The Retail Doctor Blog

I was in Dallas a few weeks ago and decided to visit the Neiman Marcus flagship store.

It’s almost hard to remember how we used to buy mattresses.

Many retailers have embraced digital as the be-all and end-all. Many pundits and retail experts are telling us the only way to survive is to bring...

Another year has closed. For some, it was record-breakingly good.

One thing that is true across the board, last year was a year fraught with ups...

Here are the 10 must-read blog posts for reliable, retail-focused information on everything from staffing issues to marketing to design and...

Holiday merchandising is always hard.  A lifetime ago I managed a western wear store in South Coast Plaza, the nation’s number one mall, and I...

A lot of attention is being given to how online retail is growing. But what if that growth isn't coming entirely from consumer demand, but...

We've officially begun the holiday season and retailers are all over the map with their holiday retail sales predictions.

Here's mine: I expect ...

This past week I was named as one of the top voices in retail on LinkedIn along with others including NBC reporter Lauren Thomas. I figured my...

Looking for a strong way to promote your business and how to attract customers using Small Business Saturday? 

Sleeping with the Eyes Open, a 1929 study, theorized that people in monotonous situations tended to enter a sleep-like state without closing their...

I usually stay away from writing best practice posts because what can be a best practice for one retailer doesn’t apply to another. In this case,...