PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2016

Sephora is expanding its Beauty TIP Workshop store format to Chicago — with some fancy new high tech flourishes added. The beauty brand currently has similar locations in Boston, San Francisco and Toronto.

Chicago 100

Chicago San Francisco Boston Tools 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The Staples Connect concept, which offers experiences and solutions as well as a place to transact, debuted in multiple Boston area stores on Feb. Its offerings include a 500-square-foot community space for meetings, workshops and speaker sessions. The company works with around 100 brands in total. Mike Motz, CEO of Staples U.S.

Retail 143

Retail Dallas Massachusetts Technology 143

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2018

IHOb,” the brand mysteriously sent out over Twitter. As it turns out, it is possible for a retailer to succeed so big they actually fail, a reality to which Build-A-Bear Workshop was introduced last week. Bears at the workshop range from $12-$65 depending on model, so the savings were pretty significant and attractive.

Boston 101

Boston social media National Marketing 101

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. For example, if a new CPG brand is trying to figure out how to price its products, it has a fairly routinized problem on its hands.

Strategy 78

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