kondrat

How to predict the future of retail—BFCM signals

Reading the tea leaves of BFCM Well, by now you’ve heard all of the BFCM news: record-breaking digital sales; traffic down ~50% YOY in stores; people…

Dec 6, 2020 •

Rebekah Kondrat

November 2020

What founders should know about hiring retail leadership—and why retail has reason to be hopeful

A New (Retail) Hope This week brought great news for all industries that rely on a critical mass of humans gathering in one place: a promising…

Nov 15, 2020 •

Rebekah Kondrat

October 2020

Will consumers stick to their new behaviors for the long-term?

Will consumers stick to their new behaviors for the long-term? This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about consumer behavior and how much of it will…

Oct 19, 2020 •

Rebekah Kondrat

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