Lee Peterson
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NRF ’25 – State of the Global Retail Nation
"If we got a dime every time we heard the letters AI, we’d have been at the inauguration sitting next to Zuck"Wayfind -
Restaurants Rise Again
We decided to ask consumers across the country about some of the things we think are making a difference. After all, we've been working with restaurants on design, operations, and scale for a long time, so we're obliged to know.Wayfind -
Slow Retail; A New Way Forward
The Customer Wants Things Fast, but to Compete With Speed, Give Them Something BetterWayfind -
Should Gap Have Resale Only Stores? Absolutely.
Reviving Vintage Fashion and Sustainability to Drive Traffic to StoresWayfind -
Will Circular Commerce Drive Traffic to Stores?
Resale is enormously popular, and only growing more so; the US market is projected to be valued at over $353b by 2030, up 154% from 20201.Wayfind -
How WD, Ingka and IKEA are Turning Climate Ambitions into Action
One Home, One Planet and the Action Speaks ConferenceWayfind -
4 Steps for Rethinking Experiential Retail
The importance of in-store experiences is obvious, but how is it actually done?Wayfind -
Get Local
How Lasting Pandemic-Era Shifts Are Redefining the Future of RetailWayfind -
The Macy’s Effect
It was February 28, 2005. The day Terry Lundgren, CEO of Federated Department Stores, announced one of the largest deals in retail history: The merger of 491 May Department Stores with 450 locations operated by Federated.Wayfind -
Big Store, Little Store
How Retail Giants Are Getting Smaller and Going LocalWayfind -
TikTok Kitchen, Say What?!
TikTok’s trending dishes can be found at restaurants nearby, operating as a ghost kitchen out of existing restaurants. The TikTok Kitchen is just one of many trends we are hungry to see this year.Wayfind -
The Department Store Dilemma
Exploring the Disconnect Between Department Stores and Consumer Preferences in the Age of TechnologyWayfind -
Retail 3.0
The Continuous Evolution of Stores and an IndustryWayfind -
How to Save Today’s Mall
The growth of e-commerce sales and the decline of in-store traffic are creating new challenges for traditional malls.Wayfind -
Feeding the People: Restaurant Concepts that Drive Consumption
Robot chefs. AI taking drive-thru orders. Drone delivery. A tech-influenced restaurant industry is no longer a far-off future. It’s here.Wayfind -
The End (and the Beginning) of Everything
Offices got sent into the vernacular of the "can you believe we used to..." world. In other words, offices, as we once knew them (like two years ago), are toast. Or at the very least, a totally new kind of toast. Stunning.Wayfind -
Everything In Retail Has Changed. Have Stores Kept Up?
Retail has transformed with the rise of e-commerce, but have brick-and-mortar stores adapted to shifting consumer behavior and online shopping trends?Wayfind -
Stores are the New Media
Forget AI Mannequins—The Future of Stores Lies in ScreensWayfind -
Can Resale Save The Store?
The bottom line: In the [15+] years WD Partners has conducted surveys on consumer sentiment, interest, and taste, we've never seen results like this.Wayfind -
Havaianas and Beyond
Exploring the Unexpected Success of Brazil’s Retail LandscapeWayfind -
The Store of the Future Is Not a Store
Although we've been talking about that statement for quite some time now, this year has really taken it to another level.Wayfind -
No Greenwashing Available Here
When it comes to people and the environment, IKEA means businessWayfind -
We Told You So: Why Wasn’t the World Ready for BOPIS?
If we had all paid a little more attention to what they were asking for and tested till we got it right, we wouldn't be scrambling around now, creating Franken-Designs for things we all should've done years ago.Wayfind -
Is the Mall Dead?
A Conversation with Easton Town Center Creator Yaromir Steiner at RetailSpacesWayfind -
We Believe in Showroom Stores, So Does Dyson
The Dyson flagship showroom store in Manhattan is a product playhouse for appliance lovers and hair dryer fanatics. Bet you didn’t even know there were such people.Wayfind -
What Concept Would Increase Your Visitation to a Mall?
Digital has officially dominated. If you have been with us throughout the past few years, you know that we have been following the state of physical retail in the face of an e-commerce explosion.Wayfind -
So This Is Christmas, And What Have You Done?
‘23 Is a Wrap - How’d It Go, Retail?Wayfind -
ONE HOME, ONE PLANET
Working Towards Sustainability with IKEAWayfind -
BOPIS… Meet DORIS
Over the course of time, Digital Order Return In Store has emerged as a consumer demandWayfind -
3 Game-Changing Insights from WD Partners’ NRF ’25 Presentation
How Retailers Can Win Back Online Shoppers with Quality, Fundamentals, and What We’re Calling the Slow Retail MovementWayfind
