8 - The Flagship (Part A)

Thanks for listening to our episode:  “Pand-Amazon” Send us feedback: Via email at:  [email protected] On Twitter:  @omni_experience Drop us a voice note through:  Anchor As always, the episode is edited by:  Artafishal via Instagram ---- Flashback: Disney+ Cost to Increase in March 2021 - Vulture Disney Lays Out Multi-Billion Dollar Plan to Dominate the Streaming Wars - Variety JCPenney Exits Bankruptcy, Approaches Holidays Amid Coronavirus Surge - Footwear News ---- Still Pivoting: Apple Temporarily Closes All California Stores as Virus Cases Rise [Updated] - Mac Rumors Chipotle doesn't want you to eat at its newest restaurant - CNN DoorDash skyrockets in market debut, closes up 85% - CNBC https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/12/15/airbnb-down-25-since-ipo-three-billionaire-cofounders-lose-5-billion-in-3-trading-days/?sh=179a62fb2065 - Forbes ---- Episode: Netflix subscribers from 2001 to 2011 - Statista 15 Amazon Statistics You Need to Know in 2021 - Repricer Express Amazon Prime Membership Growth Will Drive a Record-Setting Prime Day - eMarketer Amazon Statistics and Facts Last updated on: September 11, 2020 - Market.us AWS Biggest Customers - Contino.io 8 Takeaways From the Streaming Wars' Biggest, Weirdest Year Yet - Time

Thanks for listening to our episode:  “Back in Time: Red Carpets at Home and Black Friday” Send us feedback: Via email at:  [email protected] On Twitter:  @omni_experience Drop us a voice note through:   Anchor As always, the episode is edited by:  Artafishal via Instagram ---- Bow Wow: Facebook antitrust lawsuit: Dozens of states and the FTC sue company for alleged anticompetitive behavior - CNN Airpods Max - Apple ---- Back in Time: Warner Bros. Smashes Box Office Windows, Will Send Entire 2021 Slate to HBO Max and Theaters - Hollywood Reporter 'Wonder Woman 1984' is heading to HBO Max - CNN Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winners and losers of Black Friday 2020 - Retail Dive Record Black Friday Online Sales Likely Not Enough To Make Up For Lost Store Visits - Forbes Black Friday traffic at U.S. stores down 52% even as online retail sales hit record high - Market Watch Black Friday 2020 online shopping surges 22% to record $9 billion, Adobe says - CNBC Cyber Monday: Shoppers spend $10.8 billion on record e-commerce day - CNBC U.S. needs more warehouses to handle record returns this holiday and in coming years, CBRE says - CNBC

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Thanks for listening to our episode:  “The Flagship  - Part B” Send us feedback: Via email at:  [email protected] On Twitter:  @omni_experience Drop us a voice note through:   Anchor As always, the episode is edited by:  Artifishal via Instagram ---- Best of the Week / Worst of the Week (BOW-WOW): BOW:  At Amazon's new 'Luxury Stores,' you can't buy anything unless you're invited - CNN WOW:  PepsiCo is launching a drink to get a piece of the $1 billion sleep aid industry - CNN ---- “The Flagship  - Part A”: Inside Krispy Kreme's insane new location in Times Square - CNN APPLE AND FOSTER+PARTNERS BRING MODERN ARCHITECTURE TO LIFE WITH THESE ICONIC APPLE STORE DESIGNS - Yanko Design 33 more top retail flagship stores - Insider Trends

Thanks for listening to our episode:  “The Flagship  - Part A” Send us feedback: Via email at:  [email protected] On Twitter:  @omni_experience Drop us a voice note through:   Anchor As always, episode is edited by:  Artifishal via Instagram ---- Best of the Week / Worst of the Week (BOW-WOW): BOW:  Lululemon to expand holiday pop-ups to 70 to ease pandemic pressure - Retail Dive WOW:  WE ARE SKIPPING THE BAD THIS WEEK! ---- Flashback: Whole Foods opens online-only ‘dark store’ in Brooklyn - Supermarket News Whole Foods without shoppers: Amazon trying out 'dark store' as part of vision for future of online grocery shopping - USA Today This Whole Foods doesn't allow customers inside -  CNN ---- “The Flagship  - Part A”: Naval Definition - Wikipedia A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the first, largest, fastest, most heavily armed, or best known. Retail Definition - Collins English Dictionary “A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts” What makes a flagship store? - shopworks

Episode Notes: Thanks for listening to our episode:  “Mall Anchors” Send us feedback: Via email at:  [email protected] On Twitter:  @omni_experience Drop us a voice note through:   Anchor As always, the episode is edited by:  Artafishal via Instagram ---- Best of the Week / Worst of the Week (BOW-WOW): BOW:  Rent the Runway ditches stand alone locations - Retail Dive WOW:  S&P: Foot traffic to shopping centers reaching pre-pandemic levels - Retail Dive ---- Flashback: Movie theaters are starting to reopen. Will anyone go? - CNN AMC is reopening its theaters next week with 15-cent tickets - CNN Tom Cruise’s Latest Stunt: Seeing Tenet in a Movie Theater - Vanity Fair Mulan is heading to Disney Plus on September 4th for $30 - The Verge ---- “Mall Anchors”: Simon reportedly in talks with Amazon to convert former Sears, JCPenney stores into distribution centers - USA Today Amazon taking over empty J.C. Penney and Sears stores means the end of the mall: former retail CEO - Yahoo Finance Grocery stores might be the next big thing to move into malls - CNBC Eataly and Eataly Locations Apple Gets Sweet Deals From Mall Operators - WSJ Does Apple Anchor a Shopping Mall?  The Effect of the Technology Stores on the Formation of Market Structure - Harvard Business Review Working Paper Din Tai Fung and Din Tai Fung Locations

Episode Notes: Thanks for listening to our episode:  “Can a store be a product?” Send us feedback: Via email at:  [email protected] On Twitter:  @omni_experience Drop us a voice note through:  Anchor As always, the episode is edited by:  Artifishal via Instagram ---- Best of the Week / Worst of the Week (BOW-WOW): BOW:  Sometimes people can be amazing! - COVID-19 boosts contactless payment adoption: NRF - Retail Dive WOW:  Home Depot Needs to Accept NFC again - Home Depot Quietly Drops Apple Pay, But Service Continues to Work at Many Stores - MacRumors ---- Flashback: Simon reportedly in talks with Amazon to convert former Sears, JCPenney stores into distribution centers - USA Today ---- Can a store be a product?: The Fourth Great Unlock - No Mercy / No Malice - Scott Galloway