New Retail Concept Showfields Unveils Downtown New York Destination For Digitally Native Brands
Showfields, New York City’s new four-story concept store, sits somewhere on the retail spectrum between a seasonal pop-up and permanent brick-and-mortar shop. Located at 11 Bond Street, the 15,000 square foot space kicked...
Growing Chain Buff City Soap Takes The Mystery Out Of The Soap-Making Process
Nothing comes between Buff City Soap’s manufacturing and its customers. The 14-unit chain takes soap production out of kitchens and factories, and into stores to peel back the layers of brand bureaucracy separating shoppers from the origins...
The Gathering Shops Provides A Retail Platform For Emerging Brands In A Busy Shopping Center
Even as e-commerce surges, the power of popular mall stores to captivate consumers can’t be beat. For most small brands, though, a prime location in a bustling shopping center is a fantasy. Enter The Gathering Shops,...
Organa Beauty & Wellbeing Creates An Omnichannel Hub For Conscious Consumers In The U.K.
Add another retail concept to the burgeoning British green beauty scene. Organa Beauty & Wellbeing is stepping into the market with an ambitious multilayered business model that’s eventually expected to encompass an e-commerce portal, app, distributorship, pop-ups...
Schmidt’s Naturals Creator Jaime Schmidt Pivots From CPG Entrepreneur To Investor With New Firm Color
Husband and wife Chris Cantino and Jaime Schmidt, co-founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, have formed investment firm Color to fund companies led by women, minorities and other societally-disadvantaged groups, and backed nut butter startup Wild Friends Foods. Color...
