Retail in the Age of Disruption (Part Five) This is the last entry in the CityStream Solutions blog series discussing Four ways that Big Data, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics must evolve and innovate. Revisit all Age of Disruption series entries: (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) From the “recalibration” periodic repeat […]

Retail in the Age of Disruption (Part Four) This is the fourth entry in the CityStream Solutions blog series discussing Four ways that Big Data, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics must evolve and innovate. Navigate all Age of Disruption series entries: (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) From the “portfolio rationalization” store […]

Retail in the Age of Disruption (Part Three) This is the third entry in the CityStream Solutions blog series discussing Four ways that Big Data, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics must evolve and innovate. Navigate all Age of Disruption series entries: (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) From the “efficient” warehouse model […]

Retail in the Age of Disruption (Part Two) This is the second entry in the CityStream Solutions blog series discussing Four ways that Big Data, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics must evolve and innovate. Navigate all Age of Disruption series entries: (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) From the “future state” network […]

Retail in the Age of Disruption (Part One) Four ways that Big Data, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics must evolve and innovate As the lockdowns intended to slow the Covid-19 pandemic start to ease, retailers are beginning to look ahead. What might our “after” world look like? How can stores be strategically positioned to compete […]

Exciting news! CityStream Solutions has been published. In partnership with NAIOP, download and read our free report by clicking here: A New Look at Market Tier and Ranking Systems. Preview – https://naiop.org/Research-and-Publications/Reports/A-New-Look-at-Market-Tier-and-Ranking-Systems By: Maria Sicola, Charles Warren, Ph.D., and Megan Weiner, CityStream Solutions, LLC Original Release Date: March 2020 Professionals commonly analyze and compare individual […]

Old Malls as New Distribution Centers: A Bad Deal for Cities Charles Warren, PhD              CityStream Solutions Original Article Date: 12/2019 Whether you consider it to be a full-scale “retail apocalypse” or just regular old creative destruction, there are a vast number of older malls and big box centers at the end of their useful lives. […]

First, they said that online-only brands were the future of retail. Now, they’re all building stores IRL. What’s going on? It turns out, it’s hard to build a presence for your hot new e-commerce brand. How will people know that CityStream’s Clubs is the best new place to score the hottest in golf club technology? […]

As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 spreads around the globe, we’re seeing major economic disruption caused by social distancing. The airlines are getting hammered; restaurants, hospitality, and tourism are experiencing significant declines. Cancellations of live events, business and academic conferences, music festivals, and sports tournaments are hurting the people who host, serve, and clean during and […]

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